Absolutely. But this has been. Abuse the filibuster is simply to stop talking, finish the debate. He still voted on a majority vote. Clarence Thomas got, I think, 52 votes when he was confirmed. They had their conversation. They finished the conversation, finished the debate, and then they voted. That's what that. That's how this is supposed to work. The Democrats have abused it. (04:38–04:43)
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