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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Dems have never used the filibuster to block Republican legislative initiatives.

That is an absolutely, 100% false claim. (And, if you want to check the source, Repustar is the single largest contributor, and they have a very high reputation for being factual.) Both Democratic and Republican minorities have made quite liberal use of the filibuster to block legislation that they couldn't directly vote down.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are literally no sources there. Give me the senate records that show the dems did it. There should be bills that came up for the passing and the outcome of those bills. I see nothing there. That websites source is "trust me bro." Also you then cite mediabias fact check to fact check the source that of the filibuster claim.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Bills don't come up for a vote if they're filibustered. They leave committee, and then there's debate. You need 60 votes--cloture--to end debate and bring a bill up for a floor vote. If either party leader has indicated that their party intend to filibuster a bill, then the bill never even comes up, because you're not going to be able to end debate and take it up for a vote. If you want to see what was filibustered over the years, your best bet is going to be looking at what got referred out of committee, and then never got voted on in the first place.

If you want to do that kind of legwork, be my guest.

Are you saying that mediabiasfactcheck is unreliable? That's a bold move there.