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On April 6, 2017, the Republican-controlled Senate voted 52 to 48 to require only a majority vote to end a filibuster of Supreme Court nominees. [65] A three-fifths (60 vote) supermajority is still required to end filibusters on legislation. While president, Donald Trump spoke out against the 60-vote requirement for legislation on several ...
Third of all, because they did the nuclear option in 1996, they can achieve the bulk of their agenda through tax policy, which they now have a filibuster free pathway for.
The 2025 Canadian federal election will take place on or before October 20, 2025 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.Under the fixed-date provisions of the Canada Elections Act, the election would be held on October 20, 2025, but it may be called earlier if the governor general dissolves Parliament on the recommendation of the prime minister, either for a ...
The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These ...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal perfectly demonstrates the shamelessness of those who support ending the filibuster. Democrats Are About to Rediscover the Value of the Filibuster (opinion) Skip to main content
Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina famously staged one for 24 hours and 18 minutes — still the record — against civil rights legislation in 1957.
This article provides a summary of results for Canadian general elections (where all seats are contested) to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada. The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338.
Vice President Kamala Harris declared Tuesday that she supported changing Senate filibuster rules to allow a simple majority vote to codify the nationwide right for women to obtain an abortion.