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President Biden called for a change to the filibuster after months of activists pushing him to do so. However, some members of his party are hesitant to alter the rules.
President Joe Biden will use a speech in Georgia to endorse changing Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, saying it’s time to choose “democracy over autocracy.”
The fate of the Senate filibuster is on the ballot in the 2024 election, as Democrats rally around weakening it to codify abortion rights and bolstering federal voting rights.
A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. [1]: 2 The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate; in general, if no other senator is speaking, a senator who seeks recognition is entitled to speak for as long as they wish.
Just minutes before Biden’s planned speech, the Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona said again that she opposes changing the filibuster rule, suggesting the 60-vote rule forces bipartisan dialogue.
President Biden calls for changing filibuster rules to protect voting rights. But he still lacks the Senate votes to follow through.
The filibuster failed to prevent the passage of the bill, and further failed to change the vote whatsoever. [19] The bill passed two hours after Thurmond finished speaking by a vote of 60–15, [15] [37] and was signed into law by President Eisenhower less than two weeks later. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first U.S. civil rights bill ...
In a speech in Atlanta, the president said senators opposing the legislation were on the side of segregationists of the past. Biden Endorses Changing Senate Filibuster For Voting Rights Skip to ...