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		Kon-Peki on April 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Software firms across US facing tax bills that thr... If you want to see a real filibuster in action, go to Nebraska! Machaela Cavanaugh has been filibustering the legislature for weeks! 12+ hours a day, weeks on end. She has monumentally impressive resolve. Actually, I think you missed it. The Nebraska legislature finally passed a bill today.

eek2121 on April 19, 2023 [–]

That is great and all, but what folks are communicating here is quite different. Filibusters in the Senate do not require you to even show up, you can simply claim a filibuster to stop a vote from happening.

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