Lisa Mascaro
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, holds a news conference, Thursday, March 25, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP) April 09, 2021 - 9:29 PM
WASHINGTON - Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Bidenâs agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism.
Senators and those advocating for changes to the practice say the procedure that allows endless debate is hardly what the founders intended, but rather a Jim Crow-relic whose time is up. Among the most vivid examples, they point to landmark filibusters including Strom Thurmond s 24-hour speech against a 1957 Civil Rights bill, as ways it has been used to stall changes.
Senate Filibuster s Racist Past Fuels Arguments for Its End
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Senate filibuster s racist past fuels arguments for its end
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