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Filibuster and Reconciliation
The filibuster is a powerful legislative device in the United States Senate, but reconciliation provides a process to prevent the use of the filibuster and thereby allow the passage of a bill with simple majority support in the Senate (2021).
Filibuster: The weird rule that broke American politics
The filibuster started as an accident. Today it lets the losers rule Congress. (6 minutes, USA: Vox 2021)
What is the Senate filibuster, and what would it take to eliminate it?
The Senate cloture rule requires 60 members to end debate on most topics and move to a vote (USA: Brookings 2021)