Current Events > Did you know "cloture" ends a Senate filibuster and forces a vote?

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Josiah_Is_Back 10/28/20 5:59:23 PM #1:	It's the only formal Senate rule allowing for the termination of a filibuster. Yes, I knew that. Anyone with a decent knowledge of American politics should know that. Yes, I knew that. It is not a very well known topic, though, so I'm sure many people are unaware. Yes, I knew that, but I forgot about it. So thanks for reminding me! No, I did not know that. It's the only formal Senate rule allowing for the termination of a filibuster. - Results (14 votes) Yes, I knew that. Anyone with a decent knowledge of American politics should know that. 14.29% (2 votes) 2 Yes, I knew that. It is not a very well known topic, though, so I'm sure many people are unaware. 35.71% (5 votes) 5 Yes, I knew that, but I forgot about it. So thanks for reminding me! 7.14% (1 vote) 1 No, I did not know that. 42.86% (6 votes) 6 Let's test CE's political knowledge <cite>Josiah_Is_Back posted [p:946423068] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote> It's the only formal Senate rule allowing for the termination of a filibuster. Yes, I knew that. Anyone with a decent knowledge of American politics should know that. Yes, I knew that. It is not a very well known topic, though, so I'm sure many people are unaware. Yes, I knew that, but I forgot about it. So thanks for reminding me! No, I did not know that. Vote View Results It's the only formal Senate rule allowing for the termination of a filibuster. - Results (14 votes) Yes, I knew that. Anyone with a decent knowledge of American politics should know that. 14.29% (2 votes) 2 Yes, I knew that. It is not a very well known topic, though, so I'm sure many people are unaware. 35.71% (5 votes) 5 Yes, I knew that, but I forgot about it. So thanks for reminding me! 7.14% (1 vote) 1 No, I did not know that. 42.86% (6 votes) 6 Show Voting Form Let's test CE's political knowledge </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 10/28/20 6:00:11 PM #2:	abolish the filibuster --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:946423095] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>abolish the filibuster </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 10/28/20 6:01:01 PM #3:	I'm tabling my response --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:946423131] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>I'm tabling my response </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragon239 10/28/20 6:05:38 PM #4:	How do filibusters happen then --- https://imgur.com/nkZgO <cite>Dragon239 posted [p:946423335] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>How do filibusters happen then </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MonkeyBones23 10/28/20 6:17:44 PM #5:	I wish you explained what it was. Now I'll never know. --- We're a forest of lives, but we grow tall and wide. We'll never be cut down. <cite>MonkeyBones23 posted [p:946423821] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>I wish you explained what it was. Now I'll never know. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 10/28/20 6:19:45 PM #6:	I've heard it and it always reminds me of tort reform for some reason. --- Minimal, yet feature rich. https://imgur.com/bphehs8 <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:946423909] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>I've heard it and it always reminds me of tort reform for some reason. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PatrickMahomes 10/28/20 6:22:16 PM #7:	MonkeyBones23 posted... I wish you explained what it was --- NFLB 2020 Summersim Roster mk. 1 (12-4): https://imgur.com/4Pvr5rT NFLB 2020 Summersim Roster mk. 2 (11-5) (ELIMINATED): https://imgur.com/BBhN2z3 <cite>PatrickMahomes posted [p:946424017] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>MonkeyBones23 posted... </cite> <quote>I wish you explained what it was</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NightRender 10/28/20 6:23:05 PM #8:	I knew, but I had forgotten the name. It's kind of the natural follow-up question when you first learn about filibusters, because the idea that just a small handful people can kill a bill that otherwise has an overwhelming majority is scary. --- Dedicated to D - 4/15/05 <cite>NightRender posted [p:946424051] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>I knew, but I had forgotten the name. It's kind of the natural follow-up question when you first learn about filibusters, because the idea that just a small handful people can kill a bill that otherwise has an overwhelming majority is scary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 10/28/20 6:27:56 PM #9:	Dragon239 posted... How do filibusters happen then It requires 60 votes. https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/cloture.htm --- You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:946424228] in Did you kn... [t:79069871]...</cite> <quote>Dragon239 posted... </cite> <quote>How do filibusters happen then</quote> It requires 60 votes. https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/cloture.htm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Did you know "cloture" ends a Senate filibuster and forces a vote?