in senate history, 60 days. almost derailed the civil landmark civil rights act. 1963, jesse helms finally blocked his filibuster trying to block the bill declaring martin luther king day a federal holiday. that, ladies and gentlemen, is the filibuster. is it the side of history that you want to be on? is it really worth more than voting rights for millions of americans? let's remember what the former president barack obama said about that at the funeral of john lewis when he called the filibuster a jim crow relic. >> and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic, in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. >> i want you to remember what valerie jarrett told me just a few months ago when she said