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22nd of january. that s the day the united states senate could decide whether to return from the dead by reforming the filibuster and allowing democracy to work. once upon a time, the filibuster enabled a clique of senators, or even just one, to prolong things by speaking. you had to hold the floor continuously by not shutting up until you drop. that s what happened when mr. smith went to washington. mr. smith is here to see democracy s finest show of filibuster. free speech in its most dramatic form. well, i m going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause. even if this room gets filled with flies. and if all the armies come marching into this place, somebody will listen to me. no longer. the rules were changed in 1975, and these days that one senator, or a clique of them, can bring the entire senate to its these without being there in person or saying a word. while our founding fathers believed in checks and balances, they feared that kind of obstructionism. ale
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