this is not a fillibuster

our 9th grade ela/social studies teacher was ready to scream today. she said she is so tired of hearing people call whats going on in the senate a fillibuster. shes right its not a fillibuster. a fillibuster is literally when a senator stands in the middle of the senate floor and wont stop talking to prevent a vote.

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justbob · 61-69, M

9th grade teacher does not understand current Senate procedure. But then if the best job she could get is teaching 9th grade, not much should be expected of her.

Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F

@justbob she does a filibuster is not whats currently going on. do you see senators standing in the middle of the senate floor and talking to prevent a vote no?

justbob · 61-69, M

@Mountainlady16 It is not 1950 anymore. The senate uses what it calls te 2 track system. It's complicated. Google it. But anyway yes it is a filibuster under current Senate rules technically.

Personally, I don't htink this system should be allowed but it has been since some time in the 1970s.

Google will explain it if you really want to know, but anyway 9th grade teacher's information is decades out of date.