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Chuck and Karen discuss the history of the filibuster. Some interesting historical filibusters. And how we think we could fix it! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/origins-of-filibuster-united-states-senate https://www.factcheck.org/2018/01/durbin-filibuster-myth/ https://history.house.gov/Blog/2020/June/6-11-Filibuster/#:~:text=The%20previous%20question%20motion%20originated,Congress%20(1789%E2%80%931791).&text=If%20the%20previous%20question%20motion%20failed%2C%20the%20House%20would%20end,move%20on%20to%20other%20business. https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/04/history-filibuster-jim-crow-relic/ https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/329645/americans-historically-support-massive-stimulus-spending.aspx https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fk-OVM8-qp_xj1ZnFRFA4Ps-Z2lVx_CuCgSUGlMcxe0/edit https://listverse.com/2018/11/01/10-wildest-filibusters-in-history/ https://harvardjol.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2013/10/Bondurant_Article1.pdf https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL30360 https://listverse.com/2018/11/01/10-wildest-filibusters-in-history/ https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1682&context=faculty_scholarship https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/the-history-of-the-filibuster/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app