Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Definition of "filibuster-proof-majority"
Hi there,
I was reading Economics and there was a term I couldn't find in the dictionary.
It would be great if anyone could tell me the definition of "filibuster-proof-majority"
thanks,
Dan
I was reading Economics and there was a term I couldn't find in the dictionary.
It would be great if anyone could tell me the definition of "filibuster-proof-majority"
thanks,
Dan
Top answer
org/wiki/Filibuster on the meaning of filibusterm so perhaps "filibuster-proof-majority" means the majority against filibuster tactics. Chris
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Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster on the meaning of filibusterm so perhaps "filibuster-proof-majority" means the majority against filibuster tactics.
Chris
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In the US Senate, a filibuster can be voted to an end with 60 votes. So, if one party has 60 seats, they, in theory, could end any filibuster by the minority party.
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