Singlecoil
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Spur said:Uhh, you might want to read that constitution again... it takes 60 votes to "control" the senate. One senator can hold the hold the entire senate hostage until 60 others decide its time for him to shut up.
So why did Dick Cheney cast the "tie-breaking" vote on the latest tax cut when the Senate was split 50-50?
A filibuster is seldom used, but you're right, it can be the ace in the hole for the minority party.