The Filibuster and the Pace of Judicial Confirmations

Watch this video, which discusses how the Senate uses the filibuster – the right of an individual to unlimited debate to prevent a vote on a given proposal – as a mechanism to delay floor votes on controversial presidential judicial nominees.

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