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What does "suspend the filibuster" mean? Like people won't be able to filibuster anymore?
edit: I know what the filibuster is ... I'm curious about the suspension piece.
It's probably specific wording used to mollify Democrats who aren't comfortable just getting rid of it for good. They'll do all the stuff to get rid of it, but make the new rule "for this vote only". Hopefully by the time that happens they'll have come to their senses and just get rid of it.
The filibuster, if you're not familiar with it, isn't a law. It's a rule in the Senate's procedures. Whoever has a majority could just change the rule, as was done for non-Supreme judges by Democrats and then done for Supreme Court judges by Republicans.
Congress and Senate are an organization with rules in order to have proceedings.
Rules are things we humans make up and agree on. This means that they will use the rules to change the rules temporarily.
Your answer is both condescending and unhelpful, so I'll explain in case any one is interested.
The filibuster isn't a part of the constitution or any laws governing the way the senate works. It's, instead, included in a group of rules that each Senate votes on at the beginning of each two-year term. Any rules surrounding the filibuster can change, including if and when they're allowed to be used, the number of votes to end one, and if one even needs to deliberate in order to maintain a filibuster. For example, in 2017, Senate Republicans suspended the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations. And there is currently no need to speak in order to keep a filibuster going, it just requires the lack of votes to end the "filibuster"
In this case, suspending the filibuster would mean including some rule that carves out the vote on Roe v Wade codification, or that the filibuster can be suspended for pending legislation on a simple majority vote.
So the rule suspending the filibuster would be written into the bill that isn't passed yet? I feel like I'm not quite getting it ... I'm confused about how the suspension works.
Basically, the senate doesn't just vote on bills. It can also vote on how it handles the day-to-day procedures inside the senate. Warren is saying they would change the rules that make the filibuster a thing in order to get abortion protection passed.
Here's a good explanation
Why are you linking Roberts Rules of Order 😂