The Senate will vote to advance President Trump's nomination of Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He previously served as Acting Attorney General during the first Trump Administration.
It’s nice to see the senate opposition functioning.
The distinction everyone is making is usually filibusters are held during a bill debate, before a bill can go to vote. In theory you would have to filibuster indefinitely until one side can get 60 votes to end the filibuster and pass the vote. It forces the other party to gather a larger majority or compromise.
This was delaying a vote on a nomination, it was also proving that they can and will filibuster, not just threaten to filibuster, but talk for 25 hours straight. someone should have continued after him because the nomination passed and i am sad again. 52 votes so more dem defectors yay.
The distinction everyone is making is usually filibusters are held during a bill debate, before a bill can go to vote. In theory you would have to filibuster indefinitely until one side can get 60 votes to end the filibuster and pass the vote. It forces the other party to gather a larger majority or compromise.
This was delaying a vote on a nomination, it was also proving that they can and will filibuster, not just threaten to filibuster, but talk for 25 hours straight. someone should have continued after him because the nomination passed and i am sad again. 52 votes so more dem defectors yay.