
Imagine a Filibuster-Free Future
It's time to say farewell to the filibuster so Congress can pass vital and popular legislation on voting rights, equal pay, and more.
Protecting our democracy is too important to allow an outdated Senate rule stand in the way. In a future in which the filibuster is reformed or eliminated, Congress could pass a wide range of policies supported by most Americans.
It's time to say farewell to the filibuster so Congress can pass vital and popular legislation on voting rights, equal pay, and more.
It's time to say farewell to the filibuster so Congress can pass vital and popular legislation on voting rights, equal pay, and more.
The Senate must elevate saving democracy over the arcane Senate filibuster rules, which have been amended many times before.
This report looks at the impact of the filibuster on legislative policymaking, describing how the filibuster came to be; its increased use; the disproportionate power it provides to a small segment of society; and what legislative priorities it has been used to derail.