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Re:U.S. judge finds that Aetna misled the public about its r... by maxerickson on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:47PM (#13467412)
They can trade off speaking during the filibuster.

Say only 20 of the minority decide to be completely intransigent. How many weeks do you think it will take to exhaust them when they each only need to speak for ~9 hours a week to maintain the filibuster?

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Re:U.S. judge finds that Aetna misled the public about its r... by venomsnake on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:51PM (#13467442)
They don't have the right to leave the senate hall I think. So I do think they will have to make number one and two from time to time. The answer also is as much as needed.
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Re:U.S. judge finds that Aetna misled the public about its r... by maxerickson on Monday January 23, 2017 @06:56PM (#13467491)
The Senator that has the floor can't leave the Senate. They can leave if they aren't holding the floor.

So 52 weeks later, maybe you compromise to get some things done (or maybe sooner)?

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