Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten startup survival

Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by rpearl on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:22PM (#35621220)

No, fillibusters are a matter of procedure now. Nobody's standing up there talking to perform a fillibuster anymore.

From https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/filibustering-in-the-mod...

"When a Senator signals the intent to filibuster, an informal cloture process starts to determine if 60 votes exist to move a measure forward in two ways. One cloture vote is to approve a motion to consider a measure; the second vote is on the actual measure. If either cloture vote fails, the measure remains in limbo. "

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Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by Kon-Peki on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @08:04PM (#35622329)

If you want to see a real filibuster in action, go to Nebraska!

Machaela Cavanaugh has been filibustering the legislature for weeks! 12+ hours a day, weeks on end. She has monumentally impressive resolve.

Actually, I think you missed it. The Nebraska legislature finally passed a bill today.

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Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by eek2121 on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @09:34PM (#35623178)

That is great and all, but what folks are communicating here is quite different. Filibusters in the Senate do not require you to even show up, you can simply claim a filibuster to stop a vote from happening.

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