If you’re under the impression that the filibuster is an important tool in the toolbox of American democracy, you’ve been misled. The filibuster is a made-up Senate convention that lets a minority of senators block votes on bills that have majority support. Under current rules, just 41 senators can sink legislation this way. In the More

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