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Constitutional Law,
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Jan. 18, 2022

Blame it on politics, not the existence of the filibuster

Regarding Neil Auwarter’s January 7 guest column, “Of filibusters and festive bachelors: The dark purpose of the Senate’s minority rule,” I concur with his conclusion that both the Senate majority and minority use the filibuster for political purposes.

Michael E. Wooten

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Regarding Neil Auwarter's January 7 guest column, "Of filibusters and festive bachelors: The dark purpose of the Senate's minority rule," I concur with his conclusion that both the Senate majority and minority use the filibuster for political purposes. Further, I agree with Mr. Auwarter's call to end the filibuster, but only as...

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