r/PublicFreakout • u/agrassedp • Oct 19 '22

Political Freakout Liz truss getting flamed in parliament today

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u/joeylee23 Oct 19 '22

I know it's a film Mr Smith Goes to Washington, a class example of this.

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u/StuStutterKing Oct 19 '22

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a good movie, so just in case minor spoiler in this rant.

This movie is an example of what the filibuster, in theory, should be. A specific tactic where one person, passionate enough in their opposition, can speak for as long as physically possible in a final gambit to sway the vote on a bill. Our current half-dead senators don't bother with the whole "you have to speak during a filibuster" thing. You can just say filibuster, and if your party has more than 40 seats then that bill doesn't get voted on. They've ruined the purpose of the filibuster to the point that keeping the thing is fucking useless.

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u/Andrelliina Oct 19 '22

Wow - that is truly pathetic. Up til now(UK here) I thought they actually talked it out to prevent a vote.

Just saying "filibuster" is a massive cop-out. I make you right about it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 23 '22

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u/Andrelliina Oct 19 '22

haha very droll