Strom Thurmond, who protested the Civil Rights Act for 24 hours and 18 minutes. Paul joked he wanted to try and eclipse Thurmond, but he needed a bathroom break. According to the Senate historian's draft list, Paul will come in behind Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia. The Democrat protested the Civil Rights Act for 14 hours and 13 minutes. Paul's filibuster attracted attention because it was only the second time in recent history that a senator commanded the floor to talk at length on a subject.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Senate historian Donald Ritchie said in an interview Thursday that filibusters don't typically end up killing a piece of legislation or blocking a nomination. RT if you agree and StandWithRand pic. He spent much of the day laying out his case against warrantless surveillance, deviating only briefly to address another one of his pet issues — criminal justice reform.
Ultimately, it was unclear if Paul would object to any agreement reached in the Senate that would open a pathway for at least a short-term renewal of the Patriot Act. The filibuster lasted almost 13 hours and Cruz, Lee and Wyden also took part in the effort. In general, talking filibusters are rare in modern times. A cloture vote is then required, with a vote majority, to override the filibuster and limit debate time.
Link: Fun filibuster factoids. That was the longest filibuster since When the House got bigger, it moved away from filibusters in
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