Scrapping filibuster likely if Democrats win Senate majority, opening up liberal agenda

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Democrats say they’ve finally exhausted all their patience: It’s time for the filibuster to go.

For years, both parties have threatened to get rid of the Senate rule, which allows the minority party to delay or block a vote on a legislative measure by speaking for an indefinite amount of time on the floor. But a growing chorus from Democrats signals that the complaints about the filibuster this time around are different and that the party is serious about getting rid of it altogether.

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