We face deeper questions as a nation because of the filibuster fight. How can we allow for disagreement while not getting stuck in a rut? How can we make the tools that have been handed down to us from previous generations useful without making them weapons? How do we decide what parts of the system need to be modified – and when?
Filibuster can make legislation unworkable, prevent bills from reaching the Senate floor and cause long speeches in Congress. However, it can be difficult to grasp what a filibuster is, how it works and the impact it has on the country. This episode examines how the battle for the future of the filibuster is, in part, a battle for its past.
