Call to Follow Through on Filibuster Threat - WSJ.com: "It has been a long time since there was a filibuster worthy of the name, with cots rolled out of storage rooms, bleary-eyed senators speechifying at 3 a.m. and the Capitol held in thrall to round-the-clock debates.
Some Democrats, buoyed by what they see as a public-relations boost from Republican Sen. Jim Bunning's recent legislative blockade, want to change that. Filibusters, holds and other roadblocks shouldn't be bloodless affairs, they say; if Republicans want to hold up action, they should stay on the Senate floor and make their case..."
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