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Originally posted by The_Dude
exactly, cloture was designed for instances of need.
and this is not one.
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Yep, my bad. Cloture is outlined specifically in the law--the only procedure to set a time limit on debate of a bill but can only be invoked by three-fifths of the senate. Fillibustering is the informal term for debating a bill (there are no rules regarding fillibustering).
oh yeah, and last I checked in Oregon, the courts were shutting down due to lack of money--not judges.