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What is the purpose of a filibuster?
To stall the legislative process a prevent a vote.
What is the time limit on a filibuster?
There is no time limit on a filibuster.
How can a member of the senate delay the vote on a bill?
Senators are allowed to speak for or against a bill and a vote can not be taken until the everyone has had a reasonable opportunity to speak. However, there is a tactic known as the filibuster in which a senator or a group of Senators speak for no purpose except to delay a vote on the bill. The Senate can vote to end debate but this action currently required a 60% majority , so unless 60% of the senators want to end debate and get a vote, the debate can go on until the bill is withdrawn without a vote and the bill dies .
Congress' use of long speeches and unlimited debate to delay or put a stop to a bill is called a?
It's called a filibuster. filibuster.
What is the long speech that is used to prevent the senate from voting a bill?
A filibuster
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