Harkin renews push for filibuster reform | Iowa Independent

Harkin renews push for filibuster reform | Iowa Independent: "the filibuster reform legislation would reduce the majority of senators needed to invoke cloture after an initial vote. On the first cloture vote, 60 votes would be needed to end debate. If one did not get 60 votes, one could file another cloture motion and 2 days later have another vote that vote would require 57 votes to end debate. If cloture was not obtained, one could file another cloture motion and wait 2 more days, when only 54 votes would be needed to end debate. If one did not get that, one could file one more cloture motion, wait 2 more days, and 51 votes would be needed to move to the merits of the bill.

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And after that, just have your president enact it by executive order. Oh wait, they already do that.