Timothy Noah - The argument most commonly made in the filibuster's favor is crudely partisan: &#...

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The argument most commonly made in the filibuster's favor is crudely partisan: 'Our side may be in the majority now, but someday it will be in the minority, and when that happens we'll want to block the other side's extremist agenda.'

Timothy Noah

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Das Argument, das am häufigsten für den Filibuster gesprochen wird, ist grausam parteiisch: "Unsere Seite ist jetzt in der Mehrheit, aber irgendwann wird sie in der Minderheit sein, und wenn dies geschieht, wollen wir die extremistische Agenda der anderen Seite blockieren."

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