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Senate rules ordinarily allow unlimited debate and unrelated amendments, either of which can delay a bill.
Dwarkesh Patel · What I learned about power from LBJ and Robert Moses · 29 Oct 2026
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“By default, Senate debate is unlimited. A senator can talk about a bill for as long as he likes, and as he does so, he can also offer amendments that have nothing to do with that bill, each of which can stall the bill even further.”19:51Report a misattribution
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