# The filibuster

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-filibuster/626633
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [June 28, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-filibuster/626633 "2012-06-28T22:28:49Z")
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### Author: ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-filibuster/626633/47 "2012-07-07T00:33:01Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> Assuming you don’t wish to enshrine “Democrats get a filibuster and Republcians don’t” into law…

I would enact such a rule immediately if I thought we could get away with it. And so would the Republicans.

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