Douglas Alexander: “In the 1960s? How long was civil rights legislation held up in this very body by the filibuster? What was it that caused…”

“In the 1960s? How long was civil rights legislation held up in this very body by the filibuster? What was it that caused the cloture rules to be changed so now it takes 60 to override instead of 67? It was the Nation's anger about the filibuster, denying equal rights for African Americans in the South in the United States. What is so great about the filibuster in terms of protecting the rights of minorities and individuals if it delayed progress on civil rights for so long in this country?”