On the recordMarch 23, 2021
The filibuster was used throughout the 20th century to frustrate the passage of civil rights bills.
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msnbc.comThe filibuster was used throughout the 20th century to frustrate the passage of civil rights bills.
Eric Holder discusses the historical use of the filibuster to block civil rights legislation.
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And unless we have the kind of courage that Alice Paul, Thomas Dorr exhibited in the past, in addition to the other people we mentioned in the book, we could lose our democracy.
I think it`s all part of a piece in the sense that our democracy is under attack we have to understand how fragile our democracy is.