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Fiendish Thingy

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4. But if each senator can speak twice, then that is potentially 80 calendar days
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 01:00 PM
Sunday

Not counting days in recess, which there will be plenty of.

Now some senators are too frail to go for 12 hours, and some may speak for longer, but with some organization and , more importantly, determination, I think it’s possible to prevent cloture on the bill before the midterms.

Practically speaking, if they can block it until September, or even July, it will be dead in the water.

There is talk of a $50 billion supplementary defense appropriations bill being required to fund the war in Iran; if that comes up, could the Dems 1) block it by refusing to suspend the SAVE act filibuster, or 2) force an adjournment, which would restart the clock on the filibuster for the SAVE act?

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