Is the Senate’s filibuster rule an effective tool in the lawmaking process?

In the United States Senate, a filibuster is a tactic employed by opponents of a proposed law to prevent the measure's final passage. ... The ability to block a measure through extended debate was a side effect of an 1806 rule change, and was infrequently used during much of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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