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March 7, 1975

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1975 the US Senate revised the filibuster rule to allow 60 senators to limit debate instead of the previous rule of two-thirds. The reason for the change was that most senators were incapable of doing higher math and deciding if 66 or 67 was the correct number of senators … Continue reading

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