The president of Liberty Government Affairs, Brian Darling, said that the Senate filibuster rule does not have racist origins, as Democrats have recently asserted.
“The filibuster does not have racist origins at all. I mean, the extended debate has been part of the Senate’s history since its inception. What’s happened is they’ve changed the rules and how to shut down debate,” Darling told NTD’s Capitol Report. “In 1917, the Senate changed the rules to establish a two-thirds vote to shut down debate.”
