Senate Filibuster Does Not Have ‘Racist Origins:’ President of Liberty Government Affairs

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.” Darling told host Steve Lance that the rule changed again in 1975 when the U.S. Senate lowered the threshold to a three-fifths vote, or 60 senators to pass legislation; this is where the rule currently stands. After winning back the White House in November 2020, some Democrats have amplified their call to end the Senate filibuster rule, which is currently preventing the party with the thinnest of majorities from …