#422: Schoolhouse Rock Is A Lie (Or, How The Filibuster Ate Washington)

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Planet Money

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vor 12 Jahren

On our show today, we tell you everything you need to know about the filibuster, including:What Schoolhouse Rock didn't tell usWhy Aaron Burr and Jimmy Stewart are the two great villains in filibuster historyHow Senators can now filibuster bills without having to talk for hours on end* Note: Today's show is a rerun. It originally ran on December, 2012.