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DAVID MARCUS: In an age of broken institutions, the filibuster is one relic we can't afford

Sadly, the filibuster has become an excuse for our legislators to do nothing

By David Marcus Fox News

Published March 15, 2026 1:38pm EDT

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The filibuster, which is in essence a 60-vote threshold to pass legislation in the U.S. Senate, is a well-intentioned instrument meant to protect the rights of states, markets and individuals from excessive federal law. But it must now be abandoned.

Under the filibuster, the Senate can only act when a piece of legislation is overwhelmingly popular, and in the current case of the Save America Act, which has widespread public support, not even then.

When the Senate abdicates this power, the power doesn’t disappear, rather it is vested in non-governmental institutions that we are meant to trust are working in the interest of the country and its people.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Majority Leader John Thune (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images ; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

So, for example, without the Save America Act’s limits on mail-in ballots, non-government........

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