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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  1. A supermajority is 60- 67- or 75
  2. 60 votes are not needed to pass a budget since 1974 when they put a clause in specifically to ensure the budget can bypass the filibuster after 20 hrs.