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John Thune & Senate Leadership blog
Everett Dirksen and the Republican votes that broke the 1964 filibusterMinority Leader Everett Dirksen delivered the Republican votes that ended the longest filibuster in Senate history and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Why the Filibuster Is the Best Friend a Minority Party Ever HadWhichever party is out of power ends up defending the Senate's 60-vote threshold, and the honest case for it is minority protection and durable compromise.