Unlike proposals to eliminate the filibuster, the “voting-rights exception” has a reasonable chance of being implemented. As it stands, the Senate filibuster gives the minority party the power to block legislation by preventing a vote on a bill. This is known as “cloture.” If a cloture motion succeeds, the bill goes to the floor for a simple majority vote. Both of these changes were framed as a simple reinterpretation of the cloture rule and were implemented by a simple majority vote. After all, the voting-rights exception would not eliminate the filibuster but rather follow a long practice of placing restrictions on it for important issues.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 08, 2021 11:03 UTC