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ERROR: "The Filibuster Is in the Constitution"

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The claim that the filibuster is in the Constitution is false: extended debate is a Senate rule, and the Senate has changed it repeatedly.

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The 1975 move from two-thirds to three-fifths was a rules change — no amendment required.

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What a chamber's rules create, the chamber's rules can alter.