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Podcast: Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
Episode: The Filibusterâs Sordid Past and Present with Adam Jentleson
Description: Come on a journey with us, dear listener, as we learn the little-known origins of Sen. Mitch McConnellâs beloved obstruction tactic. Turns out, we owe the filibuster to the efforts of John C. Calhoun, a virulent racist and spiritual father of the Confederacy, as he tried to protect the power of a minority of Senators who represented slave states. So how did the filibuster go from a tool of the South, to âMr. Smith Goes to Washingtonâ, to today, where a single email is enough to block legislation? Thatâs right â a single email. With prophetic-like timing, Senate insider Ada...