I am kind of too scared to ask here, but what did it actually achieve?

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    2 days ago

    they elected oz in the very next session; using a filibuster to prevent his confirmation is how you use a filibuster effectively.

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        the same way thurmond did it; you secure the votes behinds the scenes and then throw a filibuster when it’s time to vote to turn up the pain; not when there’s nothing on the table and no one around like booker did it.