Thune Throws Cold Water On Passing The SAVE Act

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Thune Throws Cold Water On Passing The SAVE Act

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By Cullen McCue
March 17, 2026



Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) indicated that the GOP-controlled Senate does not have the necessary votes to deploy a “talking” filibuster, an older Senate procedure that requires members opposed to a piece of legislation to physically block it through speeches. Failure to deploy the talking filibuster essentially means that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, commonly known as the SAVE Act, will not pass.

“We don’t even have 51 votes for that,” Thune told Fox News’ Bret Baier when asked about the possibility of passing the key election integrity bill. President Trump has vowed to back primary challenges against any Senators who vote against the bill, or the talking filibuster in order to pass it.

The majority leader also cast doubt on the idea of deploying the talking filibuster. “People don’t like to hear this…the talking filibuster, [we] can’t find an example in modern history where a piece of legislation passed via the talking filibuster,” he added.

A talking filibuster is the traditional Senate procedure under which one or more senators must hold the floor and speak continuously, without yielding except in limited circumstances permitted by Senate rules, in order to delay or block a vote on a measure. This approach demands sustained physical presence and oratory endurance from the obstructing senators

It stands in contrast to the contemporary practice often referred to as the zombie filibuster. Under the zombie filibuster, a senator may simply register an objection or place a hold on legislation, which then requires a cloture motion to end debate. Cloture itself demands a supermajority of 60 votes out of the 100-member Senate.

The shift toward the zombie filibuster became more common after Senate rule changes in the 1970s that eased the process for invoking cloture without mandating extended floor debate

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John Thune just BETRAYED YOU.

[Cyber Liberty]

Where did we get the idea Thune can control anything?  At the moment I don't think he can control his own bladder.