by Madeleine Polubinski 1 Prin.L.J.F. 16 In recent years, congressional gridlock has focused national attention on the Senate’s filibuster. The filibuster is the process by which a minority of senators delay or prevent a vote on legislation by speaking as long as possible on the Senate floor, until three-fifths of the Senate invoke cloture, which … Continue reading Tyranny of the Minority: The Unconstitutionality of the Filibuster