Weekly Debate Thread

[Beware of Cuccos*]

Ok, i've been reading up more on what happened, and I am still very confused. I'm trying to understand, at least. I think it's the phrasing. I know that a woman stood up and spoke for women's rights so long that someone had to put a back brace on her. I know she was interrupted close to the end in hopes that she would stop speaking long enough to cancel her filibuster.

Should filibuster threats that aren't followed through be penalized (as they often scare the other party and shut down a bill) ?

Are you referring to ones that never occur, or ones that begin but don't finish, or ones that are interrupted?