re: #593 cliffster

How do you measure “number of filibusters”? Is it when a vote comes before the Senate, and an actual filibuster takes place? Or is it when a phone call happens with the minority leader where he/she says, “we’re going to filibuster”? Or is it when the majority leader calls everyone and says, “will you vote to break a filibuster?” You get the point. What exactly does that statistic mean?

I’m guessing it’s when an actual filibuster takes place. Not when a bunch of so-and-so’s are talking about it.