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Originally posted by sgtclub
I understand that stare decisis applies to court decisions, but I didn't know it applies to actions prior to being challenged.
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I'm not sure what you mean, but the Senate's use of the filibuster decades ago surely is a significant precedent, unless you decide that the way the Senate has understood things in the past is irrelevant to deciding what the Constitution means.
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