1. Republicans hope their gain of four Senate seats on Election Day will discourage Democrats from using filibusters again.
2. The fourth is that the president of the LegCo plays a pivotal role in thwarting filibusters by radical opposition lawmakers to ambush the government.
3. Sixty votes are needed to overcome Republican filibusters - a procedural tactic to delay a vote.
4. filibusters
4. " I don't like filibusters on nominations, " Leahy said.