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But the FISA Amendments Act also faces filibuster threats from several Senators, including presidential candidates Dodd, Biden, Obama and Clinton, who oppose letting companies off the hook for their allegedly illegal surveillance of American citizens.

The 'screw Specter' mentality seems expected for a party that, already on its heels, now likely faces filibuster-proof minority status in the Senate.

Having faced filibustering in Congress, Mr Arias wants a referendum to ratify DR-CAFTA.

Known as "resolutions of disapproval," they differ from normal bills in that they can't face filibusters in the Senate.

But that process can take months — long after the vote on the tobacco bill, which easily passed in the House last month but faces a filibuster threat from tobacco-state senators.

When even the most moderate legislation on guns faces a filibuster in the Senate and won't be brought up for a vote in the House, practical people can justifiably conclude that arguing about the issue further is a futile academic exercise.

Both sides agreed that a resolution creating new committee ratios and assignments could face a filibuster.

Today, rare is the bill that does not face a filibuster threat.

But it seemed unlikely that he would face a filibuster that might delay his confirmation or end his candidacy.

"It was rare in the past for a cabinet nominee to face a filibuster or blanket holds," said Norman J. Ornstein, a scholar on Congress for the American Enterprise Institute.

The White House could still fashion a bipartisan bill, but it was important to have the fifty-one-vote option as a backup plan, in case they weren't able to win any Republican support and faced a filibuster.