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The longest filibuster, forty-three hours, was not in the U.S. Senate but the Texas State Senate, where [[Bill Meier]] of Tarrant County in 1977 filibustered successfully against a worker's compensation bill that he considered "anti-business."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/14/43-hours-texas-senator-set-filibuster-record-77/|title=At 43 Hours, Texas Senator Set Filibuster Record in '77|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|date=March 14, 2013|author=Justin Dehn, Aman Batheja, and Alana Rocha|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref>
The longest filibuster, forty-three hours, was not in the U.S. Senate but the Texas State Senate, where [[Bill Meier]] of Tarrant County in 1977 filibustered successfully against a worker's compensation bill that he considered "anti-business."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/14/43-hours-texas-senator-set-filibuster-record-77/|title=At 43 Hours, Texas Senator Set Filibuster Record in '77|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|date=March 14, 2013|author=Justin Dehn, Aman Batheja, and Alana Rocha|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref>
==Senate Rules==
==Senate rules==
The right of unlimited debate in the Senate was rejected by the [[Founding Fathers]]. The Continental Congress adopted Rule 10. It followed the practice of the British Parliament and precedent allowed a simple majority to cut off debate by a motion for "the previous question." This rule was included in sections 8 and 9 of the rules adopted by the first Senate in 1789, was included in Jefferson's ''Manual of Parliamentary Practice,'' and was part of the Senate's rules until it was removed in 1806. The change in 1806 allowed unlimited debate.
The right of unlimited debate in the Senate was rejected by the [[Founding Fathers]]. The Continental Congress adopted Rule 10. It followed the practice of the British Parliament and precedent allowed a simple majority to cut off debate by a motion for "the previous question." This rule was included in sections 8 and 9 of the rules adopted by the first Senate in 1789, was included in Jefferson's ''Manual of Parliamentary Practice,'' and was part of the Senate's rules until it was removed in 1806. The change in 1806 allowed unlimited debate.