Conservatives implore Senate Majority Leader John Thune to end the filibuster Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on where the vote on the SAVE America Act stands on 'Special Report.' NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The filibuster, which is in essence a 60-vote threshold to pass legislation in the United States Senate , is a well-intentioned instrument meant to protect the rights of states, markets and individuals from excessive federal law. But it must