LINCOLN- Over the past two weeks, action on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature has slowed to a crawl, in large part due to the efforts of Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who seeks to stall bills that she says "legislate hate." Since beginning her quest to slow down the Legislature, only three bills have advanced on the floor. "What I'm going to do is slow it down to a screeching halt," said Cavanaugh to her colleagues, "Because we can do better."

Cavanaugh's strategy has garnered her harsh criticism from her Republican opponents, who have gone on record to call her a "bully" and a "hypocrite." Meanwhile, her Democratic allies have largely praised her efforts, but have not yet jumped in substantially to help her. "In the Nebraska Legislature, when it comes to killing bad legislation," said Sen. Megan Hunt in a Tweet supporting Cavanaugh, "time is on our side."

Cavanaugh, specifically, has pointed to Sen. Kauth's LB574, a bill that would restrict school bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports teams on the basis of biological sex, as one of the main reasons for the filibuster. "If you want to inflict pain upon our children, I am going to inflict pain upon this body," said Cavanaugh, "I have nothing, nothing but time. And I am going to use all of it. You cannot stop me."

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