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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What is at stake in the US Senate filibuster by Ted Cruz that has been going on all evening?
gpt
He is attempting to make a point about how serious he feels it is to oppose the Affordable Care Act, and holding up the business of the Senate, but other work can proceeded elsewhere and he is not preventing any votes from being held.  This can not effect the Affordable Care Act itself, as that is already law. It is purely a symbolic stance. The only thing at stake appears to be his dignity.