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  2. Filibuster - Wikipedia

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    The term "filibuster" ultimately derives from the Dutch vrijbuiter ("freebooter", a pillaging and plundering adventurer), but the precise history of the word's borrowing into English is obscure. [2] The Oxford English Dictionary finds its only known use in early modern English in a 1587 book describing "flibutors" who robbed supply convoys. [ 2 ]

  3. Filibuster (military) - Wikipedia

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    The English term "filibuster" derives from the Spanish filibustero, itself deriving originally from the Dutch vrijbuiter, 'privateer, pirate, robber' (also the root of English freebooter). [4] The Spanish form entered the English language in the 1850s, as applied to military adventurers from the United States then operating in Central America ...

  4. Manifest destiny - Wikipedia

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    Originally filibuster had come from the Dutch vrijbuiter and referred to buccaneers in the West Indies that preyed on Spanish commerce. While there had been some filibustering expeditions into Canada in the late 1830s, it was only by mid-century did filibuster become a definitive term.

  5. What is a filibuster and how does it work? - AOL

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    Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina famously staged one for 24 hours and 18 minutes — still the record — against civil rights legislation in 1957.

  6. This is a story about the filibuster. You should read it anyway

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    Third of all, because they did the nuclear option in 1996, they can achieve the bulk of their agenda through tax policy, which they now have a filibuster free pathway for.

  7. Democrats Are About to Rediscover the Value of the Filibuster ...

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    Rep. Pramila Jayapal perfectly demonstrates the shamelessness of those who support ending the filibuster.

  8. William Walker (filibuster) - Wikipedia

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    William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary.In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of "manifest destiny", Walker organized unauthorized military expeditions into Mexico and Central America with the intention of establishing colonies.

  9. Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. [1]: 2 The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate; in general, if no other senator is speaking, a senator who seeks recognition is entitled to speak for as long as they wish.