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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]
The filibuster is a term used frequently by people in Washington, but few Americans understand it, at least according to recent polling.The procedural tactic has been used by Democrats and ...
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.
Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals when he is sworn in as president, but when he's blocked, expect to hear ...
With Democrats now holding the Senate majority, talk of eliminating the filibuster has ramped up. "A filibuster is really extended debate, extended amending activity, whatever it takes to block ...
Filibusters are irregular soldiers who act without official authorization from their own government, and are generally motivated by financial gain, political ideology, or the thrill of adventure. Unlike mercenaries, filibusters are independently motivated and work for themselves, whilst a mercenary leader operates on behalf of others. [1]
John O'Connor Power "the brains of Obstruction" Caricature by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, 25 December 1886Obstructionism or policy of obstruction denotes the deliberate interference with the progress of a legislation by various means such as the filibuster which consists of extending the debate upon a proposal in order to delay or completely prevent a vote on its passage.
Senators often "filibuster" a bill with a simple no vote on a procedural motion — no long-winded speeches required. "It really requires people that have or are in opposition to legislation to ...