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  2. 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.

  3. Opinion - The filibuster is under attack yet again - AOL

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    There are great examples of filibusters by both parties. My former boss, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), engaged in a filibuster back in 2013 and commenced his speech by saying “I will speak until I can ...

  4. Opinion - Both Trump and Harris called for ‘filibuster reform ...

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    Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats have called for a "carve-out" from the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade nationwide, while former President Donald Trump has endorsed curtailing the ...

  5. EXPLAINER: Why is filibuster such a barrier to voting bill? - AOL

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    For the fifth time in recent months, Senate Republicans are expected to block Democrats’ sweeping voting legislation this week using a longstanding delaying tactic that can stop a bill in its ...

  6. Filibuster - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, several parties staged a filibuster of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill in opposition to the government setting up a new Auckland Council — under urgency and without debate or review by the select committee — by proposing thousands of wrecking amendments and voting in Māori as each amendment had to be voted on ...

  7. Breaking the Filibuster

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    Breaking the Filibuster. The Huffington Post is tracking where Democratic senators stand on filibuster reform — specifically, the "talking filibuster," which would require senators to participate in debate in order to block legislation.

  8. Chris Murphy gun control filibuster - Wikipedia

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    Murphy began his filibuster at 11:21 a.m. EDT during a debate over an unrelated spending bill, and stated that his goal was to force the Senate and the United States House of Representatives to expand background checks of would-be gun purchasers, and to make it impossible for individuals listed on the FBI's various lists of suspected terrorism participants and no-fly lists to legally purchase ...

  9. 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.