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  2. Filibuster - Wikipedia

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    The modern English form "filibuster" was borrowed in the early 1850s from the Spanish filibustero (lawless plunderer). [3] The term was applied to private military adventurers like William Walker who were then attacking and pillaging Spanish colonies in Central America. [2] Spain lost all its Central American territory in 1821. [4]

  3. 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.

  4. Filibuster (military) - Wikipedia

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    This conflict meant the U.S. Army was reluctant to arrest filibusters who broke the terms of this legislation. Officers were worried that without permission from the American federal courts, such as the United States District Court to make these arrests, they could face arrest themselves. [10]

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    As America shifts into 2025, many changes are coming, But amid a new GOP-led Congress and a presidential inauguration, a few steadfast things remain, like American's money woes, ongoing foreign ...

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    What happens after an executive order is signed? After a president signs an executive order, the White House sends the document to the Office of the Federal Register, the executive branch's ...

  8. Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was designed to federally secure and protect the right of Black Americans to vote, and was supported by the NAACP alongside the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. [2] [3] The Act aimed to protect this right by establishing a Civil Rights Division within the Department of Justice and a U.S. Civil Rights Commission. [4]

  9. Chris Murphy gun control filibuster - Wikipedia

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    The entire 14-hour and 50-minute filibuster, as broadcast by C-SPAN. On June 15, 2016, in the wake of a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, launched a filibuster in the United States Senate, promising to hold the floor "for as long as I can" or until Congress acts on gun control legislation.