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  2. 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.

  3. Followers and supporters of William Walker's filibustering in ...

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    Peter S. Veeder was a captain in the filibuster army. He was one of the followers of filibuster William Walker, helping him take control of Nicaragua in the mid-1850s. Veeder was one of 16 that fought in the Battle of Rivas on April 11, 1856. [97] He was said to have helped save many wounded filibusters. [24] Veeder was injured but survived. [97]

  4. How Missouri Democrats blocked direct democracy limits ... - AOL

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    Forcing a vote to end a filibuster requires the support of 10 senators. Eighteen senators then need to vote to end the debate – called moving the previous question or PQ – to end the filibuster.

  5. Explaining The Filibuster And Why The Senate Might ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Reconciliation (United States Congress) - Wikipedia

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    [a] [10] Senators could theoretically prevent passage of a reconciliation bill by offering an unending series of amendments in a process colloquially known as a "vote-a-rama", [b] but, unlike the modern filibuster, senators introducing these amendments must stand up and verbally offer the amendments.

  7. File:Bernie Sanders - full 2010-12-10 filibuster.webm - Wikipedia

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    This file is in the public domain in the United States because it is a video, video still, or audio sample from the chambers of the US House or US Senate as published by C-SPAN.

  8. Rescission bill - Wikipedia

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    A rescission bill is a type of bill in the United States that rescinds funding that was previously included in an appropriations bill.Rescission bills proposed by the President of the United States are considered under an expedited process that cannot be filibustered in the Senate, allowing it to pass with 51 votes instead of 60.

  9. The Senate Filibuster and Why It Could Be Eliminated - AOL

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    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 ...