Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) suggested using a ruling of the chair to defeat a filibuster of judicial nominees in February 2003. The code word for the plan was "Hulk". Weeks later, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) coined the term nuclear option in March 2003 because the maneuver was seen as a last resort with possibly major consequences for both sides.
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.
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 ...
On May 23, 2005, Byrd was one of 14 senators [218] (who became known as the "Gang of 14") to forge a compromise on the judicial filibuster, thus securing up and down votes for many judicial nominees and ending the threat of the so-called nuclear option that would have eliminated the filibuster entirely. Under the agreement, the senators ...
Eliminating the filibuster would make it much easier for Democrats to pass President Joe Biden's biggest policy proposals. With Democrats now holding the Senate majority, talk of eliminating the ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Eliminating the filibuster would make it much easier for Democrats to pass President Joe Biden's biggest policy proposals. With Democrats now holding the Senate majority, talk of eliminating the ...
The most famous filibuster is a mythical one that Americans see in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” where actor Jimmy Stewart speaks until he collapses, truthfully maintaining his innocence ...