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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]
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 ...
Only a small number of supermajority requirements were explicitly included in the original United States Constitution, including conviction on impeachment (two-thirds of senators present), [6] agreeing to a resolution of advice and consent to ratification of a treaty (two-thirds of senators present), [7] expelling a member of Congress (two-thirds of members voting in the house in question), [8 ...
I used to argue that the filibuster was a valuable defense against tyranny by the majority. Now I see it distorting what Congress produces and shifting power to the White House.
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 ...
Fourth, as it stands, this article is quite long. Adding enough on House procedures to justify a generic "in the United States" would make it still longer, let alone adding a discussion of practices in state and local government. Fifth, the article does not even fully deal with Senate filibusters.
Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina famously staged one for 24 hours and 18 minutes — still the record — against civil rights legislation in 1957.
The filibuster began at 8:54 p.m. on August 28, 1957, with a reading of the election laws of each of the 48 states, [b] [20] and continued with readings from U.S. Supreme Court rulings, Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, and George Washington's Farewell Address.