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What Is The Filibuster All About?
by
Garry Gamber
The filibuster has been a tool available to U.S. Senators during Senate floor discussions on legislation and appointments since the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have valued the filibuster as a means to bring compromise and bipartisanship to bitter and divisive debates.
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id=31892 - Apr 29, 2005
Famous Filibusters in Political History
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Garry Gamber
The filibuster as a political delaying tactic has been a part of the American political process since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Though it was not used in the early years of the nation, the filibuster has been used hundreds of times since the 1840's. Here are a few of the famous filibusters from our political history.
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id=31091 - Apr 27, 2005
A Brief History of the Procedural Filibuster
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Garry Gamber
It has been many years since the last real filibuster was held in the U.S. Senate. In the meantime there have been numerous procedural filibusters, an interesting concept that is unique to our American political system. Here is a brief history about how the procedural filibuster came into existence.
http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Brief-History-of-the-Procedural-Filibuster
id=656046 - Jul 22, 2007
Democrats: Filibuster For Me, But Not For Thee
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Scott Spiegel
Can we please filibuster Democrats' attempts to curb filibusters every time they control the Senate but don't have a supermajority? In anticipation of another two years of Congressional gridlock, Democrats are once again fervently trying to block Republicans from using the Senate filibuster to stop their agenda.
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id=7381317 - Nov 15, 2012
What is the Filibuster-Breaking Nuclear Option?
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Garry Gamber
What is the so-called "nuclear option" that Senator Bill Frist may deploy soon in a precedent-setting attempt to break a potential filibuster? It sounds dangerous, but what is it all about, really?
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-the-Filibuster-Breaking-Nuclear-Option?
id=30888 - Apr 26, 2005
The Senate Filibuster: The Hulk Plan and the Nuclear Option
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Garry Gamber
The partisan feuding in the U.S. Senate over federal judicial nominees is leading to a battle on the Senate floor that will have long term effects on the makeup of the federal courts and on the future of the filibuster as a tool in the Senate. The battle has been brewing for quite some time.
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id=37863 - May 22, 2005
How the Senate Filibuster Rule Aids the Democrats' and Republicans' Game of Good-Guys Vs Bad-Guys
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Burton Becker
In general, the filibuster is a US Senate tool used by the minority to express its view and exercise its power in the consideration of legislation and nominations. In the past, a Senator filibustered by speaking while standing before the Senate; he could only be silenced by a vote of sixty Senators. Now we have what is called a "silent filibuster," where a Senator can declare a filibuster without revealing his identity or being required to speak. Whenever this is done the level of votes required to pass the legislation under consideration, rises to sixty votes. As it stands now, a minority of forty-one Senators can sink any legislation merely by declaring an intention to filibuster. The conservatives have used this weapon often. The liberals cry because the bad-guy-conservatives keep them from passing legislation that the people want. Since the democrats have controlled the Senate for the last five years, why haven't they changed the filibuster rule? The simple answer is that both parties love it. The minority republicans please their base by stopping legislation they don't approve of, and the democrats please their base by showing their good intentions. The only winners are the wealthy who finance both parties.
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-the-Senate-Filibuster-Rule-Aids-the-Democrats-and-Republicans-Game-of-Good-Guys-Vs-Bad-Guys
id=7838258 - Jul 03, 2013
Filibuster Versus "Slaughter Solution" Or Obamascare Versus Obamacare
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Gregory Piche
The anti-Obamacare crowd blogs are up on the ramparts today decrying and vilifying the sneaky move Democrats are proposing to use a House of Representatives rule to push through health care reform. The opponents entitle the maneuver the "Slaughter solution" after the House Rules Committee Chairman, Louise Slaughter, ( D. NY).
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id=3934386 - Mar 15, 2010
Democrats Changing Filibuster Rule Will Ensure Middle Class Is Not Ignored
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Egberto Willies
If Democrats had used the filibuster to the obscene intent that the Republicans used it over the last two years Republicans would have exercised their right to change it as soon as possible. Republicans never fear being wrong. They simply fear losing power.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Democrats-Changing-Filibuster-Rule-Will-Ensure-Middle-Class-Is-Not-Ignored
id=5561907 - Dec 15, 2010
GOP That Obstructed With Record Filibusters Cries Foul Over Dems Attempt At Senate Rules Change
by
Egberto Willies
Over the last 2 years Republicans have obstructed the democratic functioning of the Senate by putting an inordinate amount of holds on President Obama's nominees for judges and other offices. Republicans have instituted the filibuster on more bills than any other Congress in the history of the country. In effect Republicans have been holding America hostage with their 41 votes.
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