Filibuster - Wikipedia
网页The modern English form "filibuster" was borrowed in the early 1850s from the Spanish filibustero (lawless plunderer). The term was applied to private military adventurers like William Walker who were then attacking and pillaging Spanish colonies in …
What is the filibuster, explained in simple terms : NPR
网页2022年1月17日 · The filibuster was once a rarely used tool for holding up Senate business. Now, it's a regular (still powerful) feature; some Democrats want it changed. Here are answers to your filibuster...
Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia
网页One of the most notable filibusters of the 1960s occurred when southern senators attempted to block the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by filibustering for a continuous 75 hours, including a 14-hour-and-13-minute address by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia. After 60 days of consideration of the bill, cloture was invoked by a 71 ...
FILIBUSTER中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary
网页filibuster的 例句. Dilatory motions have succeeded one another, and the result was a filibuster. It was a dreadful filibuster which added nothing to the debate. Of course, by …
About Filibusters and Cloture - U.S. Senate
网页About Filibusters and Cloture. The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster, a loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question. Prior to 1917 the Senate rules did not provide for a way to end debate and ...
Filibuster | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年9月11日 · filibuster, in legislative practice, the parliamentary tactic used in the United States Senate by a minority of the senators—sometimes even a single senator—to delay or prevent parliamentary action by talking so long that the majority either grants concessions or withdraws the bill.
About Filibusters and Cloture | Historical Overview - U.S. Senate
网页About Filibusters and Cloture | Historical Overview. Whether praised as the protector of political minorities from the tyranny of the majority, or attacked as a tool of partisan obstruction, the right of unlimited debate in the Senate, including the filibuster, has been a key component of the Senate’s unique role in the American political ...
The Filibuster Explained - Brennan Center for Justice
网页2021年4月26日 · Filibusters blocked measures such as anti-lynching bills proposed in 1922 and 1935; the Civil Rights Act of 1957; and legislation that would have prohibited poll taxes and outlawed discrimination in employment, housing, and voting. How has the filibuster changed over time?
Filibuster, explained: What it is and how does it work in Congress?
网页2021年3月20日 · Starting in the 1990s, the filibuster progressively became a tool of the minority party to thwart the policy ambitions of the majority. President Bill Clinton's health care package was stalled by...
The history of the filibuster—and how it came to exasperate the …
网页2021年2月2日 · By the 1850s, the practice became popular enough to earn its name, which was inspired by the mercenary sailors called “filibusters” who attempted to overthrow governments in South and Central ...
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