Sentences with phrase «purpose of the filibuster»
The purpose of the filibuster is not to force everyone to listen to you read the phone book - it's to delay the matter before the Senate.
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Remember from the beginning of the Obama administration the very public mantra was «our number one priority is to make Obama a one term president» and the Greedy Obstructionist Politicians made good on their promise with record numbers of filibusters and anonymous objections with the sole purpose of making government as non-functional as possible.