Sentences with phrase «talking filibusters»

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To stave off fear of the dark, I staged a filibuster and told an hour long story that was pretty much Star Wars meets King Arthur, but with fairies and talking flowers and an evil dragon that melts robots to make jewelry.

Wikipedia says that the filibuster in the United States Senate is a Senate rule that allows a senator to talk as long as he does not give up the floor, unless a special vote is taken to stop debate.

Regardless of what you think of the modern «silent» filibuster, which gums up the works of Congress to no end, a real «talking» filibuster can be a way for a Senator to bring attention to an issue (and to himself) IF people outside the Capitol can see it.

Wikipedia says that the filibuster in the United States Senate is a Senate rule that allows a senator to talk as long as he does not give up...

Here's a more recent article that talks about the aspect of US soil, which eventually led to the recent Rand Paul filibuster this past week:

You are not thinking that Republicans would abandon all of their talk about the injustice of filibusters and use one themselves would you?

Rather than allow the setting up of this talking shop on the nod, the Tories opted to oppose the motion and a debate (some might say filibuster) ensued for a whole hour, which saw contributions from Tory MPs from across the nation and regular interventions from the Speaker to keep them to the strict terms of the debate.

Health care is the talk of the town and starting today, an assortment of liberal groups are holding «People's Filibuster» rallies on Capitol Hill to oppose the Senate Republican effort to repeal the 2010 health care law.

Virtually absent was talk about Senate obstructionism, the inane and perpetual use of the filibuster, and the possibility of passing legislation through reconciliation, issues that David Roberts has covered at length (and with good reason).

Reid promises that Democrats will «talk» next week, a rather tepid statement when the issue of filibuster is at hand.

The budget is critical to this process because, for all the talk about bipartisanship, it would set up reconciliation procedures that would allow Republicans to pass their tax legislation without having to worry about a Democratic filibuster.