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Always Positive, Sometimes Right - July 2010

Cynical Abuse of the legislative filibuster

July 17th 2010 13:29

First, a definition: A filibuster is a delaying tactic that is a part of the rules of the United States Senate. According to etymologists it is a word that comes from the Spanish filibustero meaning "freebooter” or "pirate." The origin seems to be that a person who filibusters is plundering the time and focus of a deliberative body, like a legislature. There is nothing in the Constitution authorizing or prohibiting a filibuster, other than the authority given to each of the two Legislative bodies to establish its rules of procedure.

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No. 1 issue: JOBS!

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Americans have a plethora of concerns. None is as important as jobs.

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