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Instead, determining whether a filibuster is occurring in any specific case typically requires a degree of subjective judgment.
The bill did not win enough votes to break a filibuster.
They'll obstruct through endless amendments, not a filibuster.
The bill was eventually set aside when it became apparent the filibuster would continue indefinitely.
If filibuster reform is to be serious, such myths must be shattered, which won't be easy.
In he rushed, despatched a messenger for me, and began a single-handed filibuster.
They filibuster nominees who get voted through unanimously when the vote is finally held.
One party is using the filibuster much more than the other.
President, reserving the right to object, under the filibuster.
Filibuster- and hold-happy legislators can prevent qualified appointees from taking their positions for months.
Using the filibuster to delay debate or block legislation has a long history.
With the help of the filibuster, the opponents of health care reform came close to defeating it politically.
Level the playing field between the majority and the minority on cloture, which is the vote to break a filibuster.

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