Fillibuster

They are wrong. the abuse of the fillibuster is a prime example. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Frist talks to USA Today and says a showdown on the fillibuster is all but inevitable. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The fillibuster is now being abused and has destroyed majority rule. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even if, in the end, only a smaller stimulus could garner the votes of Snowe and Specter to break a fillibuster, Obama could then have blamed high unemployment on Republicans for blocking an adequate stimulus, instead of trying to defend anemic economic growth and continued high unemployment as "progress". ❋ Miles Mogulescu (2010)

Does anyone reallly think that if the Democrats have 58 or 59 votes to break a fillibuster for a bill which includes Reid's public option opt-out, the White House doesn't have the influence to twist arms for those last one or two Blue Dog Democratic votes if it wanted to? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Also, to break a fillibuster should take 2/3 majority of the entire senate, not just 3/5 as now. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Will DeLay call a fillibuster to debate whether or not Vivica is actually A. ❋ Unknown (2006)

If Frist's reason for eliminating the fillibuster is the second one, then it is as Richard Cohen says, cynical, unprincipled, hypocritical, and pretty damn cowardly of him, . ❋ Unknown (2005)

Julie, in the senate you must have 60 votes to break a fillibuster. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Its a lot easier to pick off dems to break a fillibuster than it is to get one repub to break party lines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That's not nearly enough to break a fillibuster so he needs time for another round of negotiating and arm-twisting. ❋ LikeForLike (2009)

Voinovich cannot afford to vote against whatever bail-out comes out of the House, so there is only one more vote to break a fillibuster, and both Lugar and Spectre are from states with a direct stake in the Big Three not going belly up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is believed also that this nation is renowned for keeping three millions of Africans in slavery -- for wooden nutmegs, paper money, and "fillibuster" expeditions -- for carrying out nationally and individually the maxim ❋ Unknown (1867)

Just say "fillibuster" in a loud voice, and watch him is this a surprise? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Second, the GOP is threatening to fillibuster the seating of Al Franken until Coleman exhausts all possible appeals (which will be by Startdate alot. more.more). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Democrats should actually force Repubs to fillibuster this thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Question for all of the apoplectic Dems here: You have fillibuster-proof majorities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I changed the song on the bar [laptop] but had just [ordered] a beer, so [Ziggy] being Ziggy fillibustered for me. ❋ Ankles (2007)

Yo what [took] you [so long]? Fillibuster Bernie was [telling] me about his day! ❋ Siski Piski (2021)