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How To Use filibuster In A Sentence

• It is the abuse of the filibuster that has been the issue here and that repugs have no integrity, no honesty in dealing, no sense of fairness or justice — there should be some way to preserve the filibuster in order for the minority to be heard, but something must be done to prevent the abuses of the repugs. Think Progress » Sen. Tom Udall Calls Reid’s Promise To ‘Take A Look At The Filibuster’ A ‘Warning Shot’ To Republicans
• Harkin, antifilibuster quotes from Joe Biden and Barack Obama and the enthusiasm of his colleagues in the classes of 2006 and 2008 in the Democratic caucus. NPR Topics: News
• Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is among lawmakers who have promised to filibuster legislation allowing drilling in the refuge.
• With a tie in the Senate, filibusters can go on indefinitely, and the vice president will become the swing vote on key bills.
• As such, it is accorded special procedural shortcuts: it requires only a simple majority vote in both chambers of Congress, and, tantalizing from the administration’s standpoint, Senate rules permit just twenty hours of debate, so the bill can’t be filibustered. Take Two: Hillary's Choice
• The current abuse of the filibuster requires a strong response, and we need positive action from the president.
• The only hope for the Democrats to block Alito was by a filibuster, and even with forty-two votes against him this was not something that they were willing to do. The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
• The Democrats were filibustering, and the Republicans needed a 60-vote supermajority to end the filibuster and bring the proposal to the floor for a vote.
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate.
• Senator John Kerry has called for a filibuster of the Alito nomination, heeding your calls to do everything possible to defeat it. The Courts