Filibuster

first time I had ever seen a filibuster was Rand Paul’s filibuster on the Patriot Act. A filibuster is when a member of the Senate uses prolonged speech to obstruct progress in a legislative assembly. During the filibuster of the Patriot Act earlier this year Rand Paul stood on the Senate floor for 12 hours or more and talked without eating, using the bathroom, or even sitting down. Now this is true passion for a topic. A lot of people though are against the filibuster because it halts a lot of…

The Detrimental Truth: Trevor Noah Examines the Good and Bad Following Congress’ Gun Control Filibuster by Jason Nawara In following Congress Gun Control Filibuster, Nawara states "the first two bills that set to be voted on are as follows: people on terrorist watch lists are now stopped from buying a gun. Republicans want these people to have 72 hours so the FBI can find probable cause to deny their weapon purchase. The second bill closes a loophole in which gun…

things are the Senate filibusters, House Rules committees, and the Conference committee. The filibuster is used when members of senate are unhappy with…

In the past filibusters were not common. Strom Thurmond set the record for the longest filibuster. Thurmond was trying to stop Civil Rights Legislation to pass in the 1950s. Filibusters were only used for important issues like civil rights and other pressing issues. Now filibusters are very common and the threat of the filibuster is used even more. In today's time, Senators threaten to filibuster in order to get the piece of legislation changed, amended…

Democracy is a system of government in which its citizens’ are greatly considerate as it is a government chosen by and for the people. The main purpose of the government is to make decisions that benefit the people who give them the power that they have. When the Founding Fathers constituted the government, the constitution was divided within three different branches that have roles within. The division was purposely done with the intension to avoid any corruption inside the roles of someone…

Strict Voter ID laws Strict voter ID laws are on certain states. This law affects certain states for voters to have proof of citizenship in order to vote, while other states are not that strict. With the Strict Voter ID laws the votes are at stake because the laws may reduce votes by not allowing those with the correct proof of ID to vote. The purpose of establishing these rules is to make sure that voters have the correct proof of citizenship and identification in order to vote, so that…

“Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate” and “Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S.” for review, the central topic to consider for discussion quite literally hits us over the head via the book titles. But to be thorough (tedious) I shall mention it more blatantly: The topic for this review discussion is the concept of Filibustering. The opportunity and method to filibuster is what gives the US Senate an interesting twist to its proceedings. The…

The United States Congress is often described with two words: unproductive and unpopular. As Congress’s approval ratings continue to plummet it has become evident that gridlock plays a major role in voter’s feelings towards congressional productivity. Many voters are beginning to worry that Congress is more broken than ever due to the fact that it seems as if it is unable to make even the smallest bipartisan decisions anymore (NBC News). Congress is appearing to seem dysfunctional to the…

climate change proposal, there were several reasonable components. Perhaps it was the combination of a lack of leadership from the president, a weak economy, an integrated republic opposition which created a lack of Bipartisan support, and the Senate filibuster taking charge. What also didn’t help the matter was the fact that Democrats were not merely prepared to make another tenacious vote, paired with the Democrats from coal states’ reluctance to drive business interest by increasing the…

you can see it seems almost impossible to pass a bill, and we’re haven’t even mentioned all the ways to kill it! Others ways to kill the bill include a hold, in which a senator must be consulted before further action is taken. You can also use a filibuster to…