When was the last time there was a real filibuster?
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Thu Dec-22-05 04:51 PM
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When was the last time there was a real filibuster? |
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Where one party made the other stay up all night reading the newspaper, reciting poems, etc?
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Thu Dec-22-05 04:56 PM
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1. When Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 |
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Edited on Thu Dec-22-05 05:02 PM by Selatius
He filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes. Gotta keep them "Negroes" from gettin' all uppity and so forth. :sarcasm:
However, a bunch of Dixiecrats filibustered the '64 Civil Rights Act for 83 days before it passed.
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