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Reply #5: Filibuster goes back to ancient Rome...
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Ozymanithrax
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Thu Apr-29-10 02:02 PM
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5. Filibuster goes back to ancient Rome... |
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The current U.S. version doesn't require anything but a cloture vote. You declare a filibuster, and dare the other side to find the votes to stop it.
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