Bayard Rustin

We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.

American Leader

Wendy Long

We've always said a filibuster is not appropriate for judicial nominees. A filibuster is a legislative tool designed to extract compromises. A judicial nominee is a person. You can't take the arm or leg of a nominee.

American Lawyer

Brian Schatz

The filibuster is used more aggressively, so I think doing each individual appropriations bill through regular order would be a home run. But I think that we should try to hit a few singles.

American Politician

Jennifer Granholm

Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from actually selecting the person with the most support.

George H. W. Bush

Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering.

American President

Angus King

My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that seriously about a piece of legislation.

Jeff Merkley

There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent.

Dolph Ziggler

For the longest time, Cena would be, and still is, filibustered by half the WWE universe.

American Wrestler

Tony Snow

There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.

American Journalist

Evan Bayh

No one ever built the filibuster rule. It just kind of was created.

In politics, 'filibuster' describes a deliberate speech tactic to delay decisions in legislative bodies.

Tactical Delay

'Filibuster' can imply wasteful talk without constructive outcome, often frustrating for those awaiting a decision.

Negative Connotation

The term is especially known in the U.S. Senate where senators may speak at length to prevent a vote.

U.S. Senate Usage

Historically, a 'filibuster' was often an adventurer who engaged in unsanctioned military operations.

Historical Adventure

Such filibusters were considered rogue operations, outside international law and often disavowed.

Outlawed Practice

As a verb, 'filibuster' means to prevent legislative action by extended speech-making.

Stalling Legislation

Though often viewed negatively, filibustering can be a strategy to allow for more debate or amendments.

Not Always Negative

Today, filibusters are a common political strategy worldwide not just confined to American politics.

Modern Political Tool

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Why political...

 And it was with great delight that we found young people up and down the country explaining with authority what filibustering was and why the Lords might defy their bedtime on a point of principle.