Explore: Filibusters (political Science)

long filibusters to promote his populist policies. He recited Shakespeare and read out recipes for "pot-likkers" during one of his filibusters, which

the 2010s the majority has preferred to avoid filibusters by moving to other business when a filibuster is threatened and attempts to achieve cloture

Accessory Transit Company, provided financial and logistical support to the Filibusters in exchange for Walker, as ruler of Nicaragua, seizing the company's

Academy of Political and Social Science. 699 (1): 50–65. doi:10.1177/00027162211061124. ISSN 0002-7162. S2CID 247499952. "Local Politics 101: The Role

business may continue on other topics while one item is being filibustered. Since filibusters no longer require the minority to actually hold the floor and

criterion is for wars involving American filibusters alone, not wars where the United States military fought with filibusters such as the Patriot War (Florida)

Political polarization is a prominent component of politics in the United States. Scholars distinguish between ideological polarization (differences between

within the Senate, when no party has a three-fifths filibuster-proof majority of 60 seats. Political Gridlock by author Ned Witting identifies many of the

to weaken the filibuster for confirmations. There is a desire within Congress to adjust the filibuster to lessen the amount of filibusters. Ways to reform

eliminate filibusters on nominees through the so-called nuclear option. The Gang of 13 brokered a compromise that precluded further filibusters or the implementation