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Mr. Smith Threatens to go to Washington
BY SERENA LEKAWA By definition, ‘filibuster’ is an informal term for an attempt to block or slow down a Senate action or bill by refusing to finish debating it. The origins of this quirky tool are not found in the Constitution, but rather in the perversion of a loophole in the Senate rulebook. Originally, the…
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