Filibuster, is it racist or not? (Page 1/4)
blackrams MAR 27, 06:13 AM
filibuster
[ˈfiləˌbəstər]
NOUN
an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
"it was defeated by a Senate filibuster in June"
synonyms:
delaying tactics · stonewalling · procrastination · obstruction · delaying · blocking · holdup · speechifying · speechification · kicking the can down the road
historical
a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country.
VERB
(filibustering)
act in an obstructive manner in a legislature, especially by speaking at inordinate length.


Hmmm

I always thought it was a tool the minority side of the aisle could use to keep the majority side from pushing an agenda unless, a bipartisan agreement could be reached.
It's a changing world we are living in. Like sands through the hour glass, so go the days of our lives.

During the Trump administration, the filibuster was used how many times and by who?
Can you say HYPOCRITES?

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theBDub MAR 27, 06:34 AM
It’s not at all.

I do think some filibusters have had racist intentions, absolutely. But that doesn’t make the act racist in and of itself.
olejoedad MAR 27, 06:35 AM
In today's current climate, it depends on which party is using it, according to one of the parties.

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blackrams MAR 27, 06:56 AM

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Originally posted by theBDub:

It’s not at all.

I do think some filibusters have had racist intentions, absolutely. But that doesn’t make the act racist in and of itself.




But, I just heard the President state so......
And yet, back when he was Senator Biden, he defended the filibuster.
Throwing the "race card" seems to be the in thing today.

Rams
sourmash MAR 27, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by theBDub:

It’s not at all.

I do think some filibusters have had racist intentions, absolutely. But that doesn’t make the act racist in and of itself.



What do you think is "racism"?
cliffw MAR 27, 10:36 AM
Filibuster, is it racist or not?


Only when the Dumbocrats use it.


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Originally posted by theBDub:
I do think some filibusters have had racist intentions, absolutely.



They are, and have always been, the party of divisiveness.
blackrams MAR 27, 10:57 AM
Well, this thread really wasn't intended to be about racism but, carry on with it as you will.

The intent was to show the hypocrisy of the Democrats who used the filibuster hundreds of times to kill Trump era legislation but, now that the shoe is on the other foot want to do away with the filibuster so Republicans can't slow or stop their agenda. Obviously, I'm failing at changing the Democratic Party from within.

Rams
MidEngineManiac MAR 27, 11:02 AM
sourmash MAR 27, 11:21 AM
One minute and 15 secs into the video and, yes, he is of the group that created communism which also did take Manhattan and then Berlin.
williegoat MAR 27, 03:20 PM
I have long held that the filibuster should be eliminated and replaced by a rule that ALL new legislation require a two thirds majority. There are far to many laws as it is and so many of them are opposed by half of the country.

In short, no law should be passed without widespread, bipartisan support.

Oh, and Leonard Cohen was a great song writer, even if he was Canadian. I have been a fan for fifty years.

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