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- noun rare Alternative spelling of
filibuster . - verb rare Alternative spelling of
filibuster .
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I am so going to save up “philibuster” for future use.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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I am so going to save up “philibuster” for future use.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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Even if they could get it to the floor, they might just find themselves the victim of the tactic they used in record numbers the last two years: a philibuster.
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The goal is thus to paint Estrada as a Latino who doesn’t represent Latinos, and philibuster him because the talking point has to be “but the GOP is racist!”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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The goal is thus to paint Estrada as a Latino who doesn’t represent Latinos, and philibuster him because the talking point has to be “but the GOP is racist!”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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