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- noun Plural form of
obstructionist .
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Examples
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Due to jealousy that Franken, a Democrat, won the election by less than 50 votes thus far, the Republicans would prefer to remain obstructionists and keep him out of the Senate rather than allow him to be seated with the new congress.
Republican Leader Threatens to Block Seating of Franken - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Every time that the Republicans would vote against a bill they were called obstructionists.
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I think they should continue to bring it to a vote to the floor of the Senate until all voters, especially Independents, realize who the obstructionists are and whom they should vote for in the mid term elections, the general elections and every other election until the Republicans learn their lesson.
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Keep presenting it for a vote, so the voters, especially those who are Independents, can fully understand who the obstructionists are and whom they have to vote for in the next midterm elections, general elections etc
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But in all fairness to the question I am somewhat angry that the new President hasn't called the obstructionists bluff and make them try a filibuster.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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But in all fairness to the question I am somewhat angry that the new President hasn't called the obstructionists bluff and make them try a filibuster.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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(Unless they are Democrats, of course, in which case they will be told the "elections have consequences" and be called obstructionists who refuse to allow the governing party the room they need to govern.)
Alternate Brain Fixer 2010
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But in all fairness to the question I am somewhat angry that the new President hasn't called the obstructionists bluff and make them try a filibuster.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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But in all fairness to the question I am somewhat angry that the new President hasn't called the obstructionists bluff and make them try a filibuster.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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But in all fairness to the question I am somewhat angry that the new President hasn't called the obstructionists bluff and make them try a filibuster.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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