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Definition:
A filibuster is any attempt by a Senator to block voting on a piece of legislation by
simply standing up before the Senate and speaking. According to Senate rules, a
Senator must be allowed to continue to speak for as long as he or she is able. It
doesn't matter what the Senator actually says - she can simply be reading from the
phone book or dictionary. All that counts is that she stay there, stay standing, and
talk. For as long as she continues it, no other business can be conducted.
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