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Filibuster / by London, Martha,author.(CARDINAL)803955;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Before a bill is voted into law, U.S. senators are allowed to talk about it as much as they want-with no time limit. They can delay the vote by talking without stopping because of filibuster. Explore how senators filibuster, why they filibuster, and whysome people question the use of filibuster. It's a key current events topic made approachable for all!"--670L
Subjects: United States. Congress. Senate; Filibusters (Political science);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Filibustered! : how to fix the broken Senate and save America / by Merkley, Jeffrey A.,author.(CARDINAL)785441; Zamore, Mike,author.(CARDINAL)883824;
"The U.S. Senator from Oregon who is leading the fight to restore the talking filibuster explains how changing just one rule could save our democracy"--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: United States. Congress. Senate; Filibusters (Political science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Filibuster to delay a kiss : and other poems / by Queeney, Courtney.;
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Defending the filibuster : the soul of the senate / by Arenberg, Richard A.,1945-(CARDINAL)598966; Dove, Robert B.(CARDINAL)726233;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-247) and index.
Subjects: United States. Congress. Senate; Filibusters (Political science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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History kids. [videorecording] : friend or foe to democracy / by Wonderscape Education (Firm), production company. ; Wonderscape Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)347532;
In this new 2023 high-definition program, learn all about the history of the filibuster in the United States government. What are famous instances of filibusters, and what legislation did they prevent? What are the pros and cons of the filibuster? Why did former president Barack Obama refer to the filibuster as "a Jim Crow relic?" The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with an exciting video and dynamic graphics that reinforce important concepts.Ages 10-14.DVD, wide screen (16:9), stereo.
Subjects: Children's films.; Educational films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Filibusters (Political science); Filibusters (Political science);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras / by Martelle, Scott,1958-author.(CARDINAL)482306;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index."William Walker's Wars details the little-remembered history of the American man who, with the help of a privately assembled army, installed himself as president of Nicaragua in 1856"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Walker, William, 1824-1860.; Filibusters; Filibusters; Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Raveneau de Lussan, buccaneer of the Spanish Main and early French filibuster of the Pacific / by Raveneau de Lussan,Sieur.(CARDINAL)184054; Wilbur, Marguerite Eyer,1889-1982.;
Subjects: Buccaneers.;
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Mr. Speaker! : the life and times of Thomas B. Reed, the man who broke the filibuster / by Grant, James,1946-(CARDINAL)384994;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The volatile last decades of the 19th century are captured through the career of reform Speaker of the House Thomas Reed.
Subjects: Biographies.; Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902.; United States. Congress. House; Legislators;
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The speech : a historic filibuster on corporate greed and the decline of our middle class / by Sanders, Bernard.(CARDINAL)346472;
Presents the Vermont Senator's speech from December 10, 2010, in which he spoke for eight and a half hours to call to action the middle class in an effort to save themselves by becoming informed, organized, and prepared to take on the special interests in Washington.
Subjects: Speeches.; Corporate profits; Corporations, American; Income distribution; Middle class; Middle class; Taxation; Wealth;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The sword was their passport : a history of American filibustering in the Mexican revolution / by Warren, Harris Gaylord,1906-1988.(CARDINAL)127412;
Bibliography: pages 259-274.
Subjects: Filibusters.; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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