filibustered

That's not going to help this time, because the TPP is fast-tracked and can't be filibustered, and has the overwhelming support of the Republican majority.

One famous example was when Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights act by speaking for 24 hours continuously.

Anything that's not a budget reconciliation bill can just get filibustered in the senate by the minority party.

We're not in Parliament or Congress where specific laws and topics are to be discussed (and get filibustered anyway).

There's one bill a year, the funding bill, that requires a simple majority to pass, and can't be filibustered.

Congress passed fast-track authority for the TPP, and so its approval will be straight up-down vote; it can't be filibustered.

You realize the moment President Obama expresses support for this, it will die in congress or be filibustered to death?

Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.

It's shocking that there were politicians who believed so strongly that women should be second class citizens that they filibustered the bill.

My guess is that if he hadn't filibustered the drone program a few weeks ago, he would of used a filibuster here.

Very briefly: In the mid years of Bush, the D Senate filibustered more than usual in regards to nominations of non-Supreme Court judges.

He filibustered them for many hours, introduced amendments (which obviously got rejected), etc.

Among other possible attempts(?) that touched on the issue, here's one in 2024 that Republicans blocked in the Senate, where they "filibustered" it by voting "nay" on cloture.

Especially wrt how you suggested "polarizing" legislation will just get filibustered, as polarizing doesn't cut it, and the democrats in congress somehow have this magical ability to mostly do nothing and yet be terrified of doing nothing.