Tuesday, November 22, 2011

West Wing episode - "Filibuster."

1.) Senator Stackhouse had been filibustering for hours.
2.) White House staff have to stay put until the vote.
3.) Filibustering is a grueling process.
4.) Senator was reading from a recipe book.
5.) While filibustering, you can't stop speaking, you can't lean or sit or drink.
6.) They were debating over the "Family Wellness Act."
7.) Vice President is directly in charge of the Senate but doesn't do much with it.
8.) People have to stay in Senate for as long as the filibuster goes on.
9.) A senator can yield for a question without yielding the floor.
10.) Contesting bill until they added assistance for children with autism into it.

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