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A Swiftian Analysis on the Flaws in our Society: A Presentation in Three Parts or

A Swiftian Analysis on the Flaws in our Society: A Presentation in Three Parts or The Government. *sighs*. By Dan Carrick and Chris Pow. Filibusters.

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  1. A Swiftian Analysis on the Flaws in our Society: A Presentation in Three Parts or The Government. *sighs* By Dan Carrick and Chris Pow

  2. Filibusters • The use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. (Generally an exceptionally long speech) • The record for the longest filibuster was 24 hours and 18 minutes • During the first four years of the Obama administration, filibuster were used a record number of times. Sources vary, but most agree it more than 125 times, and some sources say it was as much as 200 times.

  3. How to stop Filibusters Procedure The three-fifths version of the cloture rule does not apply to motions to end filibusters relating to Senate Rule changes. To invoke cloture to end debate over changing the Senate Rules, the original version of the rule (two-thirds of those Senators "present and voting") still applies. The procedure for "invoking cloture," or ending a filibuster, is as follows: • A minimum of sixteen senators must sign a petition for cloture. • The petition may be presented by interrupting another Senator's speech. • The clerk reads the petition. • The cloture petition is ignored for one full day during which the Senate is sitting. For example, if the petition is filed on Monday, it is ignored until Wednesday. (If the petition is filed on a Friday, it is ignored until Tuesday, assuming that the Senate did not sit on Saturday or Sunday.) • On the second calendar day during which the Senate sits after the presentation of the petition, after the Senate has been sitting for one hour, a "quorum call" is undertaken to ensure that a majority of the Senators are present. However, the mandatory quorum call is often waived by unanimous consent. • The President of the Senate or President pro tempore presents the petition. • The Senate votes on the petition; three-fifths of the whole number of Senators (sixty with no vacancies) is the required majority; however, when cloture is invoked on a question of changing the rules of the Senate, two-thirds of the Senators voting (not necessarily two-thirds of all Senators) is the requisite majority. This is commonly referred to in the news media as a "test vote". After cloture has been invoked, the following restrictions apply: • No more than thirty hours of debate may occur. • No Senator may speak for more than one hour. • No amendments may be moved unless they were filed on the day in between the presentation of the petition and the actual cloture vote. • All amendments must be relevant to the debate. • Certain procedural motions are not permissible. • The presiding officer gains additional power in controlling debate. • No other matters may be considered until the question upon which cloture was invoked is disposed of.

  4. We aren't the only ones http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-march-6-2013/rand-paul-s-filibuster SKIP THIS

  5. Insider Trading??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe0KCyyTR4

  6. United States Education What it is. FINLAND

  7. The Government *sighs*: The Paper

  8. Work Cited "Cloture." Cloture. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture>. "filibusters." filibusters 10th Edition. (2009): n.pag. Dictionary.com. Web. 28 Apr 2013. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/filibusters?s=t>. Klein, Ezra . The history of the filibuster, in one graph. 2012. Photograph. The washington post, Whashington D.C.. Web. 28 Apr 2013. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/post/the-history-of-the-filibuster-in-one-graph/2012/05/15/gIQAVHf0RU_blog.html>. Murse, Tom. "5 Longest Filibusters in U.S. History ." US Government Info. N.p.. Web. 28 Apr 2013. <http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/tp/Five-Longest-Filibusters.htm>. Stewart, Jon. Jon Stewart Presents Insider House Rules . 2013. Video. Youtube, New York. Web. 28 Apr 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe0KCyyTR4I>. Stewart, Jon . Rand Paul's Filibuster. 2013. Video. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, New York. Web. 28 Apr 2013. <http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-march-6-2013/rand-paul-s-filibuster>.

  9. Works Cited (cont.) Occupy Posters,The One Comic That Explains Just How Screwed America Is, Online Poster. 2013. The One Comic That Explains Just How Screwed America is. Daily Kos. 28 April 2013 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/26/1103368/-The-One-Comic-That-Explains-Just-How-Screwed-America-Is Finnish Schools. Online Poster. 2013. Finnish School. Sassy Hacksaws. 4 April 2013. http://sassyhacksaws.com/2013/01/27/finnish-school/

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