Right now, at this very moment there is a senator in Washington D.C who has been talking for over 8 hours on the Senate floor in a filibuster. He said, "I will speak until I no longer can speak." Although it started as a "one man stand", it has been gaining supporters.What is he trying to block the Senate from doing? What is he protesting (two different answers)? Is he being successful? Here is a list of some famous filibusters over the years. Do you this this would be an effective strategy? Do you have this practice in your country?
UPDATE: How many hours did he go? Liisten to the end of the filibuster where he summarizes his main point and also references another historic filibuster noted in the link above.And what was the White House's response? Here Sen Paul shares his thoughts.
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