The Role Of Filibuster In Politics

In the world of politics, a politician’s actions are not taken very lightly. For example, politicians would have to be cautious of how they communicate to the community. They also have to be aware of the way they convey their expressions through oral speeches and through the written language. In the Senate, senators communicate through speeches and debates. When senators speak or debate, there will be some senators that would occasionally agree and disagree with other senators. When one who does not accept the idea of another, may begin what is called a filibuster. The term filibuster, only applies to the Senate. A filibuster does not apply to the House of Representative for the fact of the growing numbers of members within that house that will vary from time to time. The House of Representative also have different rules from the Senate regarding the time a debate can prolong (United States Senate). When a filibuster takes
An example of this would be Huey Long, Senator of Louisiana. “His motive was to prevent his political enemies in Louisiana from obtaining lucrative NRA jobs” (Filibuster History 6). NRA is the acronym for the word National Recovery Administration's. During Long’s speech, he read the constitution and even read recipes (Filibuster History 6). Unfortunately for Long, his efforts were not recognized, his speech lasted for fifteen hours and thirty minutes (Filibuster History 6). In today’s term for filibuster in the Senate, it would be used to by the minorities against the majority and the majority against the minorities. To explain this, the minorities would use the filibuster method to veto any bill propose by majorities and the same for majorities towards the minorities. It is not to be taken lightly in the world of politics with politicians who are willing to take time out of their lives to fight for what they