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Old 03-18-2005, 06:00 PM   #783
Tyrone Slothrop
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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
So it was a "real" fillibuster in that it shut down Congress and some gasbags had to keep talking for hours on end until they had to pee.
When we start interpreting the Constitution according to Frank Capra's vision, rather than the framers' original intent or what's in the text, I'm sure that will be required.

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