In the US Congress the filibuster tactic is only feasible in the Senate. In the House of Representatives the speakers in a debate are under a time limit.
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. -From Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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