cloture
Silencing Senate procedure
Cloture is a parliamentary procedure for ending debate and bringing a matter to an immediate vote.
In the U.S.
Senate, cloture requires a supermajority to overcome a filibuster: The bill failed to reach the sixty votes needed for cloture.
The verb form works the same way: They clotured the debate after fourteen hours.
Delaying tactic through speech
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
motion · invoke · threshold · presiding · gavel · floor · session · recess
Delaying tactic through speech
- billAmount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
legislative · majority · minority · bipartisan · whip · caucus · omnibus · rider
Delaying tactic through speech
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- discussionExchange of ideas
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- germanenessQuality of being applicable
Delaying tactic through speech
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- delayEnforced waiting period
impediment · blockade · bottleneck · logjam · deadlock · standoff · holdup · stonewalling
filibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
parliamentary · motion · invoke · threshold · presiding · gavel · floor · session · recess · adjournment
yea
Formal vote assenting
tally · override · ratify · abstention
filibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
- billAmount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
legislation · legislative · majority · minority · bipartisan · whip · caucus · omnibus · rider · markup
filibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- discussionExchange of ideas
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
filibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
delay · impediment · blockade · bottleneck · logjam · deadlock · standoff · holdup · stonewalling · holds
- campagnechamp, champs, culture, grange, mouton
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- ConstitutionBill of Rights, preamble, articles, U.S. Constitution, Article I
- legislative powerslawmaking, appropriations, impeachment, veto override, war powers
- legislative votesyea, nay, aye, ayes, nays
cloturefilibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
open debate · obstruction · delaying tactics · talkathon · stonewalling
cloturefilibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
obstruction · delay · stalling · stonewalling · gridlock
close, include, closet, closed, closing, conclude, exclude, exclusive, closer