[GatorGirl]

Actually, what the modern Congress is allowed to do is NOT a "real filibuster" a la Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington . This is a strange perversion of that hallowed tradition, during which a given congressperson would literally have to talk for hours on end.

This "I invoke the filibuster" nonsense has to go. If a given congressperson feels so strongly about an issue, let him/her read the freaking phone book into the record, eventually THOSE filibusters end and the voting begins. Not so with this modern "filibuster". The wimpy freaks we have in Washington need to get their beauty sleep and shouldn't have to listen their colleague spew nonsense or actually seek to influence their votes, goodness knows!!

Invoke the "Constituional Option" for ALL Presidential nominees. They ALL deserve an up or down vote, not this c*@p!!!

[jcparks]

Thank you Gatorgirl...
That's the answer I was looking for. Apparently, there are a lot of government skooled posters here.
Now, can anyone tell me by whom and when the "filibuster rule" was changed?
Waiting...