I've been waging war on the rats coming into the chicken run and some are so bold as to even be out in late afternoon. I've used snap traps, plaster balls, an electronic trap and a live trap with varyiing results.
Filibusters in the United States are commonly found in the Senate when the minority party doesnât approve of a bill that was proposed by the majority party. Filibusters allow a specific person, or group of people, to speak for as long as they wish and may discuss any topic that they choose.
The filibuster, a Senate practice that allowed a Senator or a group of Senators to prevent a vote on a bill, became the chief weapon of civil rights opponents. In this era, too, Senate rules were modified, raising the bar needed to achieve cloture, i.e., to end debate and move to a vote on legislation.4 On August 29 the Senate approved the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (P.L. 85-315) by a vote of 60 to 15. The resulting law, signed by President Eisenhower in early September 1957, was the first major civil rights measure passed since 1875.