Yes, there were filibusters in the past - most notably by segregationists trying to block civil rights legislation.没错, 过去也有使用阻挠立法手段的 —— 尤其是种族隔离分子阻止民权法案使用过....

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n.掠夺兵( filibuster的名词复数 )，暴兵，（用冗长的发言）阻挠议事的议员，会议妨碍行为v.阻碍或延宕国会或其他立法机构通过提案( filibuster的第三人称单数 )，掠夺...