| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In the context of the Senate, it usually means extending debate on a bill or nomination???or even on the question of whether to debate a bill or nomination???indefinitely in order to keep it from moving forward.The most famous example, and one frequently invoked to reflect how much has changed over the course of Senate history, is Jimmy Stewart???s filibuster in the 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Was
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