Filibusters

I'm going to make a quick disclaimer: I am usually not all that interested in politics, per se. I find it to be a very frustrating and aggravating topic, especially when you're talking to people who don't agree with you.

That being said, I have a fascination with filibusters. Don't know why nor do I care enough to figure out why, but the word itself is just cool. Filibusters don't happen often, obviously, and when one comes up, I always get really excited! I'm not exactly sure I like the reason why they are filibuster-ing this time, but at the same time, I just want it to happen because it's a filibuster! Seriously, dudes, how awesome are they?!

I remember learning about filibusters in Mr. Zatkin's government class (I still can't believe I passed that AP Exam--I was so NOT prepared. Of all the AP exams I've taken, I was least prepared for this one and Spanish, though with those after school oral prep sessions, I knew what to expect with Spanish. I completely winged government, I'm telling you. Consider this, I took the honors class instead of the AP one b/c I didn't want to do all the projects involved with a one year class, and I could still take the AP test with the 1 semester class. Only problem was that they assigned the class to me in the fall which made taking the exam even more difficult. You swear I could remember all those facts half a year later while taking Doc's and Mr. C's classes. Oh and who can forget Mr. Morlock's church history class? =) Anyhow, I think I was coerced into taking the exam, and miraculously, I passed. Wow. I totally digressed, dudes. My bad!). My next encounter with filibusters was with that episode on The West Wing. I don't remember what it's called, but that senator literally read a book out loud. I don't think he even stopped for a drink of water cause aren't they not allowed to go to the bathroom? How crazy insane is that?! Does anyone else not see how intriguing and humorous this is?!