Filibuster in the Senate of United States

Introduction

Every nation wants its government to be very good in its function for the maintenance and control of all the state related affairs within the country. The core mission of the United States is also the same to have an effective government to continue the state related function in a flow. It has been observed that the leader found in the United States always required a fair and strong national government for the country. These leaders also aimed to protect the freedom of the individuals and in turn prevented the government from abusing the power that the government possesses. It was believed by them that this could be done by the government by dividing it into three individual branches including the legislative, executive and judicial branches. This separation of the three branches of the government has been described in the first three sections or articles of the constitution (Wawro, 2006). In addition to this, the role of Senate is also very important in the government of the United States. There are various legislative decisions that are dependent on the Senate for the finalization.

The concept of filibuster has been significant in the Senate of the United States and is also found that filibuster is promoted by the Senate of the United States for some particular reasons. Basically, a filibuster in the Senate of United States is referred to any kind of obstructive or dilatory tactics that are used for the prevention of a measure from being brought to the condition of vote. The most common type of filibuster is witnessed when a senator attempts to entirely prevent or delay a vote on a bill by extending a debate on the measure, but other dilatory tactics do exist in this situation (Binder, 1996). The rules signified permit a senator or the group of senators to speak for as long as they wish on any topic of their choice. It is also researched that the debate could be brought to a close by invoking cloture under Senate Rule XXII.

An important concept that has been noted is the filibuster which is considered legal by the Senate of United States in a specific condition. The core focus of this paper is to discuss the importance and meaning of filibuster as depicted by the Senate of the United States along with describing the importance of Senate in the United States.

Discussion

The following discussion is based on the actions of the Senate in the United States that could be very important with respect to the judicial system of the United States also referring to the Senate of the United States.

Judicial System

The responsibility of the judicial branch or judicial system of the United States is to oversee the system of the court in the United States. The core aim of the judicial system is to explain the meaning of the Constitution and the laws and legislation passed by the Congress. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial system. It is observed ...