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		kmfrk on Oct 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unfurlough.us – Freelance gigs for furloughed empl... So does "filibustered". We could definitely do without the use of the two in politics. :) "Furloughed" is actually older than 1820, if you go here (https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Afurloug...) and click the drop-down box to see its history.

fennecfoxen on Oct 4, 2013 [–]

Hey now. Filibusters are an important check of the minority party on the majority's power. If they were utterly abolished, you should expect to see far more extreme legislative actions far more often than we have before. :)

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