Word: obstructionism
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For example, in the last Congress, liberals used traditional conservative tricks--which did not work particularly well for the conservatives in that Congress--against the conservatives. Two examples of this are such traditional liberal objects of attack-- Committee obstruction and the filibuster.
Second, while Dr. Graham did express opposition to demonstrations which block highways, he made it clear that he was referring only to incidents such as the proposed stall-in at the World's Fair, or the obstruction of traffic on the Triborough Bridge. He gave his explicit endorsement to recent...
Politics has put the problem of rising costs squarely on the Governor's shoulders. Congressional obstruction--until this week--has prevented all but piecemeal federal aid to local school systems. As a result Governors have been forced to go before their legislatures begging for money, forced to haggle with entrenched...
As the Journal has changed, so has much of the rest of the Southern press. Massive resistance has given way to moderation in both news coverage and editorial opinion. "There are still islands of obstruction among the press," says a Georgia editor, "but fewer examples of outright resistance."
One of the attorneys. Edwin C. Hamnda, commented that "the original charges wouldn't have stood up in court." He said that the law exempts peaceful demonstrators from the charge of public obstruction.