Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'
Robert G. Allen, Politician (1902) |
Kenny Baker, Actor (1934) |
Orson Scott Card, Writer (1951) |
Grey DeLisle, Musician (1973) |
Carmine Giovinazzo, Actor (1973) |
Hank Haney, Athlete (1955) |
Jared Harris, Actor (1961) |
Duke Kahanamoku, Athlete (1890) |
Mel Karmazin, Businessman (1943) |
Craig Kilborn, Entertainer (1962) |
Henry J. Kaiser, Businessman (1967) |
Kathleen Kenyon, Scientist (1978) |