The President suffered an episode yet made decisions about the security of the United Statesdefended by insisting it was okay because Leo was around. We'll start with our friends. It doesn't take much: Toby surmises that the VP is putting himself out in the spotlight and on the road, then throws his ball against the wall for a few days and has it all figured out. The story itself is compelling enough. Sinema, I-Ariz., again defended keeping in place the Senate's legislative filibuster, which she cast as an "important guardrail." 9h ago. Detailshere, Louisa Mellor | I see what you're saying, but I more took it like this you have this omnibus bill, and everyone is hanging their bits and bobs on it - things that have NOTHING to do with children, and should be laughed out of the room. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The episode is a CJ-centric one (which I like) and has her writing an email to her father during some major downtime. Discuss why democracy might make a country more or less egalitarian? Filibuster = Refusing to End the Debate When a bill is brought to the Senate floor for debate (and there's a whole process before that happens that happens "in committee"), there must be unanimous consent to end the debate and take the bill to a vote. Wed, Mar 14, 2001 60 mins. Toby comes to see Josh and Sam and tells them about his meeting with the Vice President. . L' obstruction parlementaire (parfois connue sous son nom amricain filibuster ), est une technique parlementaire visant retarder le plus possible l'adoption d'une loi l'aide des moyens rglementaires de la chambre. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Our giclee printing uses the latest in high-quality inkjet printing technology. Easy to ignore, like Josh did. While campaigning, he would only take photographs with 6 of his grandchildren because the other one suffered from autism. During Sam's story, when Josh is delegating tasks to the assistant deputies, Josh erroneously identifies a misplaced modifier as a dangling modifier. The actor who plays the filibustering Senator Howard Stackhouse of Minnesota died 14 years after this episode first aired. Leo was appointed by the President. ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} Season 7 S02E17 The Stackhouse Filibuster Summary The staff, eager to begin their weekend, are blindsided when a stubborn, elderly Senator takes the floor to stage a Friday-night filibuster against the Family Wellness Act bill everyone thought they had in the bag. I wonder how many people Sorkin has alienated by throwing himself into his work I wonder whether or not "The Stackhouse Filibuster" is one last attempt to make his caseto those unfortunate people and to himselfthat all the work was justified. The moment isn't just about putting personal live over the job, but most of it is. Finally, the staff find a Senator willing to go to the floor to see if Stackhouse would yield the floor. It's one of the first times on the show that we've heard about these staffers' hobbies (Sam's certainly didn't surprise me), but CJ is keeping them from their other loves, shackling them to their desks in case this filibuster ends. As the meeting is going on, Winifred Hooper, an intern from the GAO, who has been delivering the reports takes on Sam, questioning why he wants to eliminate reports that he is not even clear on what's in them (she has read the reports). If Jed Bartlet didnt exist, it would be necessary to invent him. He was just getting to the part where Dan and Rebecca begin their courtshipmy favorite part of the showso I offered to watch a few with him. Special education teachers are part of the assessment team that determines eligibility for special education services. You keep the floor as long as you hold the floor. The three are in agreement - they are not clear on what the Vice President is planning. Recipes, mainly, the rules of card games, and David Copperfield in its entirety. Still, it makes for great narrative, and as many of us found out this week, if the Senator is singing your tune, it feels like a hell of a victory when they pull it off. The two have a conversation which leaves Toby still uneasy as to what the Vice President is doing. At The Stackhouse, we specialize in the finest art printing services for artists and photographers. The filibustering senator is the elderly Howard Stackhouse, a Democrat from Minnesota. I've been wondering if there was something regarding the process procedurally I was missing. 2.17: The Stackhouse Filibuster (Live with Bradley Whitford) Download Josh and Hrishi are joined by Bradley Whitford ( @WhitfordBradley) for the first-ever live taping of a West Wing Weekly episode, recorded at the Marines' Memorial Theatre in San Francisco at the SF Sketchfest Comedy Festival. filibuster. C. J. Cregg is explaining to her father why she cannot attend his 70th birthday celebration, Josh Lyman is writing to thank his mother for a pair of shoes, and Sam Seaborn is writing to his father in an attempt to thaw the atmosphere between them following the disclosure of his dad's (28-year) affair. 12. to make this happen - find a Senator to come to the floor and ask a question and Leo and the President go back to the dining room. He had earlier asked for the addition of a $47m appropriation to the bill to help combat autism across the US, but was refused. [VO] First of all, Happy Birthday. Hasn't the guy heard of a man-date? A filibuster is a tactic used in the U.S. Senate to delay votes on controversial legislation or stifle debate on a topic. There's no dialogue to that effect. Against the President's wishes, Leo takes his phone. the strategic use (or abuse) of a senator's power to use his/her speaking time about a bill. Please, if you can, buy our charity horror stories ebook, Den Of Eek!, raising money for Geeks Vs Cancer. Soon after, were told, twenty-eight Senators were in the queue to ask more, and thus one man, described earlier by Josh as having little influence, little power, and few friends (it speaks of the high status of our cast that a State Senator can be accepted as such), achieves his mission. 11. Sam tells his father the story about how he got into an argument with a 19-year old intern from the GAO. The Vice President refuses to fall in line with Bartlet; Sam discusses the problem of Laurie with Josh and Toby; the plane carrying President Bartlet's doctor, a naval officer, is shot down en route to Jordan; Bartlet hires Mandy as his consultant. Question 1 options: is unlikely to affect your search process. July 28, 2003 Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? Stephen Colbert said Florida Gov. He was successful because his goal of raising awareness of autism worked. Both are surprised the Vice President agreed to deliver the comments himself. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} We also have a completely artificial crisis that is used as a weird hook to dramatically rope Donna into the . What is the President doing during the Filibuster? It's quite the health concern Bartlet covered up, and it's incredible how he and Leo have justified it to each other and those who are in the knownow all 18 of them. As she comes back to her desk, a staffer hands her a message for Josh from Senator Stackhouse. Specifically, we heard it from the mouth of C.J. Toby needs to hit the slopes. 12. Worse was the time the President was under general anesthesia without signing the form to give the Vice President power. "It's not precisely what I pitched Aaron," says Whitford. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} The filibustering senator is the elderly Howard Stackhouse, a Democrat from Minnesota. 3. Aren't jobs great? television series episode. The administration wanted the bill passed quickly, and thought Stackhouse lacked the ability to derail the bill. To be clear (just so things don't go too far off-topic), what I'm saying is that his meeting with Josh could have happened before the bill was closed when everyone else ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} They simply want to make Toby laugh, and when Toby emerges from the other room, sitting solemnly at the other end of the table as the sound of a ball against the wall echoeswell, it broke my heart. Snuffy Walden Cinematography by Thomas Del Ruth . Details of work decisions are explained disguised as personal updates. Sen.stackhouse gives a long filibuster to raise awareness, he successfully forces members of the house to add specialneeds subjects to the bill. Running Time: 32 Minutes. Exposition to the rescue, The rules of a filibuster are simple enough. (At around 13 mins) C.J. It gave the episode the feel of a lecture, which played directly against, for example, the simple joy of seeing Stackhouse's face light up when the first Senate questioner said, "My question comes in 22 partsyou might want to sit down and have some water." 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