A filibuster is a Congressional procedure in which members of the Senate can stall a bill from being voted on. Members of the Senate are entitled to as much time as they want in order to discuss a bill. This can result in a small group of Senators stopping a bill from voting.
These Senators can take up enough time so that the bill expires or Congress ends its session. This tactic makes it so that a select few people can almost completely shut down Congressional proceedings on a new bill.
I think the answer would be New World Order. After 25 years, the US had won over Moscow and thus ended the Cold War between Soviet Union and United States. I think one of the concerns of both US and USSR is to tackle the issue of terrorism. They have come to the conclusion that they should stop attacking each country and focus more on terrorism and economic development.
Pablo Picasso painted the image above
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