Bill 103

What does this image epitomize? A knee-jerk would give a strike in your left cerebrum!! And you will answer " a politician like Laloo, giving long speech..." And ur Faculty didnot belie u!! Kudos!!

A Long speech/session made in legislature or any decision-making body or in short a long speech is tagged by the word "Filibuster".. And this is the motif of this post..

A lad in Canada could never grow up without watching the "Filibuster Cartoons"..The term 'filibuster' was first used in 1851. It was derived from the Spanish filibustero meaning 'pirate' or 'freebooter'. This term had in turn evolved from the French word flibustier, which itself evolved from the Dutch vrijbuiter (freebooter). As the Lingusitic phenomenon applies very well to English too, Filibuster has another contextual usage.

Who are freebooters? Freebooters were irregular soldiers who acted without authority from their own government, and were usually motivated by financial gain, political ideology, or the thrill of adventure. The freewheeling actions of the freebooters led to the name being applied figuratively to the political act of "filibustering" in the US Senate. "Freebooter" is the more familiar term in European English, where "filibuster" normally refers to the legislative tactic.

Filibustering has a long history in Canadian politics and can be found at all levels of government. Most attempts at stalling legislation are usually just for show and last a relatively short period of time. But in 1997 the opposition party in Ontario tried to prevent Bill 103 from taking effect, setting in motion one of the longest filibustering sessions Canada had ever seen.

Gud Enuf i hope to visualize the word "Filibuster"....