参议员Cory Booker在25小时的演讲中, 重新引起对政治中filibuster的起源和使用的兴趣。 Senator Cory Booker's 25-hour speech renewed interest in the origins and use of the filibuster in politics.

“filibuster”一词最初是指拉丁美洲未经授权的军事冒险家，但后来演变为通过长篇大论的政治演讲来推迟立法。 The term "filibuster" originally described unauthorized military adventurers in Latin America but evolved to mean delaying legislation with long speeches in politics. 它可追溯到1850年代 并在电影《史密斯先生去华盛顿》中出名 It dates back to the 1850s and became famous in the film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." 最近,参议员Cory Booker的25小时演讲 重新引起人们的兴趣, 虽然从技术上讲,它不合格为filibuster, 因为它的目的不是阻止特定的立法。 Recently, Senator Cory Booker's 25-hour speech renewed interest, though it didn't technically qualify as a filibuster since it wasn't aimed at blocking specific legislation.