RobertLaFollette,Wisconsinsenatorfrom1905to1925,wasnotedforhisfilibusteringfeats--theparliamentarydelayingtacticofrefusingtogiveupthefloor.Heprovokedthreatsofviolenceandevenattemptedmurder.
OnefilibusterbroughtLaFolletteclosetoashootoutwithKentuckysenatorOllieJames.Bothofthemcarriedguns.LaFollette'sfriend,OregonsenatorHarryLane,armedhimselfwithasharpfile,vowingtostabJamesifhemovedtowardshisweapon.
Duringa1908filibuster,LaFolletterefreshedhimselfwithoccasionalglassesofeggnoglikeconcoction.Oneofthesedrinkswassobitterthathetookonesipandthenhadittakenaway.Analysislatershowedthatthebeveragecontainedenoughptomainebacteriatokillhim.Hebecameillbutkeptontalkingandsetaone-manfilibusterrecordof18hours,23minutes.
羅伯特.拉福萊特一九○五至一九二五年任威斯康辛州參議員,以「拉布」著名,即在議會上使用發言滔滔不絕的拖延策略,還因此招來暴力襲擊的危險,甚至幾乎遭謀殺。
拉福萊特有一次由於拉布,差點和肯塔基州參議員奧利.詹姆斯決鬥。兩人都有槍隨身。俄勒岡州參議員哈里.萊恩是拉福萊特的朋友,拿起一鋒利銼刀,說詹姆斯一動手拔槍,就用銼刀插他。
一九○八年,拉福萊特有一次拉布,偶然喝杯蛋酒類飲料提神,其中一杯苦得厲害,他啜了一口,就叫人拿走。後來化驗顯示,那杯飲料含屍碱菌,足以奪命。他當時感到不適,但繼續發言,創下一人拉布十八小時二十三分鐘的紀錄。