Although most of them did it without complaint, the arrest of an obstructionist was entirely within the framework of local laws and in itself was not a noteworthy event.
"The Black Experience in America The Immigrant Heritage of America"
Norman Coombs
His course had not been that of an obstructionist, like that of his old friends Henry and Lee and Gerry; but at the critical moment-one of the most critical in all that wonderful crisis-he had thrown his vast influence, with decisive effect, upon the right side.
"The Critical Period of American History"
John Fiske
Its policy has been that of an opportunist, at the best,-or an obstructionist, at the worst.
"Civics and Health"
William H. Allen