obstructionist
I am not familar with this word, I think you have just made it up
No, faith didn't just make up the term.
It's been in use for quite a long time here in the US.
It means to have a general principle of getting in the way with the purpose to obstruct something getting done, usually referring to politics or interpersonal discussion.
"The Democrats'
obstructionist tactics prevented the Republicans from passing the bill.
Edited to fix a shameful number of typos.
This message has been edited by schrafinator, 05-07-2005 11:28 PM