It reminds me about the story (myth?) how the Bolsheviks dominated the Russian parliament after revolution, just by delaying decisions till the majority was too tired to attend discussions.

FWIW, I heard this same approximate story from a political science professor at my university in 1987. He also told us that the USSR was going to collapse at any time and it was an open secret at the diplomatic level. When history proved him right, I wished I’d listened more closely to everything he said in class. :P