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Defending the Filibuster, Revised and Updated Edition : The Soul of the Senate /

Recent legislative battles over healthcare reform, the federal budget, and other prominent issues have given rise to widespread demands for the abolition or reform of the filibuster in the US Senate. Critics argue that members? traditional rights of unlimited debate and amendment have led to paralyz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Arenberg, Richard A., 1945-
Otros Autores: Dove, Robert B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Soul of the Senate
  • Filibuster, cloture, and unfettered amendment
  • History of the filibuster
  • Polarized politics and the use and abuse of the filibuster
  • Criticisms of the filibuster
  • The dangers of overzealous reform
  • Related tactics : holds
  • Related tactics : filling the amendment tree
  • Circumventing the filibuster : reconciliation
  • Reforming the filibuster : the constitutional option
  • Reforming the filibuster : the nuclear option
  • Bring in the cots
  • Defending the filibuster
  • Epilogue.