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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809848603321

Autore

Arenberg Richard A. <1945->

Titolo

Defending the Filibuster, Revised and Updated Edition : The Soul of the Senate / / Richard A. Arenberg and Robert B. Dove ; foreword by Senator Olympia Snowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, [2015]

ISBN

0-253-01631-2

Edizione

[Revised and updated edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages )

Altri autori (Persone)

DoveRobert B

Disciplina

328.73/02

Soggetti

Filibusters (Political science) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Defending the Filibuster -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Soul of the Senate -- 2. Filibuster, Cloture, and Unfettered Amendment -- 3. History of the Filibuster -- 4. Polarized Politics and the Use and Abuse of the Filibuster -- 5. Criticisms of the Filibuster -- 6. The Dangers of Overzealous Reform -- 7. Related Tactics: Holds -- 8. Related Tactics: Filling the Amendment Tree -- 9. Circumventing the Filibuster: Reconciliation -- 10. Reforming the Filibuster: The Constitutional Option -- 11. Reforming the Filibuster: The Nuclear Option -- 12. Bring in the Cots -- 13. Defending the Filibuster -- 14. Looking Ahead -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.