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Defending the Filibuster : The Soul of the Senate.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology SeriesPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (292 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780253016317
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Defending the FilibusterDDC classification:
  • 328.73/02
LOC classification:
  • JK1161.A8 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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