Arenberg, Richard A. <br/><br/>
Defending the Filibuster :  The Soul of the Senate. 

 - 2nd ed. 
 - 1 online resource (292 pages) 
 - Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology Series .
 - Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology Series .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780253016317 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Filibusters (Political science)--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK1161.A8 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>328.73/02