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Defending the Filibuster: 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 paralyzing requirements for supermajorities and destructive parliamentary tactics...more
Hardcover, 261 pages
Published
August 21st 2012
by Indiana University Press
(first published August 17th 2012)
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The book provides an excellent history-in-depth regarding the filibuster and an almost convincing case against major filibuster reform. As the authors note, where you sit is where you stand. This is a book for anyone who cares about the distinctive American expression of representative democracy…you should read it.
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