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Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate
In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn’t always the case. Both citizens and scholars tend to think of the legislative process as a game played by the rules in which votes are the critical commodity—the side that has the most votes wins. In t...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
June 1st 2010
by University Of Chicago Press
(first published 2010)
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The filibuster in the Senate has become, especially in the last decade or so, a major feature of the institutional structure of US politics. Indeed, I am of the opinion that it is far more significant than most people realize and is a topic in need of discussion and debate.
Koger's book is an excellent overview of the development of this mechanism as well as an analysis of its significance within the the functioning of the Senate, as well as the Congress writ large. In fact, he deals with filibus...more
Koger's book is an excellent overview of the development of this mechanism as well as an analysis of its significance within the the functioning of the Senate, as well as the Congress writ large. In fact, he deals with filibus...more
Too boring.
A very good, detailed, precise account of House and Senate obstructionism.
Actually a Peru interesting read once it got going. The author was a little on the defensive and repeated himself some. But I learned a lot.
Jan 19, 2013
Thecat3786
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