Defending the Filibuster, Revised and Updated Edition The Soul of the Senate

Name: Defending the Filibuster, Revised and Updated Edition The Soul of the Senate
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ISBN: 9780253001917

ISBN-10: 0253001919

ISBN-13: 9780253001917

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Richard A. Arenberg, Robert B. Dove, Mark Udall, Ted Kaufman

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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 unlimited amendment have led to paralyzing requirements for supermajorities and destructive parliamentary tactics such as "secret holds." In Defending the Filibuster, a veteran Senate aide and a former Senate Parliamentarian maintain that the filibuster is fundamental to the character of the Senate. They contend that the filibuster protects the rights of the minority in American politics, assures stability and deliberation…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 8/21/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Soul of the Senate



Filibuster, Cloture, and Unfettered Amendment



History of the Filibuster



Polarized Politics and the Use and Abuse of the Filibuster



Criticisms of the Filibuster



The Dangers of Overzealous Reform



Related Tactics: Holds



Related Tactics: Filling the Amendment Tree



Circumventing the Filibuster: Reconciliation



Reforming the Filibuster: The Constitutional Option



Reforming the Filibuster: The Nuclear Option



Bring in the Cots



Defending the Filibuster


Epilogue


Appendixes


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index