Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate
(Part of the Chicago Studies in American Politics Series)
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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 this comprehensive volume, Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226449653
ISBN13:9780226449654
Release Date:June 2010
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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