Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

by G Koger (Author)

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  2010

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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. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers.