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Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate

Gregory Koger

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Description: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.a But this wasnOCOt 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 commodityOCothe side that has the most votes wins. In this comprehensive volume, " "Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers.a"Filibustering "explains how and why obstruction has been institutionalized in the U.S. Senate over the last fifty years, and how this transformation affects politics and policymaking. Koger also traces the lively history of filibustering in the U.S. House during the nineteenthacentury and measures the effects of filibusteringOCobills killed, compromises struck, and new issues raised by obstruction.aUnparalleled in the depth of its theory and its combination of historical and political analysis, "Filibustering "will be the definitive study of its subject for years to come.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate. To get started finding Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0226449661

Description: 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.a But this wasnOCOt 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 commodityOCothe side that has the most votes wins. In this comprehensive volume, " "Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers.a"Filibustering "explains how and why obstruction has been institutionalized in the U.S. Senate over the last fifty years, and how this transformation affects politics and policymaking. Koger also traces the lively history of filibustering in the U.S. House during the nineteenthacentury and measures the effects of filibusteringOCobills killed, compromises struck, and new issues raised by obstruction.aUnparalleled in the depth of its theory and its combination of historical and political analysis, "Filibustering "will be the definitive study of its subject for years to come.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate. To get started finding Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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