Defending the Filibuster (eBook)

The Soul of the Senate

Richard A. Arenberg, Robert B. Dove (Autoren)

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2014 | 2., Revised and Updated Edition
285 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-01631-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This award-winning study of today's filibuster debate provides a historical overview of Senate rules and an updated analysis of recent controversies. In an age of increasingly divided partisan politics, many argue that the Senate filibuster is undemocratic or even unconstitutional. Recent legislative disputes have brought criticism of Senate rules into sharp relief, and demands for abolition or reform of the filibuster have increased. In Defending the Filibuster, two experts on Senate procedure a veteran Senate aide and a former Senate Parliamentarian argue that the filibuster is fundamental to protecting the rights of the minority in American politics. Richard A. Arenberg and Robert B. Dove provide an instructive historical overview of the development of Senate rules, describe related procedures and tactics, and argue passionately for measured reforms. Thoroughly updated, this edition includes a new chapter recounting the events of 2012 13 that led to the first invocation of the "e;nuclear option"e; to restrict the use of the filibuster for presidential nominations, as well as a new foreword by former US Senator Olympia Snowe. The authors offer a stimulating assessment of the likelihood of further changes in Senate procedure and make their own proposals for reform. Winner, 2012 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year, Gold Medal in Political Science

Autor

amp;lt;P>Richard A. Arenberg served in senior congressional staff positions for 34 years as aide to Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and Senators Paul Tsongas and Carl Levin. He is Adjunct Lecturer in Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University. </P><P>Robert B. Dove is Parliamentarian Emeritus of the US Senate, having served as the Senate's Parliamentarian and Assistant Parliamentarian from 1966 to 2001. He is Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University, and George Mason University.</P>

Inhalt

<P>Foreword by Senator Olympia Snowe<BR>Preface<BR>1. Soul of the Senate<BR>2. Filibuster, Cloture, and Unfettered Amendment<BR>3. History of the Filibuster<BR>4. Polarized Politics and the Use and Abuse of the Filibuster<BR>5. Criticisms of the Filibuster<BR>6. The Dangers of Overzealous Reform<BR>7. Related Tactics: Holds<BR>8. Related Tactics: Filling the Amendment Tree<BR>9. Circumventing the Filibuster: Reconciliation<BR>10. Reforming the Filibuster: The Constitutional Option<BR>11. Reforming the Filibuster: The Nuclear Option<BR>12. Bring in the Cots<BR>13. Defending the Filibuster<BR>14. Looking Ahead<BR>Notes<BR>Selected Bibliography<BR>Index</P>

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.3.2020
• Vorwort: Olympia Snowe
• Zusatzinfo: 1 table
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 28 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: American Politics • Constitution • Law • Legislative branch • U.S. Senate
• ISBN-10: 0-253-01631-2 / 0253016312
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-01631-7 / 9780253016317