Defending the filibuster : the soul of the Senate / Richard A. Arenberg and Robert B. Dove ; foreword by Senator Olympia Snowe.

Author: Arenberg, Richard A., 1945-

Edition Statement:Rev. and updated ed.

ImprintBloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2015.

Descriptionxviii, 270 pages ; 23 cm.

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

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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