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Author:
Merkley, Jeffrey A., author.
Title:
FILIBUSTERED! : HOW TO FIX THE BROKEN SENATE AND SAVE AMERICA / Senator Jeff Merkley, with Mike Zamore.
Publisher:
The New Press,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
pages cm
Subject:
Filibusters (Political science)--United States.
United States.--Senate--Senate--Freedom of debate.
Other Authors:
Zamore, Mike, author.
Notes:
2024/01/09 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Gridlock -- The Code -- Pirates in the Senate -- The defining struggle -- The Code strikes back -- Defending Jim Crow -- The myth -- Backfire -- Turbocharged obstruction -- Byrd's nuclear template -- A "filibuster rebellion" -- Going nuclear -- Heads I win, tails you lose -- A battle for the soul of the nation -- The endgame -- Finishing the job.
Summary:
"The U.S. Senator from Oregon who is leading the fight to restore the talking filibuster explains how changing just one rule could save our democracy"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1620977982
9781620977989
LCCN:
2023027955
Locations:
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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