Filibuster: obstruction and lawmaking in the u.s. senate
Auteur :
Wawro, Gregory / Schickler, Eric
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691134062
Date de publication :
9 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
472 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explains how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the 19th and early 20th century, when it lacked essential formal rules for governing debate. This book argues that in a system where filibusters played out as wars of attrition, the threat of rule changes prevented the institution from devolving into parliamentary chaos.