Merkley, Jeffrey A. 1956-

Filibustered! : How to fix the broken Senate and save America / Senator Jeff Merkley, with Mike Zamore. - xvi, 232 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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"--

9781620977989 (hc)

2023027955


United States. Congress. Senate --Freedom of debate.
Estados Unidos. Congreso. Senado


Filibusters (Political science)--United States.
Oposición (Ciencia Política)

JK 1161 / M563f 2024

328.73/0775