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The constitutionality of the filibuster.
Constitutional Commentary; 6/22/2004; Gerhardt, Michael J.; 17411 words
; ... with the recent denunciations of the filibusters that have blocked floor votes on six ... embarrassing the senators responsible for the filibusters, much less of motivating the full ... three-fifths, or 60, senators to end a filibuster. (2) In the end, none of these fragmentary ... enhanced popular ...
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The constitutional option to change Senate rules and procedures: a majoritarian means to over come the filibuster.
Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy; 9/22/2004; Gold, Martin B. Gupta, Dimple; 26645 words
; ... precedents, Senators could filibuster a conference report merely ... Senate, explains that a filibuster can take many forms, including ... Old-Fashioned Jimmy Stewart-Style Filibuster?, History News Network, available at http ... FRANKLIN L. BURDETTE. FILIBUSTERING IN THE SENATE 15 (1940 ... were ...
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Analysis: Filibuster rule in the Senate
NPR Talk of the Nation; 4/27/2005; NEAL CONAN; 4527 words
; ... you've had the threat of the filibuster, which is not used that ... OF THE NATION from NPR News. (Soundbite of music) CONAN ... ramifications of killing the filibuster for judicial nominees ... who supports ending the filibuster. If you have a question ... things out because of the filibuster, but ...
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Defending the dinosaur: the case for not fixing the filibuster. (Senate filibuster)
Brookings Review; 6/22/1995; Frenzel, Bill; 1593 words
; Defending the filibuster may not be quite as nasty as taking ... words are ever spoken in defense of filibusters. Conventional wisdom and political ... activities. During the last biennium, filibusters became so unlovable that a group ...
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Republicans Would Nuke Democratic Filibuster
Human Events; 11/7/2005; Anonymous; 1339 words
; If the Senate Democrats filibuster the Supreme Court nomination of ... Senate rules to disallow judicial filibusters. Several Republican senators last ... eager, to cast a vote against the filibuster. In addition, two of the Republican ...
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Analysis: Filibuster fight in the Senate
Talk of the Nation (NPR); 5/23/2005; NEAL CONAN; 4917 words
; ... in your town about the issue of the filibuster fight in the United States Senate ... the rules? And I was watching Fox News Network one day and I believe it was ... of things were held up because of filibuster. CONAN: OK, Mike, thanks very much. We'll have more on the filibuster fight after the break ... .
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The Senate filibuster: a constitutional critique.
Perspectives on Political Science; 1/1/1997; Kearny, Edward N. Heineman, Robert; 4197 words
; ... stimulus plan was killed by a Republican filibuster in the U.S. Senate. Because the defeat ... prospects, the spotlight was turned on the filibuster device that had brought it about ... Senate after the 1994 elections, the filibuster became an important weapon of the ... suggested that the increased use of the ...
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Senate rules abused to keep filibusters Filibusters cannot be used to prevent changes in the rules that govern filibusters.
Chicago Sun-Times; 7/4/2003; Ronald D. Rotunda; 821 words
; The filibuster has a long history, but its pedigree ... if they only could vote. The modern filibuster is much more powerful than its historical ... senator to actually hold the floor to filibuster. Instead, a minority of 41 senators ...
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Filibuster Precedent? Democrats Point to '68 and Fortas; But GOP Senators Cite Differences in Current Effort to Bar Votes on Judges
The Washington Post; 3/18/2005; Charles Babington; 962 words
; ... battles have escalated, "with the filibuster being employed for the first time ... created by the unprecedented use of filibusters to defeat judicial nominations must ... record of the successful 1968 GOP-led filibuster against President Lyndon B. Johnson ... States. "Fortas Debate Opens with a ...
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It's absurd to defend the filibuster: Democrats, given their history, should not dare
Charleston Daily Mail; 4/12/2005; ANDRES MARTINEZ; 850 words
; ... of all our cherished liberties. The filibuster, from the Dutch word for pirate, is ... indefinitely extending debate. The Senate filibuster dates back to the early 19th century ... South's revenge for Gettysburg." The filibuster kept the federal government from combating ... the country used to rail against ...
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