Kill switch the rise of the modern Senate and the crippling of American democracy
"An insider's account of how politicians representing a radical minority of Americans are using "the greatest deliberative body in the world" to hijack our democracy. Every major decision governing our diverse, majority-female, and increasingly liberal country bears the stamp of...
| Main Author: | Jentleson, Adam (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The little harm thesis
- Rise of the filibuster. Birth of a notion ; "Victorious in the midst of unbroken defeats" ; Dawn of the supermajority ; An idea whose time has come
- Tyranny of the minority. The superminority ; Outside in ; Means of control ; What it takes ; The uniter
- Conclusion: How to save the Senate.