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The Senate: Out Of Order?, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
The Senate: Out Of Order?, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl
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Due to the routine use of the filibuster and related devices, today’s Senate operates as a supermajoritarian body. This Symposium Article considers whether this supermajoritarian aspect of the Senate renders it dysfunctional and, if so, what can be done about it. I contend that the Senate is indeed broken. Its current supermajoritarian features have pernicious effects. Further, and contrary to the claims of many of the Senate’s defenders, this aspect of the Senate is not part of the original design. I go on to explain why the Senate’s procedures, despite their deficiencies, have nonetheless proven resistant to reform. The impediment …
The Constitutionality Of The Filibuster, Michael J. Gerhardt
The Constitutionality Of The Filibuster, Michael J. Gerhardt
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No abstract provided.
On Difference And Equality, Cynthia V. Ward
On Difference And Equality, Cynthia V. Ward
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A Lecture, Delivered To The Law Class Of William And Mary College, June 17, 1839, Being The Last Of A Course Of Lectures On The Philosophy Of Government And Constitutional Law, N. Beverley Tucker
A Lecture, Delivered To The Law Class Of William And Mary College, June 17, 1839, Being The Last Of A Course Of Lectures On The Philosophy Of Government And Constitutional Law, N. Beverley Tucker
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A Lecture On Government, N. Beverley Tucker
A Lecture On Government, N. Beverley Tucker
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No abstract provided.