Filibustering

A subject in the news - both sides of the Atlantic. I picked up a book by Gregory Koger with that title in the library of Congress bookshop. It's an interesting book - "which seeks to provide a general overview of how legislators obstruct (and respond to obstruction, measures filibustering in both chambers of Congress over time, and explains patterns of filibustering in both chambers"

It looks at the history and practice of filibustering - and explains why filibusters have increased in number and effect - just as rules to break filibusters have been made easier.

Well worth a read - whether you wish to learn more about congressional practice -  or engage with the current debate which maqy come to a climax next week - or even how to develop an effective filibustering strategy!