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On Parliamentary War: Partisan Conflict and Procedural Change in the U.S. Senate
2019 Edition, With a new PrefaceJames I. Wallner
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Dysfunction in the Senate is driven by the deteriorating relationship between the majority and minority parties. Regular order is virtually nonexistent and unorthodox parliamentary procedures are frequently needed to pass important legislation. Democrats and Republicans are fighting a parliamentary war in the Senate to steer the future of the country. James Wallner presents a bargaining model of procedural change to explain the persistence of the filibuster in this polarized environment, focusing on the dynamics responsible for contested procedural change. Wallner's model explains why Senate majorities have historically tolerated the filibuster, even when it has defeated their agendas, despite having the power to eliminate it. It also shows why the then-Democratic majority deployed the nuclear option to eliminate the filibuster for an Obama judicial nominee in 2013. On Parliamentary War's game-theory approach unveils the relationship between partisan conflict and procedural change in the Senate.
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Paperback Edition
One. On Parliamentary War
Part I The Strategic Context of Procedural Change
Two. Parliamentary War in Theory
Three. The Procedural Architecture of Senate Decision-Making
Part II A Tale of Two Minorities
Four. Analyzing Minority Behavior in Parliamentary War