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 | Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate (Chicago Studies in American Politics) (1st Edition) by Gregory Koger Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-226-44965-3 / 0226449653 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-44965-4 / 9780226449654 In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. Both citizens and scholars tend to think of the legislative process as a game played by the rules in which v | |