How to fix the broken Senate and save America Merkley, Jeffrey A. (Jeffrey Alan) 1956- creator Zamore, Mike text bibliography nyu 2024 monographic eng xvi, 232 pages ; 23 cm "The U.S. Senator from Oregon who is leading the fight to restore the talking filibuster explains how changing just one rule could save our democracy"-- Gridlock -- The Code -- Pirates in the Senate -- The defining struggle -- The Code strikes back -- Defending Jim Crow -- The myth -- Backfire -- Turbocharged obstruction -- Byrd's nuclear template -- A "filibuster rebellion" -- Going nuclear -- Heads I win, tails you lose -- A battle for the soul of the nation -- The endgame -- Finishing the job. Senator Jeff Merkley, with Mike Zamore. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- United States. Congress. Senate Freedom of debate Estados Unidos. Congreso. Senado Filibusters (Political science) United States Oposición (Ciencia Política) JK 1161 M563f 2024 328.73/0775 9781620977989 (hc) 2023027955 DLC 230613 20250514120218.0 23184834 eng