Primary primers: why the senate filibuster is so important in this presidential election
Bell, L. C.
(22 October 2020)
Primary primers: why the senate filibuster is so important in this presidential election.
USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog.
US Senators can use the filibuster to delay and block legislation. Lauren C. Bell writes that should Joe Biden win the White House and then wish to increase the size of the Supreme Court through legislation, then the already diminished Senate filibuster would need to be eliminated completely – something that the former Vice President appears reluctant to do.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 12 Nov 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107383 |