Jan

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2021

Kill Switch The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Demacy by Adam Jentleson

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Kill Switch  The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Demacy by Adam Jentleson


Kill Switch The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Demacy by Adam Jentleson



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"An impeccably timed book. . . . Jentleson understands the inner workings of the institution, down to the most granular details, showing precisely how arcane procedural rules can be leveraged to dramatic effect." ? Jennifer Szalai, New York Times
An insider's account of how politicians representing a radical white minority of Americans have used "the world's greatest deliberative body" to hijack our demacy.
Every major decision governing our diverse, majority-female, and increasingly liberal country bears the stamp of the United States Senate, an institution controlled by people who are almost exclusively white, overwhelmingly male, and disproportionately conservative. Although they do not represent a majority of Americans-and will not for the foreseeable future-today's Republican senators possess the power to block most legislation. Once known as "the world's greatest deliberative body," the Senate has become one...


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