Forge of Democracy: The House of RepresentativesD. McKay, 1963 - 496 pagini |
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... limited , and then limited again and again . Traditional procedures had to be abbreviated or repealed . " The House once debated , " Woodrow Wilson , a careful student of the House , wrote in 1908. " Now it does not debate . It has not ...
... limited , and then limited again and again . Traditional procedures had to be abbreviated or repealed . " The House once debated , " Woodrow Wilson , a careful student of the House , wrote in 1908. " Now it does not debate . It has not ...
Pagina 48
... limited a member of the House to that brief amount of time to explain the provisions and argue the merits of his amendment . Paradox- ically , this rule increased rather than decreased filibustering , be- cause it encouraged the ...
... limited a member of the House to that brief amount of time to explain the provisions and argue the merits of his amendment . Paradox- ically , this rule increased rather than decreased filibustering , be- cause it encouraged the ...
Pagina 203
... limited each traveling Representative to $ 25 a day in official expenses . In January , 1963 , the House itself acted to restrict the foreign travels of its members . Responding in part to the junkets of Lankford in 1961 and Powell in ...
... limited each traveling Representative to $ 25 a day in official expenses . In January , 1963 , the House itself acted to restrict the foreign travels of its members . Responding in part to the junkets of Lankford in 1961 and Powell in ...
Cuprins
CHAPTER ONE The Solemn Assembly | 1 |
CHAPTER Two Rival for Power | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE The House Rules | 39 |
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