Robert Dove
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Robert B. Dove, parliamentarian emeritus of the U.S. Senate, spent 36 years on Capitol Hill, 13 of them advising senators on legislative process and procedures. He is currently an attorney with Patton Boggs. He’s the co-author of “Defending the Filibuster.”

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Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate
Richard ArenbergTaken together, the events in recent years threaten to change the U.S. Senate as we know it. Some inside the Senate and outside will cheer these developments. Many progressive organizations continue to demand an end to the filibuster. Whether they will continue this quest can only be surmised. In 2010, just a few months before…

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