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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Filibustering

I think someone asked about the longest filibuster in class, so here's the answer: the record for a filibuster is 24 hours and 18 minutes, set in 1957 by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond. If anyone has a LOT of time to kill, you can read the transcript in the Congressional Record, Volume 105.

Professor Pitney, if one of us tops this, does he or she retroactively get an A in your class??
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