Category Archives: political parties

“Long Division: Measuring the polarization of American politics.”

December 1, 2013, 10:02 pmelection law biz, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Jill Lepore in the New Yorker: The study of government, like the government itself, is in a tight spot. In 2009, during a vote on a House appropriations bill, Tom Coburn, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, tried to abolish the… Continue reading

“Rethinking Congress: A revolutionary plan to make it more responsive”

December 1, 2013, 9:59 pmalternative voting systems, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Rob Richie and Devin McCarthy oped.

“Private Association and Public Brand: The Dualistic Conception of Political Parties in the Common Law World”

November 27, 2013, 8:35 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

Graeme Orr has posted this draft on SSRN ((2014) Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy ‘Political Parties, Partisanship and Political Theory,’ Special Issue, Forthcoming). Here is the abstract: This paper examines the legal conception of political parties. It… Continue reading

“Sore Loser Laws and Congressional Polarization”

November 27, 2013, 8:34 amcampaigns, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Barry Burden, Bradley Jones, and Michael Kang have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Legislative Studies Quarterly). here is the abstract: To enhance explanations for party polarization in the U.S. Congress, we focus on an unappreciated legal structure known as… Continue reading

“What the Filibuster Rule Changes, and What It Doesn’t”

November 24, 2013, 9:57 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT Room for Debate: Maybe Now We’ll See Some Action Gregory Koger, author, “Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate” These ‘Reforms’ Are a Huge Mistake Richard A. Arenberg, co-author, “Defending the Filibuster” The Way … Continue reading

More Sarah Binder on the Filibuster Change

November 24, 2013, 11:17 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Must-read.

“Filibuster Vote Just Tip of Dysfunction Iceberg”

November 22, 2013, 4:53 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT.

Some Smart Commentary on the Filibuster Today

November 21, 2013, 8:22 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Sarah Binder Jonathan Bernstein Larry Solum Jonathan Adler Will Baude David Weigel Emily Bazelon

The (Partial) End of the Filibuster as a Natural Consequence of Increased Polarization in the Senate

November 21, 2013, 1:37 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

It’s a subject I addressed in Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change, 86 Drake Law Review (2013) (symposium). Shorter version: pretty clear this was coming. Big question was who would pull the trigger.

Norm Ornstein: Sen. McConnell Secretly Wanted Reid to Break Filibuster

November 21, 2013, 10:10 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Interesting speculation.

Three Democrats Voting Against Going Nuclear on Judicial/Executive Nominations

November 21, 2013, 9:57 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Political Wire reports.

Race or Party? Cont’d

November 20, 2013, 9:11 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Black Caucus Sees Race as Factor in Filibusters, Eyes Rules Change

“We’re Not Bluffing”

November 20, 2013, 9:07 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

The end of the filibuster of judicial nominees Thursday? What I think has changed in the last few years is the calculation on the downside of going nuclear. How can Sen. McConnell plausibly threaten to make things worse if Democrats… Continue reading