“Our Broken Constitution”
Looking forward to reading this @JeffreyToobin New Yorker piece (currently behind the paywall–meaning I will have to read on my tiny iPhone screen).
Category Archives: political parties
“Long Division: Measuring the polarization of American politics.”
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”
Rob Richie and Devin McCarthy oped.
“Private Association and Public Brand: The Dualistic Conception of Political Parties in the Common Law World”
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”
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”
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
“Filibuster Vote Just Tip of Dysfunction Iceberg”
Some Smart Commentary on the Filibuster Today
The (Partial) End of the Filibuster as a Natural Consequence of Increased Polarization in the Senate
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
Three Democrats Voting Against Going Nuclear on Judicial/Executive Nominations
Race or Party? Cont’d
“We’re Not Bluffing”
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