“Is nuclear winter coming to the Senate this summer?”
Sarah Binder sees confusion ahead.
Category Archives: political parties
NYT Says Senate Dems Could Go Nuclear Soon in Filibuster Showdown
“Jungle Primary Angst for California Democratic Consultants | Shop Talk”
Verrrrrry interesting:
The fallout in the consulting world from two obscure local races continues to reverberate in the Golden State political world. At issue is the involvement of Democratic consultants in two 2012 Democrat-vs.-Democrat California Assembly general-election campaigns.
Two… Continue reading
“Judge: Take politics out of our races”
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Should Ohio judicial elections go entirely nonpartisan on the ballot? Should Ohio switch to some nonpartisan process to help governors fill judicial vacancies, and should those appointments require state Senate confirmation?
In a Cleveland appearance Thursday before… Continue reading
“G.O.P. Delays on Nominees Raise Tension”
Very important NYT article on what’s going on with the Senate, procedurally and politically.
“Rules Committee to Democrats: Keep It to Yourselves”
“It’s Still About the Broken GOP”
Jonathan Bernstein:
I have to commend Ezra Klein for push, push, pushing everyone to understand the place of the presidency in the US political system. As he says, that system “is centered around Congress rather than the White House,”… Continue reading
“The House Prefers Chaos to Order’
NYT Editorial:
“Regular order!” That has been the demand of House Republicans for three years, insisting on a return to the distant days when Congress actually passed budget resolutions and spending bills, instead of paying for the government through… Continue reading
“As Senators Head for Exit, Few Step Up to Run for Seats”
“Marco Rubio gets Florida Legislature to eliminate early primary in 2016”
Miami Herald: “U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio persuaded state lawmakers to make a last-minute change eliminating Florida’s early presidential primary – a race in which the Republican could be on the ballot.”
“Jeff Merkley Escalates Push For Filibuster Reform”
Give the People What They Want
In my forthcoming Drake Law Review symposium piece on political dysfunction and constitutional change, I take on a number of arguments about whether the current federal government is dysfunctional. Among the arguments I consider is Jonathan Rauch’s argument that the… Continue reading