Category Archives: legislation and legislatures

“More BS About ‘Both Sides'”

April 11, 2013, 7:00 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Eric Alterman Nation column: Believe me, I’m more annoyed at having to write this column again than you are at reading it. But dammit, nothing changes. The Republican Party has gone off the rails by virtually every available measure,… Continue reading

“Gun control, immigration and budget talks: Is there a thaw in Washington?”

April 11, 2013, 7:36 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Boehner Violates Hastert Rule Again”

April 10, 2013, 9:41 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Drucker reports.

“Reid not ready to move on changing filibuster rule on nominations”

April 9, 2013, 8:11 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NBC: Continuing an uneasy standoff with Republicans on filibusters of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the federal courts and to executive branch positions, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Tuesday he isn’t quite ready to pull the trigger on… Continue reading

“Conservative Group Helping Industry Fight Federal Cuts”

April 9, 2013, 7:56 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: “As one of the country’s largest and oldest conservative advocacy groups, the American Conservative Union has long fought to rein in federal spending and limit the size of government. But behind the scenes, the group has formed a… Continue reading

“Institutions Worthy of Our Parties: Should the U.S. Switch to a Parliamentary System?”

April 9, 2013, 7:49 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Seth Masket: Rick Hasen has a really interesting paper up discussing partisan polarization and the possibility of changing the Constitution to deal with it. (And you should really read Jonathan Bernstein’s response, too.) Hasen starts off by asking… Continue reading

“Reid Threatens Filibuster Reform With Nuclear Option”

April 8, 2013, 7:28 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

TPM: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) threatened in his most explicit terms yet to use the so-called nuclear option to weaken the filibuster if Republicans keep blocking judicial and other nominees from coming to a vote.”

Obama’s Catch-22

April 7, 2013, 8:04 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT: “Members of both parties say Mr. Obama faces a conundrum with his legislative approach to a deeply polarized Congress. In the past, when he has stayed aloof from legislative action, Republicans and others have accused him of a… Continue reading

“Senate has become more partisan, less collegial — more like the House”

April 7, 2013, 5:57 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Tax Lobby Builds Ties to Chairman of Finance Panel”

April 7, 2013, 5:54 pmlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Must-read NYT: To make their case as Congress prepares to debate a rewrite of the nation’s tax code, this diverse set of businesses has at least one strategy in common: they have retained firms that employ lobbyists who are… Continue reading