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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
Source:The New Democrat “Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s […]
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The Week: Opinion- Ryan Cooper: ‘The Case For Paying Congress A Lot More’: Because Government Doesn’t Waste Enough Money?
Source:The New Democrat “A common populist attitude in American politics is the idea that public service should not pay well. By this view, being a politician shouldn’t be about grubby paycheck comparisons, but instead high-minded public virtue. State legislators in … Continue reading
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Tagged 116th Congress, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Big Government, Congressional Pay Raise, FOX Business, FOX Business Network, James Lamkford, Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ryan Cooper, Senator James Lankford, Stuart Varney, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Varney & Company, Washington, Washington DC
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Commentary Magazine: Yuval Levin- ‘Congress is Weak Because Its Members Want it To Be’
Source: The New Democrat “Congress is weak because its member want it to be”: I completely agree with Yuval Levin on this, but I would put it and phrase it differently. The last 10-20 years perhaps longer Congress’s ( both … Continue reading
Roll Call: David Hawkings- Opus: ‘5 Reasons Why Congress is Broken’
Source: The New Democrat I guess I would disagree a little with what David Hawkings is saying here and that I would add a little to his argument as well. Money, is an issue with Congressional elections, but it’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged 115th Congress, America, American Voters, David Hawkings, Democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Full-Disclosure, Gerrymandering, Republican Party, Republicans, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Voters
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The Ripon Society: The Ripon Forum- Gregory Koger: Preserve The Filibuster- Protect People From Political Parties
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Before I get into the Republican hypocrisy about the Senate filibuster which is as loud as Metallica heavy metal concert unclose with no earplugs and as obvious as the Grand … Continue reading
Roll Call: David Hawkings – Whiteboard: What is a Filibuster?
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat David Hawkings is right about what an actual filibuster is. Its generally one Senator or a group of Senator’s who take to the Senate floor and talk forever basically, or … Continue reading
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Tagged 115th Congress, Check and Balances, Cloture Rule, Congressional Rules, David Hawkings, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Limited Government, Majority Party, Minority Party, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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Brookings Institution: Governance Studies- Molly Reynolds: Limitations of The Senate Filibuster
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Warning! This article is only for truly hard-core political and Congressional junkies and people who haven’t slept in days and need to fall asleep real quick. Great bedtime reading for … Continue reading
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Tagged 115th Congress, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Rules, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Molly Reynolds, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate
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Crash Course: Craig Benzine- The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Crash Course: Craig Benzine- The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics The main reason why we have a bicameral Congress made up of a House of Representatives and a … Continue reading
The Nation: Rebecca Vallas & Melissa Boteach: Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case For Raising The Minimum Wage
Source:The New Democrat Am I missing something here, or has The Nation come back down to Planet Earth and finally just left Planet Utopia where there’s no such thing as war, poverty, bigotry, everything that most people see as bad? … Continue reading
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Tagged 114th Congress, 2015, America, House Republicans, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Workers, Melissa Boteach, Minimum Wage, Paul Ryan, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Rebecca Vallas, Speaker Paul Ryan, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work, Wisconsin
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