http://organon.jimhufford.com/2010/01/the-filibuster-and-the-accountability-problem/ An instrument of Jim Hufford Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://organon.jimhufford.com/2010/01/the-filibuster-and-the-accountability-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6393 The ACA Turns One : Organon Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:39:51 +0000 http://organon.jimhufford.com/?p=368#comment-6393 [...] spite of all that, I would be optimistic about our prospects over the long haul, were it not for structural defects in our political system. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these defects is the filibuster—i.e., the 60-vote supermajority [...] [...] spite of all that, I would be optimistic about our prospects over the long haul, were it not for structural defects in our political system. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these defects is the filibuster—i.e., the 60-vote supermajority [...]

]]> http://organon.jimhufford.com/2010/01/the-filibuster-and-the-accountability-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Neither a Maker Nor a Supporter of Filibusters Be : Organon Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:07:10 +0000 http://organon.jimhufford.com/?p=368#comment-112 [...] consequences of failure to accomplish the government’s important business fall on the majority and on the president. If the government is broken, the voters are going to blame the party in power [...] [...] consequences of failure to accomplish the government’s important business fall on the majority and on the president. If the government is broken, the voters are going to blame the party in power [...]

]]> http://organon.jimhufford.com/2010/01/the-filibuster-and-the-accountability-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Congressional Approval : Organon Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:10:27 +0000 http://organon.jimhufford.com/?p=368#comment-83 [...] I think, suggests that the accountability crisis I’ve been harping on should be especially intense when the majority party in the Senate also [...] [...] I think, suggests that the accountability crisis I’ve been harping on should be especially intense when the majority party in the Senate also [...]

]]> http://organon.jimhufford.com/2010/01/the-filibuster-and-the-accountability-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Dysfunctionocracy : Organon Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:44 +0000 http://organon.jimhufford.com/?p=368#comment-64 [...] point here is not that people are stupid. The point is that there’s a systemic crisis of accountability in American politics today. As Matthew Yglesias recently suggested, the voting public cares about [...] [...] point here is not that people are stupid. The point is that there’s a systemic crisis of accountability in American politics today. As Matthew Yglesias recently suggested, the voting public cares about [...]

]]> http://organon.jimhufford.com/2010/01/the-filibuster-and-the-accountability-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Where Did We Go Wrong? | The Incidental Economist Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:03:04 +0000 http://organon.jimhufford.com/?p=368#comment-49 [...] then there’s the filibuster—which you can read about here, here, there, here, and, well, just about anywhere else. Now, the filibuster is not a direct product of the [...] [...] then there’s the filibuster—which you can read about here, here, there, here, and, well, just about anywhere else. Now, the filibuster is not a direct product of the [...]

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