On Parliamentary War
On Parliamentary War Dysfunction in the Senate is driven by the deteriorating relationship between the majority and minority parties. Democrats and Republicans are fighting a parliamentary war in the…
Specifikacia On Parliamentary War
On Parliamentary War
Dysfunction in the Senate is driven by the deteriorating relationship between the majority and minority parties. Democrats and Republicans are fighting a parliamentary war in the Senate to steer the future of the country. Regular order is virtually nonexistent and unorthodox parliamentary procedures are frequently needed to pass important legislation.
Wallner's model explains why Senate majorities have historically tolerated the filibuster, even when it has defeated their agendas, despite having the power to eliminate it. James Wallner presents a bargaining model of procedural change to explain the persistence of the filibuster in this polarized environment, focusing on the dynamics responsible for contested procedural change. It also shows why the then-Democratic majority deployed the nuclear option to eliminate the filibuster for an Obama judicial nominee in 2013. On