The Politics of Settling Scores: The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government
One of the first orders of business for the 118th Congress was to create a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government
Tagged: House of Representatives
Democracy In Action or Inaction?
Both sides of the aisle described the longevity of the speaker election as a disgrace, an embarrassment, a failure of democracy. Was it?
Linky Friday: Those Folks on the Hill
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end-of-week tradition of bringing you links to stories from around the world and across the web. This week: The Folks on the Hill, looking at the newly sworn in Congress, with music to read, share, and discuss
Legitimacy and the So-Called House Popular Vote
Much ink has been spilt since Donald Trump’s election regarding the legitimacy of the U.S. government system, the fortitude of the rule of law, and the viability of American democracy. What do the 2018 election results tell us about those big, scary issues?
Immigration Reform’s Last Best Chance
Why a clever grassroots style campaign to persuade Congressional Republicans to allow a vote on reform still won’t work.
The Most Interesting Congressional Race In 2012…
…may very well be in Arizona’s new Ninth Congressional District, which wraps around the eastern side of Phoenix like a crescent, including much of Tempe and parts of Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, and Paradise Valley. If...
Constitutional Authority Statements
I was getting ready to write something about the new Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA for short – couldn’t get another O in there, guys?), and its intersection with the free market, libertarianism...
The Census and the Republican Victory in the House
The Republican sweep of the House of Representatives is enough a triumph in its own right, but lost in the shuffle is a factor far more important than mere congressional gains: following the 2010...
World’s Greatest Deliberative Body
Fantastic article on the modern Senate by George Packer – it’s a long one, but well worth the full read for those who have the time. For the totally inadequate, bullet-point version, Packer blames...
