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It's Even Worse Than It Looks

How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism
Aug 02, 2012binational rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent in identifying the causes of our current political dysfunction. Also shows why many proposed cures (term limits, full public financing of elections, third party, constitutional amendment to balance the budget) will do little or no good, and in many cases further harm. Has some good suggestions on how to fix the problem, not all of them realistic. The graphs on party polarization and liberal-conservative voting averages across US history (pp. 45, 57) are very revealing. So is the excellent discussion of the problem with the Senate filibuster rule, individual holds, and the new nullification (pp. 84-101).