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How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism
Basic Books
September 2013
On Sale: September 3, 2013
272 pages
ISBN: 0465074731
EAN: 9780465074730
Kindle: B007UPDFKA
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Congressโ approval ratings are at record lows, and both Democrats and Republicans are disgusted by the governmentโs inability to get anything done. In their New York Times bestseller, Itโs Even Worse Than It Looks, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein present a grim picture of how personal pettiness has led the United States to the brink of institutional failure. The legislative process has been stuck in a grinding gridlock since 2006 because artificial barriers to compromise are exacerbating pre-existing structural deficiencies in all branches of government. While no โsilver bulletโ reform can solve everything, the authors argue for specific guidelines to fix Congressโ functionality and rescue American democracy from the bickering and gridlock of recent decades. With substantial new material that addresses the overwhelming media and public response to the bookโs arguments, explores how President Obama and the new Congress might work together more efficiently in the crucial years to come, and previews the fundamental issues that they will confront over the next four years, Itโs Even Worse Than It Looks is essential reading for everyone concerned with the precarious state of our country.
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