Facing the Four Structural Threats to US Democracy
According to some pessimists, the US Constitution was not designed to address the challenges of a country so sharply divided by income, race, and partisanship. In recent years, the California legislature has cleaned up redistricting, introduced “top two primaries” and an aggressive disclosure system...
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Published in | Project Syndicate |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Newsletter |
Language | English |
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Project Syndicate
10.11.2017
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Summary: | According to some pessimists, the US Constitution was not designed to address the challenges of a country so sharply divided by income, race, and partisanship. In recent years, the California legislature has cleaned up redistricting, introduced “top two primaries” and an aggressive disclosure system, reformed term limits, eliminated a supermajority rule for state budgetary measures, and improved the ballot-initiative process. [...]the legislature has become dramatically more effective, and its approval rating has gone from just 14% seven years ago to 57% today – its highest level since 1988. |
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