1. Party caucus rules in Congress are important and unappreciated. I'm going to write this up in more detail next week, but I thought I'd start with a teaser here: party rules play an important role in shaping power, procedure, and outcomes in the House and Senate. Most people are aware that the legislative process is structured by a variety of rules, most notably those in the Constitution, statutory law, and the chamber rules/precedents of the House and Senate. But the legislative process is also governed by private rules developed by the political parties. For example, here are the
FIVE POINTS: Those Midwinter Divided-Caucus Blues
FIVE POINTS: Those Midwinter Divided-Caucus…
FIVE POINTS: Those Midwinter Divided-Caucus Blues
1. Party caucus rules in Congress are important and unappreciated. I'm going to write this up in more detail next week, but I thought I'd start with a teaser here: party rules play an important role in shaping power, procedure, and outcomes in the House and Senate. Most people are aware that the legislative process is structured by a variety of rules, most notably those in the Constitution, statutory law, and the chamber rules/precedents of the House and Senate. But the legislative process is also governed by private rules developed by the political parties. For example, here are the