Thursday, May 8, 2008
Conference speaker Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, from The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track
[Congress] has strayed far from its deliberative roots and [is] a body that does not live up to the aspirations envisioned for it by the framers. This problem is not just stylistic, or something that offends academics and other analysts… Those consequences affect all of us. (2006, pp. 12-13)
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Hello,
Thanks for the survey and for your efforts to improve America. One huge issue that I didn't see reflected was corruption. We're one of the most, if not the most, corrupt western countries. That is at the root of everything on the list, and my fear is that we'll only continue to apply band aids to a rotten core. Adding serious campaign finance reform to your list would be a start.
Thank you. --Allen Noren
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