In this lively analysis, Daniel Wirls examines the Senate in
relation to our other institutions of government and the
constitutional system as a whole, exposing the role of the "world's
greatest deliberative body" in undermining effective government and
maintaining white supremacy in America. As Wirls argues, from the
founding era onward, the Senate constructed for itself an
exceptional role in the American system of government that has no
firm basis in the Constitution. This self-proclaimed exceptional
status is part and parcel of the Senate's problematic role in the
governmental process over the past two centuries, a role shaped
primarily by the combination of equal representation among states
and the filibuster, which set up the Senate's clash with modern
democracy and effective government and has contributed to the
contemporary underrepresentation of minority members. As he
explains, the Senate's architecture, self-conception, and resulting
behavior distort rather than complement democratic governance and
explain the current gridlock in Washington, D.C. If constitutional
changes to our institutions are necessary for better governance,
then how should the Senate be altered to be part of the solution
rather than part of the problem? This book provides one answer.
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