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Congress Behaving Badly - The Rise of Partisanship and Incivility and the Death of Public Trust (Hardcover)
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Congress Behaving Badly - The Rise of Partisanship and Incivility and the Death of Public Trust (Hardcover)
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Partisan rancor and the public exchange of incivilities among
members of Congress have become rampant on Capitol Hill and in the
media studios since the 1980s. Polarization between mutually
repugnant congressional factions has reached the point that the
legislative process is paralyzed and democracy is hobbled. Ahuja
documents the rise of incivility and partisan shrillness in
Congress, traces its complex causes, identifies its adverse
consequences for the functioning of democratic government, and
prescribes remedies to curb destructive partisanship and restore
dignity and efficiency to the workings of Congress. Partisan rancor
and the public exchange of incivilities between members of Congress
have become rampant on Capitol Hill and in the media studios since
the 1980s. Polarization between mutually repugnant congressional
factions has reached the point that the legislative process is
paralyzed and democracy is hobbled. Ahuja documents the rise of
incivility and the partisan shrillness in Congress, traces its
complex causes, identifies its adverse consequences for the
functioning of democratic government, and prescribes remedies to
curb destructive partisanship and restore dignity and efficiency to
the workings of Congress. Ahuja catalogs the most shocking examples
of the abrasive new confrontational style as practiced by the likes
of Gingrich, Burton, and Pelosi in the House, and by Boxer,
Santorum, and Lott in the Senate. He contrasts this new style of
congressional comportment with the decorum and pragmatism of the
old style exemplified by such leaders as Foley, Hamilton, and
Michel in the House, and by Dirksen, Mansfield, and Moynihan in the
Senate. Ahuja identifies six causes of the rise of partisanship and
incivility among congressional members: *Political redistricting
and imposition of party discipline. *rising influence of
adversarial special-interest groups. *adversarial format fostered
by the 24-hour news cycle. *rising use of short-term consultants.
*increasing insertion of wedge issues. *avoidance of social
interaction among opposing members. The author prescribes measures
for restoring civility and moderating partisanship in Congress:
reapportioning legislative districts; restricting the influence of
consultants, media, and interest groups; and regularizing social
interaction among congressional opponents.
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