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...PULL IT OFF? Why not? They both have that rubber-face thing going on. Thurber would have approved...
...Even in the worst-case scenario, there is a glimmer of hope, adds Thurber. If Congress doesn't move in time to approve legislation before heading home in October, they could return after the November elections for a somewhat unusual lame-duck session, bringing back all current members of Congress, including those just ousted, for a last stab at passing the bill...
...very close on the election reform action; it would be a shame if they didn't pass it on time because the differences are so slight," says James Thurber, professor of government and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential studies at American University. A few points of conflict: Democrats want protections for disabled voters who may be excluded from non-accessible polling places. Republicans are more concerned with cutting down on voter fraud, pushing for new voter-identification requirements and stricter guidelines for mail-in registration...
...Unfortunately for voters, even those relatively insignificant differences may be too much for this overloaded Congress to overcome. Since 9/11, congressional attention, like everyone else's, has snapped away from domestic policy and toward the war on terror. There are domestic issues on the table, says Thurber, but they are evergreen, high profile bills, like Medicare reform and bankruptcy protection measures. Issues, in other words, that directly affect this administration, says Susan Tolchin, professor of public policy and an expert on elections at George Mason University. "This is not an issue that has hurt Republicans so far," says Tolchin. "Look...
...What we saw in Florida during the gubernatorial primary puts more pressure on Congress to act," says Thurber...