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It was nice of Fry to single out the Senate, as its actions certainly do not reflect the will of the American people. The House—which, unlike the Senate, gives all citizens equal representation regardless of which state they live in—has already passed cap-and...

Author: By Dylan R. Matthews | Title: Kill The Senate. Kill It Dead. | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

The fact that the Senate has traditionally derailed legislation that I support is, of course, not a good enough reason to abolish it. The fact that it consistently neglects the popular will, however, is. Take the example of the Social Security Act. In 1935, when the bill was being debated...

Author: By Dylan R. Matthews | Title: Kill The Senate. Kill It Dead. | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

This should not be surprising. The senate is not set up to account for the popular will, but to resist the passions of voters. James Madison said as much in Federalist No. 63, writing that the Senate would act as “a defense to the people against their...

Author: By Dylan R. Matthews | Title: Kill The Senate. Kill It Dead. | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

Maybe Harvard students today have too much else to do or too much to lose. Maybe we just have a stronger stomach for tyranny than our Revolutionary forefathers. The lack of hot breakfast glares as a public symbol that our administration is too careless and too calloused to even keep...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Phaneuf | Title: Behold, Cold Breakfast Stinketh! | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

Despite the worldwide headlines, Parker's victory will have little resonance on a statewide scale. Houston is a place where Republicans like Governor Rick Perry and his primary challenger, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, go for fundraisers, not votes. Indeed, the moderate GOP votes that Parker won may come at a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Houston's Gay Mayor Means for Texas | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

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