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How to Free Congress’s Mind (Op-Ed)

Date: November 29, 2011

Authors: Prof. Amy Gutmann Ph.D. and Prof. Dennis F. Thompson Ph.D.

QUOTE: Institutional reforms themselves require a change in the mind-sets of our political leaders, and they will not happen without compromise. Either legislators adopt a compromising attitude, in which case the reforms are not essential, or they do not adopt it, in which case they will not be able to agree on the reforms. There is no deus ex machina that will save Congress from itself.

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Key People:

• Rep. John A. Boehner
• Sen. Edward "Ted" Moore Kennedy
• Sen. Orrin Grant Hatch Esq.
• President Ronald Wilson Reagan

Key Organizations:

• New York Times Company

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  • Control / Access / Permission
    • Cooperation / Coordination / Collaboration
  • Information
    • Arguments / Debates / Demagoguery
      • Consistency/Hypocrisy

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Legislative Branch (Congress/Senate/House of Representatives/Parliament)
    • Separation Powers / Checks and Balances
  • Politics (General)
    • Politics: Campaign Finance
    • Politics: Morality/Integrity (Personal)
    • Politics: Rightist

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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