Comments on: Blame Yesterday’s Reforms for Today’s Gridlocked Congress

By: What Broke Congress? More Power for Special Interests | FrumForum

What Broke Congress? More Power for Special Interests | FrumForum — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:29:52 +0000

[...] Kevin Drum, and Jonathan Bernstein offered different dissents from Erick Erickson’s to my column on how the post 1970s emphasis on “transparency” has weakened Congress’ ability [...]

By: WCCasey

WCCasey — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:43:12 +0000

Three comments:
1. Many would question the assumption that increased activity be Congress is a good thing.
2. The increase in legislative activity from 1950-1980 may have been due, at least in part, to the lack of other important business. The Great Depression dominated the 30s, while WWII did the same for the 40s.
3. The rapid increase in prosperity after WWII made possible, for the first time, federal financing of large-scale programs.

By: Yester-House, Yester-Senate, Yesterday « Around The Sphere

Yester-House, Yester-Senate, Yesterday « Around The Sphere — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:43:43 +0000

[...] Bartlett: David Frum has a good post today on how the reforms of the 1970s that were supposed to make Congress work better actually [...]

By: Don’t Blame Subcommittees | Global Stump

Don’t Blame Subcommittees | Global Stump — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:16:59 +0000

[...] Frum has a long piece today blaming procedural reforms of the 1970s for gridlock. Bruce Bartlett and Matt Yglesias both point out that Frum's focus on the [...]

By: Tuesday Coffee and Links « The Confluence

Tuesday Coffee and Links « The Confluence — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:01:27 +0000

[...] day that seemed to have some unintended results. You can check out what he thinks in this post “Blame Yesterday’s Reforms for Today’s Gridlocked Congress”. It’s an interesting perspective on the current state of the filibuster and why Senators [...]

By: 3-1-2010 The Day in Review | F i a t Lux

3-1-2010 The Day in Review | F i a t Lux — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:59:00 +0000

[...] Frum blames congressional gridlock on the reforms of the 1970s. Jonathan [...]

By: Matthew Yglesias » Civil Rights, Polarization, and Gridlock

Matthew Yglesias » Civil Rights, Polarization, and Gridlock — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:52:34 +0000

[...] Frum has an interesting piece blaming the congressional reforms of the 1970s for creating today’s dysfunctional congress. I agree with Bruce Bartlett, however, that you [...]

By: What Broke Congress?

What Broke Congress? — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:17:33 +0000

[...] Frum has a good post today on how the reforms of the 1970s that were supposed to make Congress work better actually [...]