The shutdown is not the fault of the U.S. Constitution

Lim, Elvin (2013) The shutdown is not the fault of the U.S. Constitution. LSE American Politics and Policy (17 Oct 2013). Website.

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More than two weeks into the U.S. government’s shutdown, many commentators are blaming the U.S. Constitution, with its separation of powers, for the political gridlock over the government’s budget and the debt ceiling. Elvin Lim argues that the Tea Party’s factionalism is really at fault – a factionalism that was opposed by the Constitution’s framers. He writes that errant members of Congress need to be reminded that they are part of a chamber of the United States, where the national majority is more important than one single faction.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2014 15:48
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58301

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