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A Better Congress
Change the Rules, Change the Results: A Modest Proposal - Citizen's Guide to Legislative Reform
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eBook - ePub
A Better Congress
Change the Rules, Change the Results: A Modest Proposal - Citizen's Guide to Legislative Reform
About this book
A Better Congress: Change the Rules, Change the Results, by Joseph Gibson, is a comprehensive look at the reasons that Congress does not work well and real solutions that can make Congress work better. Includes the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
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Table of contents
- Rosie the Riveter
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 : The Fortress of Incumbency
- Chapter 2 : The Ordeals of a Campaign
- Chapter 3 : The Skills Mismatch
- Chapter 4 : The Congressional Bubble
- Chapter 5 : Procedures Designed to Divide
- Chapter 6 : The Drive for Reelection
- Chapter 7 : "Accomplishments"
- Chapter 8 : Crisis: An Opportunity to Waste
- Chapter 9 : Third Rails
- Chapter 10 : Temporary Duty
- Chapter 11 : All Cards on the Table
- Chapter 12 : Back to Reality
- Chapter 13 : Focus, Focus, Focus
- Chapter 14 : Reading Is Fundamental
- Chapter 15 : A Purpose-Driven Minority
- Chapter 16 : The Committee on Repeals
- Chapter 17 : Just Do It
- Chapter 18 : Hurry Up and Waitt
- Chapter 19 : Be It Ever So Humble
- Chapter 20 : Other People’s Money
- Chapter 21 : Conclusion-Solutions, Solutions Everywhere, But...
- Appendix A : How the Figures for Numbers of Laws and Bills Used in This Book Were Derived
- Appendix B : Declaration of Independence
- Appendix C : U.S. Constitution and Amendments
- Index
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