Citizens Must Drive Electoral Reform
Special to Roll Call
In his column on the failure of redistricting initiatives to pass in Ohio and California last week, Stuart Rothenberg gets the diagnosis right (On Redistricting, Voters Have Spoken Up for the Status Quo, Nov. 10). But, like most U.S. reformers, he overlooks a promising cure for the problem he identifies one that could help reformers overcome the hurdles they face in getting reform through the initiative process.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article










