climate change and filibuster
The Filibuster and the Environment
In the short run, limiting the filibuster will strengthen the hands of environmental regulators. What about the long run effects?
The filibuster arguably served a useful function when it allowed the minority to block action in extraordinary cases where its views were especially intense. It became no longer tolerable when it became a routine barrier to Senate action. Last week, the Senate abolished filibusters for nominations (except the Supreme Court). What does this mean for environmental …
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CONTINUE READINGShifting the Regulatory Status Quo: The Case of Climate Change
A basic insight of positive political theory is that the existence of veto points makes it possible for an agenda setter to substantially influence political outcomes. Essentially, an outcome is viable so long as it satisfies a basic condition: it must be closer than the status quoto to the optimum outcome for at least one …
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