The Cure for Our Broken Political Process: How We Can Get Our Politicians to Resolve the Issues Tearing Our Country Apart - Hardcover

Erdman, Sol; Susskind, Lawrence

9781597972697: The Cure for Our Broken Political Process: How We Can Get Our Politicians to Resolve the Issues Tearing Our Country Apart

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ISBN 10: 159797269X ISBN 13: 9781597972697

Verlag: Potomac Books Inc, 2008

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"A great book, brilliantly written, presenting an intriguing idea that when tested could have great benefits. This is the kind of government we might aspire to in the years ahead."--Amory Houghton Jr., former member of Congress (R-NY) for nine terms, former CEO of Corning Glass Works, and chairman of the Republican Main Street Partnership--Amory Houghton Jr. "Just about everyone agrees that the American system of government isn't working well and that many problems unnecessarily turn into crises before we can muster the will to act. In this daring book, Sol Erdman and Lawrence Susskind carefully dissect the problems with our system and propose a novel way to turn it around. Not everyone will agree that this is the answer, but by making us think about alternatives, the book will help us face up to the dysfunctions that plague our society. Stretch your mind and read this book."--Larry J. Sabato, author of A More Perfect Constitution and director of the Center for Politics, University of Virginia--Larry J. Sabato "Personally accountable representation is as right for American citizens as it is radical for members of Congress who cozy up to special interests. Every thoughtful voting American who despairs about a political system hobbled by many ills should read The Cure for Our Broken Political Process. Erdman and Susskind lay out a solution that has the potential to benefit every one of us."--Roger W. Stephenson, APR, Executive Vice President for Programs at Clean Air-Cool Planet--Roger W. Stephenson

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Record numbers of Americans fear that our political process is broken-for good reason. Our nation faces unprecedented challenges, yet our politicians spend most of their energy attacking one another. All the while, no one in public life has offered a practical way to neutralize the bitter partisanship that paralyzes Washington. The Cure for Our Broken Political Process fills that void. The authors show exactly how concerned citizens can get politicians from all camps to negotiate genuine solutions to the most vexing issues. Sol Erdman and Lawrence Susskind base their case on their thirty years of experience in resolving political conflict. The Cure begins with hard evidence that our country could work out practical solutions to nearly every major issue that now divides us, solutions that all sides could support. Why, then, don't our politicians seek out those solutions? The authors debunk all the accepted explanations and then uncover the real reason. By telling the story of a concerned citizen who runs for Congress, the book shows that two basic features of our elections virtually compel politicians to bicker endlessly over major problems. So, as long as our elections work as they do today, our lawmakers will keep on fighting, leaving the critical issues unresolved. The authors then spell out how to redesign elections so that politicians would win only if they produced useful results-only if they negotiated practical solutions to pressing problems. The book concludes with a step-by-step plan proving that ordinary citizens have the power to bring about these changes. To anyone who fears that our country's future is in peril, The Cure offers a realistic path to a political process they can genuinely believe in.

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VerlagPotomac Books Inc
Erscheinungsdatum2008
ISBN 10 159797269X
ISBN 13 9781597972697
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