For the Election Season: Mediating Legislative Cliffs

Abstract

For many years, we've been watching with dismay the seeming inability of the Washington, D.C., powers-that-be to come together and enact legislation that would benefit most individuals and constituencies in the United States. Although there have been a few “successes” in recent months, it's hard to feel confident that we won't encounter a likely retreat to the prior glorification of impasse in the months and years ahead.