The NYU College Democrats

Alright- new year, new focus on getting this blog up and running for real.

Everyone should really check out this great article by Lawrence Lessig on The Nation. It’s all about why Congress is broken and is ruining any chance of reform. I know everyone is up in arms about the issues caused by the fillibuster parlimentary rule in the Senate, the conservative/status quo oriented nature of our political institutions, and the Citizens United decision last month. We’re all pissed that nothing is getting done. Lessig really synthesizes the problems inherent in Congress in a very sophisticated manner. There’s a reason campaign finance reform has been an issue in our politics for such a long time…

On a similar note, here’s Congress at its finest: Sen. Shelby (AL) has put a hold on all executive branch appointments STILL awaiting confirmation. One has to wonder what he thinks he’s going to get by essentially ransoming these confirmations for tens of billions of dollars in pork. Even Nelson couldn’t get that much money.