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Posts by Ned McMahon

Skinning the Democratic Cat

Ned McMahon

SKINNING THE DEMOCRATIC CAT We Americans find our ourselves today in a crisis of democracy.  Our institutions don’t seem to work.  They produce polarizing results.  Gridlock and political stasis are prevalent.  Visions of the future are bleak, featuring continued and increased stressing of our democratic institutions and traditions until they risk reaching the breaking point….

Guarding the Henhouse: Who Should Draw Credible Election Boundaries?

Ned McMahon

GUARDING THE HENHOUSE: WHO SHOULD DRAW CREDIBLE ELECTION BOUNDARIES? Edward R. McMahon, Ed.D Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont Vice Chair, Election Reformers Network A hot item on the current political reform agenda in this country concerns the redrawing of the boundaries that define congressional districts.  This constitutionally-mandated process typically occurs every…

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