The Perils of Representation
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006John Conyers Alcee L. Hastings Charlie Rangel In our winner-take-all system of representation, the majority party controls which politicians hold the chairmanship of the critical committees which wield enormous influence. HR notes that if the Democrats win today, these chairmanship positions will go to some radical, way-out-of-the-mainstream politicians. Alcee Hastings and John Conyers are from […]