04107nam 2200781Ia 450 991095450640332120251117084408.09786613883780978128357133312835713319780300186024030018602910.12987/9780300186024(CKB)2670000000234170(OCoLC)811005772(CaPaEBR)ebrary10590958(SSID)ssj0000711670(PQKBManifestationID)11454589(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711670(PQKBWorkID)10722804(PQKB)10260333(MiAaPQ)EBC3421039(DE-B1597)485678(DE-B1597)9780300186024(Au-PeEL)EBL3421039(CaPaEBR)ebr10590958(CaONFJC)MIL388378(OCoLC)923600184(MiAaPQ)EBC7024223(Au-PeEL)EBL7024223(Perlego)1089714(EXLCZ)99267000000023417020120411d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe parties versus the people how to turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans /Mickey Edwards1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20121 online resource (233 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780300184563 0300184565 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --One. American Tribalism --Two. The Disappearing Dream --Three. Reclaiming Our Democracy --Four. Drawing a Line in the Sand --Five. The Money Stream --Six. Government Leaders, Not Party Leaders --Seven. Debate and Democracy --Eight. Rearrange the Furniture --Nine. Rivals, Not Enemies --Ten. The Partisan Presidency --Eleven. Declarations of Independence --Twelve. Beyond Partisanship --Thirteen. The Way Forward --Appendix: Citizen Initiative Information by State --Notes --Suggested Reading --IndexAmerica's political system is dysfunctional. While this is a widely held view, it is a problem that-so far-has proved intractable. After every election, voters discover yet again that political ";leaders"; are simply quarreling in a never-ending battle between the two warring tribes, the Republicans and Democrats. In this critically important book, a distinguished statesman and thinker identifies exactly how our political and governing systems reward intransigence, discourage compromise, and undermine our democracy. He then describes exactly what must be done to banish the negative effects of partisan warfare from our political system. As a former congressman, Mickey Edwards witnessed firsthand how important legislative battles can devolve into struggles not over principle but over party advantage. He offers graphic examples of how this problem has intensified and reveals how political battles have become nothing more than conflicts between party machines. Edwards's solutions-specific, practical, fair, and original-show the way to break the stranglehold of the political party system. The Parties Versus the People offers hope for a fundamental renewal of American democracy.Political partiesUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesPolarization (Social sciences)United StatesTwo-party systemsUnited StatesDivided governmentUnited StatesDust jackets.rbmscvPolitical partiesDemocracyPolarization (Social sciences)Two-party systemsDivided government320.973Edwards Mickey1937-1807608MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954506403321The parties versus the people4357430UNINA