The danger is not in partisanship, it is in allowing partisans to control government. The question is how do we accommodate partisanship in our political infrastructure, without allowing parties to control the process?
Proportional Representation articles on DC
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems that means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on the Electoral College.
Trial Begins Today in Challenge to Census Citizenship Question
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Public Counsel, law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips will make opening statements today in a federal trial.
Judging the Latest Proposals for Making Congress Bigger
1929,U.S had 122 million people, 48 states and 435 members of the House.Today, they have 327 million people, 50 states and, still, a House with 435 members.
Cronyism and Waste Accusations Roil Government Publishing Office
Cronyism, wasteful spending and other misconduct roil a little-known federal agency in charge of producing and distributing government’s official documents.
NY Projected to Lose the Most Congressional Seats in 2020
Election Data Services released its 2018 Appointment Study, finding that New York could lose two congressional seats based on projected Census data in 2020.
The Census Citizenship Question is Likely to Go to Trial
California’s lawsuit against a Trump administration plan to add a citizenship question to the U.S. census appears headed for trial.
Immigrant Advocates Rally at Close of Closely-Watched Census Trial
Immigrant and community advocates hold press conference following closing arguments in census lawsuit against the citizenship question.
Official: Citizenship Query Will Not Cause US Census Undercount
US Census Bureau’s top scientist on Wednesday insisted, bureau can fully count all American residents during 2020 census, despite Trump’s citizenship query.
Key Trial Starts Over 2020 Census Question on Citizenship
A federal trial began Monday in New York City over challenges to the federal government’s decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Halt Trial Over Census
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to postpone a trial set for Nov. 5 that will examine the 2020 U.S. census.