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A non-partisan proposal for a constitutional amendment to hold the members of Congress collectively accountable for serving America’s national interests.
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William Bridgman
Mar 4, 20201 min
Former Senators Tell Current Senators to Shape Up
There is yet another group that is losing patience with today’s crop of US Senators: their predecessors. Recently, 70 of them,...
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William Bridgman
Jun 1, 20191 min
The Oppressed Supermajority
Here’s an article worth your time from the New York Times of March 5, 2019 by Columbia Law Professor, Tim Wu: “The Oppression of the...
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William Bridgman
Nov 21, 20171 min
Our political system: still a blessing to be thankful for
As Thanksgiving approaches, we take some time out to count our blessings. It is one of the healthiest things each of us can do for our...
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William Bridgman
Oct 13, 20172 min
Fixing our government with a wrench, not a jackhammer
The anger and frustration with our government is intensifying. All of us are feeling it, whether we hail from the left, the right or the...
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William Bridgman
Sep 1, 20171 min
John McCain: Seeing the Big Picture
The senior Senator from Arizona has been leading the charge lately for a return to bi-partisan cooperation and compromise in Congress. ...
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William Bridgman
Aug 24, 20171 min
How to heal fracturing parties.
Lately we have seen a disturbing phenomenon within both of our major political parties: signs of significant fracturing. The Democrats...
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William Bridgman
Aug 9, 20171 min
A renewed sense of urgency...
Many paradigms have been shifted during the past several years in our understanding of how our political system is supposed to work. The...
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William Bridgman
Nov 27, 20122 min
A Successful Fiscal Cliff Resolution will only Highlight Broader Failures
There is so much talk about the “fiscal cliff” that you would think that it is the moral equivalent of war or of a monstrous natural...
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William Bridgman
Feb 29, 20122 min
The Hollowing out of Congress Continues
Another moderate centrist in Congress finds what we used to call “the world’s greatest deliberative body” so dysfunctional that...
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William Bridgman
Feb 9, 20121 min
Some Quick Hits from “No Labels” to Improve Congress’s Performance
For the past year I have been sharing the Public Check on Congress with a broad range of audiences. Virtually everyone sees the need for...
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William Bridgman
Jul 14, 20112 min
The Dumbest of Stalemates
As legislative stalemates go, some are dumber than others. The one we have at the moment concerning the national debt limit is about as...
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William Bridgman
Apr 20, 20111 min
The First 100 Days
The other day my Congressman held a town hall meeting in my neighborhood. Interestingly, he started off by mentioning that this 112th...
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William Bridgman
Mar 23, 20112 min
The Bucket List Caucus
Check this out: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/us/politics/13congress.html?partner=rss&emc=rss With eight Senators planning to...
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William Bridgman
Feb 25, 20112 min
Who will light the torch?
Don’t you find it strange that there is so little conversation going on about alternatives for fixing our national political system? ...
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William Bridgman
Feb 11, 20112 min
Fiscal Responsibility Does Not Have to be Reckless
For many of us who claim to believe in fiscal responsibility, the frustration has been building relentlessly over the years: misleading...
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William Bridgman
Feb 3, 20112 min
Happy Anniversary
I’m calling this week the first anniversary of the Public Check on Congress initiative. It was Tuesday, February 2, 2010 when Illinois...
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William Bridgman
Jan 26, 20111 min
Welcome to Public Check on Congress
Last night, as I finalized the copy for this website, I tuned in the State of the Union address by President Obama. With Prom Night...
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