{"id":5451,"date":"2024-10-08T09:44:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=5451"},"modified":"2024-10-08T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:44:12","slug":"how-senators-can-restore-the-worlds-greatest-deliberative-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/how-senators-can-restore-the-worlds-greatest-deliberative-body\/","title":{"rendered":"How senators can restore the world\u2019s greatest deliberative body\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"2851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/five-reasons-why-you-cant-judge-a-congress-by-counting-laws\/the-hill-newspaper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"850,315\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Hill Newspaper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper-300x111.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg 850w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s Senate is dysfunctional by any measure. The \u201cworld\u2019s greatest deliberative body\u201d spends most of its time voting on routine presidential nominations to the executive and judicial branches. When the Senate does consider legislation, most senators feel they have little substantive input. Bills are crafted behind closed doors under the purview of party leaders. The majority leader \u2014 often in consultation with the minority leader \u2014 brings those bills directly to the Senate floor, bypassing committee consideration. Floor debate is truncated and tightly controlled, and amendments are usually prohibited&#8230;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/congress-blog\/4919541-senate-dysfunction-legislative-process\/\">Read more<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Senate is dysfunctional by any measure. The \u201cworld\u2019s greatest deliberative body\u201d spends most of its time voting on routine presidential nominations to the executive and judicial branches. When the Senate does consider legislation, most senators feel they have little substantive input. Bills are crafted behind closed doors under the purview of party leaders. 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