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“Partisan conflict explains a lot of [Capitol] Hill’s dysfunction,” the Editorial Board writes in perhaps the greatest understatement since George Washington said factions might cause a problem.
“But,” the board adds, “so do relatively fixable internal rules, written and unwritten. Getting Congress into working order, in short, is as vital as electing one.”
In an editorial, the board reviews the work of Fixing Congress, a task force of experts and former legislators that pulled together proposals for solving those rule snafus and, theoretically, reducing the friction of lawmaking in a high-minded way.
Many of the proposals would make bipartisan action easier and fortify majority rule. Even the trickier proposals, such as the ones tweaking the filibuster, are worth considering, the board says.
Now, let’s get low-minded — we’re talking........