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Our Problems with Parliaments (Revisited)
Our Problems with Parliaments (Revisited)
Is our representative democracy dying? Daniel Stid writes “the idea of representative democracy” is “on the ropes” in the lead to his…
Daniel Schuman
4 days ago
Nudging Justice Forward — A little appropriation goes a long way
The Department of Justice is one of the most enigmatic federal agencies. Entrusted with enormous power, it can be a tremendous champion for…
the public good. But with great power — as the axiom says — comes great responsibility, and the Justice Department twists and turns away from public scrutiny that assesses its behavior.
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Congress ultimately bears the responsibility to hold the Executive Branch to account, which is why we submitted testimony last Friday encouraging the legislature to do just that. While the Justice Department is virtually untouchable, its Achilles’ heel is its funding, which is where we put in our request: to…
Daniel Schuman
Mar 29
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House Publishes Its Rules, Jefferson’s Manual, & More Online as Structured Data
Today the Government Publishing Office published the House Manual — which contains Rules of the House of Representatives, Jefferson’s…
Daniel Schuman
Mar 23
2016 Legislative Data & Transparency Conference Set for June 21
The Committee on House Administration will host its fifth annual Legislative Data and Transparency Conference on June 21, from 9–4 in the U…
Daniel Schuman
Mar 22
Civic Organizations Warn White House on Failing Transparency Legacy
In an unusually strongly worded letter, today Demand Progress and twelve civic organizations warned President Obama that his legacy on…
Daniel Schuman
Mar 22
Empowering The House Intelligence Committee to be Smarter
How do you help Members of the House Intelligence Committee makes the best decisions about matters concerning national security? In part…
Daniel Schuman
Mar 21
A Guide for Appropriators on Opening Up Congressional Information and Making Congress Work Better
For the fifth year in a row, today members of the Congressional Data Coalition submitted testimony to House Appropriators on ways to open…
Daniel Schuman
Mar 21
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