To Fix Congress, Party Leadership Must Give Power Back to the Lawmakers
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The best way to address Americans' disenchantment with the political parties and Congress itself—and the best way to get a shot at enacting a different set of policies—would be to fix Congress’s internal plumbing and return it to working order.
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Rebellious lawmakers should take back, rather than co-opt, the power their party leaders hold over congressional affairs.
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What unites the self-styled rebels in Congress is an acceptance of the idea that party leaders control—and ought to control—what happens on Capitol Hill. Maybe questioning that is the real rebellion. Steven Pearlstein on fixing Congress: