tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post1332592048758943376..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Ours Is a Government of Men, Not of ProceduresNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-55060973222239013132011-08-05T19:04:31.996-07:002011-08-05T19:04:31.996-07:00The system is broken for a good part of the Americ...The system is broken for a good part of the American people - those who expect to be represented responsibly, honestly and competently. It seems to work for those who prefer ignorance, anger and greed.Morzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-5079367370608400042011-08-04T13:12:08.923-07:002011-08-04T13:12:08.923-07:00But there have been no substantial procedural chan...But there have been no substantial procedural changes in the last 30 years. Do you think all the policy shifts in that time span are due to changes in public opinion/changes in the policy preferences of our electeds? Or has there been a change in norms around the use of procedure?Nick Beaudrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794690208464883973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-46550510573990937712011-08-04T12:08:39.214-07:002011-08-04T12:08:39.214-07:00This is somewhat silly. Our system selects the peo...This is somewhat silly. Our system selects the people. If you don't operate according the incentives the system creates for you, you are booted out and replaced, until eventually an incumbent accepts those incentives and gets to stay put. Under those conditions, I hardly care about the moral qualities of the people involved, you know what outcome you're going to get because of the system.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667147687700902147noreply@blogger.com