Henry P. Monaghan, On Avoiding Avoidance, Agenda Control, and Related Matters, 112 Colum.
He added: "It really throws his message discipline and agenda control out the window.
Paul Begala, who guided Mr. Clinton in the 1992 primaries, said he was disappointed at the candidates' inability to master "agenda control".
PROCESS THEMES: agenda control; BATNA; closure; commitment; creativity; information exchange; interest analysis; interests, dovetailing; joint gains; managing uncertainty; objective criteria; options, generating; pareto optimization.
PCCs will set the agenda, control the budget, hire and fire the chief constable, and pull together bits of the criminal-justice system.
For example, in Introduction to American Politics I have students vote in a hypothetical election to demonstrate how agenda control, like the Speaker of the House's prerogative to schedule votes on legislation, can determine the outcome of decisions.
Teaching points include agenda control, time management techniques, effect of time pressure on substantive outcome, balancing long- and short- term interests, impact of absent parties, and relationship maintenance skills.
The Agenda Control Mechanism: The SC would have the privilege of bringing a package of spending reductions and tax increases to the floor of each chamber that would be subject to up-or-down votes.
I think the agenda control mechanism is a very powerful one, and its merit was shown in the military base closing process in the 1990s and in the fast-track approval of many trade agreements.
