Since the only hope of getting significant legislation passed in America now seems to be winning an electoral trifecta and gaining control over the presidency and both houses of Congress, the first key question to ask about any proposed legislation is whether it furthers that goal for the party that proposed it.A second question is whether it would make good policy.
A reserved powers model, more AMs, and control over electoral arrangements are her priorities.
It will persuade a great many Iraqis that the prime minister or other Shiites, like Mr. Chalabi, are using their control over the electoral mechanics to kneecap their rivals.
On Thursday, Mr. Eide said he would spend his few remaining days in Afghanistan pressing Mr. Karzai over recent moves that gave the president more control over the electoral process.
See articleSupporters of Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's president, won all the seats in the National Assembly, after opposition parties pulled out of an election to protest at the government's control over the electoral authority.
But the gridlock is most damaging to Republicans who, four months after electoral gains that gave them control over both chambers of the legislature, have allowed bitter internal divisions to impede effective government.
Mr. Maliki has sought for two years to consolidate control over the electoral commission, whose independence is viewed as essential in ensuring that Iraqi elections are free from fraud, vote rigging and interference from political parties.
The party that dominated the provinces would gain control over the electoral and political system.
Local parties competed with renewed ferocity to dominate provincial and municipal governments, as whichever party dominated the provinces would also gain control over the electoral and political system.
WASHINGTON ―Democratic governors are planning to invest at least $20 million dollars this year in gubernatorial races that could determine which party has control over drawing electoral boundaries in 2021.
