Indeed, many see this deadlock as the biggest problem now facing the organisation.
In the wake of growing bipartisan deadlock, many pundits have commented that creativity may flourish as our political discourse loses civility.
The issue is one of many that have deadlocked Japan's political parties since the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September.
In that case, many fear, the deadlock might soon begin to resemble the one that lasted five years in Detroit before a crippled guild settled there this fall.
With many states still deadlocked, the battle over gay rights underscores the limited ability politicians have to lead on issues driven by attitude and heart.
We also need the funding mechanism to finance such projects; unfortunately, investments in our airports have fallen dramatically behind the rest of the world, and Congress, as with so many things, is deadlocked on how to find the necessary means to reverse that trend.
Deadlocks were a problem, but they were the exception rather than the norm; many legislatures did not deadlock over elections at all.
The jury hearing a pollution lawsuit against the DuPont Company reported yesterday that it was deadlocked on many issues and had agreed on some.
Major acts of violence have not proliferated during the political deadlock, as many have feared, but smaller, focused attacks have been commonplace, stirring fears of a return to high levels of bloodshed.
One of DuPont's lawyers, John Dwyer, objected to the judge's order for more deliberations and asked for a mistrial, arguing that the jury had said three times since Monday that it was deadlocked on many issues.
