Weil's Notes from a Corner of the Country
Commentary on government, politics and the economy
Saturday, December 26, 2020
‘Blue Dogs’, hostile GOP could limit Biden’s policy choices
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Gordon L. Weil President-elect Joe Biden is turning Maine Rep. Jared Golden into a major congressional power broker. That wasn’t Bid...
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Rejecting Trump, courts protect democracy, federalism and themselves
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Gordon L. Weil Suppose New Hampshire enacts a law allowing tiny lobsters to be fished, smaller than permitted in Maine. Because lob...
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Maine senators could push filibuster reform, end tyranny of the minority
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Gordon L. Weil As the new Senate prepares to convene, moderate senators like Maine’s Collins and King could take the lead to end the t...
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Divided government has failed; Georgia run-offs could save it or kill it
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Gordon L. Weil Divided government – each party controlling part of the government – seems appealing. It could produce compromise and...
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