POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: League Of United Latin American Citizens, Rigging, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
6 Nov 2017
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Legislating policy and representing the people: representation and redistricting. Representation function rooted in revolutionary cry no taxation without representation! . Grover norquist"s taxpayer protection pledge signed by 49 of 150 current texas house members. 1030 state legislators and 14 governors have signed nationally. Note no exceptions permitted (although tax can be redefined!) Down side: can generate extreme pressure from constituents and other signers to keep this pledge, independent of circumstances. Upside: effectively keeps them from giving in during tax discussions. Tying hands is a winning strategy for a game of chicken in game theory. Run on collision, bank on the other person chickening out and swerving away last minute to avoid collision. If they both swerve, both lose but at the same time they didn"t die; tie! If one swerves, than one person wins and the other (chicken) loses. Must find someway to convince the other person that you cannot swerve.
