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El senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, es un caballo de batalla. Su \u00faltimo proyecto es modificar las reglas del Senado para limitar la proliferaci\u00f3n del obstruccionismo. Suena como una empresa quijotesca, pero Merkley ha ganado aliados y colaboradores en ambos partidos.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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En la tradici\u00f3n del Congreso, hay una observaci\u00f3n legendaria de que entre los congresistas, \u201chay caballos de exhibici\u00f3n y caballos de trabajo\u201d.** Los caballos de exhibici\u00f3n se apresuran a buscar un titular. Los caballos de batalla son los senadores que manejan los tel\u00e9fonos y el guardarropa y saben contar los votos.<\/p>\n

El senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, es un caballo de batalla. Su \u00faltimo proyecto es modificar las reglas del Senado para limitar la proliferaci\u00f3n del obstruccionismo. Suena como una empresa quijotesca, pero Merkley ha ganado aliados y colaboradores en ambos partidos.<\/p>\n

El Senado podr\u00e1 cambiar sus reglas al inicio de un nuevo Congreso. Eso ocurrir\u00e1 en enero. Y el conocimiento clave es que una votaci\u00f3n sobre el cambio de reglas no puede ser obstruccionista.<\/p>\n

Lo que hoy conocemos como obstruccionismo sol\u00eda conocerse como debate ampliado. Originalmente fue visto como una cortes\u00eda. A diferencia de la C\u00e1mara de Representantes, mucho m\u00e1s grande, que controla el debate mediante reglas que rigen la discusi\u00f3n de cada proyecto de ley, la discusi\u00f3n m\u00e1s pausada del Senado "fue dise\u00f1ada para que los senadores se escucharan entre s\u00ed", se\u00f1ala Merkley. \u201cAhora esa cortes\u00eda se ha convertido en una objeci\u00f3n procesal a una votaci\u00f3n que est\u00e1 paralizando al Senado\u201d.<\/p>\n

Merkley se\u00f1ala que en 2010 el Senado no logr\u00f3 aprobar un presupuesto y no consider\u00f3 cientos de proyectos de ley aprobados por la C\u00e1mara. Adem\u00e1s, cientos de nominaciones de departamentos ejecutivos no fueron sometidas a votaci\u00f3n, al igual que las nominaciones judiciales.<\/p>\n

\u201cB\u00e1sicamente, ten\u00edamos muy poco que pudiera considerarse deliberaci\u00f3n en el pleno del Senado\u201d.<\/p>\n

Este es un trabajo poco glamoroso. Es esencial si el Senado espera ser algo m\u00e1s que disfuncional. El trabajo del senador Merkley es absolutamente acertado.<\/p>\n

**<\/strong>El historiador del Senado Don Ritchie dice que la primera publicaci\u00f3n de esta observaci\u00f3n fue en The Washington Post (14 de enero de 1947). La observaci\u00f3n fue atribuida al representante Frederick C. Talbott (dem\u00f3crata por Maryland).<\/em><\/p>\n

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