Résumé :
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According the author, neither of the two candidates will be able to implement their program rapidly. They will face the common barriers of American politics. America’s political institutions were designed to prevent the tyranny of the majority. That resulted in sharp divisions between legislative, judicial and administrative powers, and between federal, state and local governments. Moreover, the rules within Congress for processing legislation are very complicated and several Committees in both Houses can amend legislative proposals with supplements that have nothing to do with the original plans. The final proposals often look completely different from the original ones after they passed all those committees’ machinations. It takes a great deal of experience and willingness to compromise, solve conflicts and pay off interests left and right on the way. The chairmanship of Newt Gingrich of the House of Representatives in 1994 with a new generation of congressmen who announced they would adhere to new rules of the game, brought a climate of mistrust and reduced willingness to work across the isles between the two parties. It has become harder to find compromises and bipartisan support for legislative proposals. Those political institutions and the political climate have created additional barriers for the implementation of the health reform plans of the next President.
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