The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Now's a Good Time to End Bad Immigration Policies
English Summary
The article argues that the Republican party's extreme anti-immigrant agenda, characterized by massive spending and aggressive enforcement, failed electorally. Key evidence cited includes the constitutional overreach, racial profiling of Hispanic Americans, and the diversion of law enforcement resources, which ultimately caused plummeting approval ratings for enforcement efforts. The analysis suggests that the focus on enforcement was a costly distraction from economic reform. For policy, the authors recommend that Congress stop demographic profiling and establish a private right of action, allowing individuals to sue federal agents for constitutional violations, thereby enforcing limits on federal overreach.
中文摘要
本文論述共和黨極端的反移民議程，其特點包括巨額支出和激進的執法行動，在選舉中未能取得成功。文中引用的關鍵證據包括憲法權力過度擴張、對拉丁裔美國人的種族輪廓描繪，以及執法資源的轉移，這些最終導致了執法努力的民意支持率暴跌。分析指出，過度關注執法本身，反而成為了分散注意力的昂貴分心，使其忽略了經濟改革的重點。在政策建議方面，作者們建議國會應停止進行人口統計學上的描繪，並建立私權訴訟權，允許個人針對聯邦代理人提出的憲法侵犯行為提起訴訟，從而制約聯邦政府的權力越界。
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