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Wolfensberger, Don. "Questions of Privilege in the House: Minority Party Tools for Unity, Accountability, and Reform" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p40937_index.html>

Wolfensberger, D. , 2005-09-01 "Questions of Privilege in the House: Minority Party Tools for Unity, Accountability, and Reform" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p40937_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Rule IX of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives provides that questions of the privileges of the House shall be "those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings...." It is the thesis of this paper that, in recent years, as the House has grown more partisan, the right to raise questions of House privileges has become a more important and frequently used tool of the minority party to call attention to and check perceived abuses of the House rules and processes by the majority party. The tool has been used as a spur for action on institutional reforms. It serves as a rallying point for minority party unity. It provides a spotlight to focus media and public attention on perceived the majority party excesses. It constitutes one of the few formal means by which the minority party can hold the majority party publicly accountable for its stewardship of the institution. As the majority party delegates increasing powers to its leadership under a quasi, party governance model in the House, the more important the question of privilege tool will be for the minority party, and individual members, as a check on attempts at unbridled power. This paper explores the use of the question of privilege device over the last three decades with special emphasis on those instances having significant institutional impact.

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