USA TODAY: …A bipartisan group that includes former Senate majority leaders, Cabinet secretaries, governors, White House officials and others is releasing a 109-page report full of ideas large and small that the group says could help ease the friction that has contributed to fiscal cliffs, government shutdowns and a record low public approval rating for Congress.
The recommendations range from the nitty-gritty — such as limiting the use of filibusters in the Senate to block debate — to the aspirational. For instance, it calls on all Americans 18 to 28 years old to commit a year for some sort of service to their communities and the nation…
The report urges states to draw congressional districts in ways that command bipartisan support and avoid districts that are “oddly shaped” — a reference to gerrymandered boundaries often used to ensure a congressional district will be solidly Republican or solidly Democratic… (more)
