Examining the Roots of Polarization in Our Constitutional Order
The second annual Dreier RoundTable (DRt) will focus on the constitutional roots of political conflict in American politics. A panel of experts, including former Congressman David Dreier '75, Tom Campbell, dean of the Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University, and Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution will deliberate competing visions of the Constitution, how they contribute to our current polarized politics, and contrast this with the work of James Madison, the chief architect of the Constitution. Can building a consensus on the Constitution help us to find our way out of the gridlock of hyper-partisanship, and improve trust in American institutions like Congress, the Presidency, the courts, and administrative agencies? Zachary Courser, research director of the Dreier RoundTable and visiting assistant professor of government at CMC, will moderate the discussion.