Exclusion by Design: Locating Power in Mansbridge’s Account of Descriptive Representation
2023; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 19; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s1743923x22000605
ISSN1743-9248
AutoresAmanda Clayton, Diana Z. O’Brien, Jennifer M. Piscopo,
Tópico(s)Political and Economic history of UK and US
ResumoA much-circulated image during the Donald Trump administration showed Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Republican House Freedom Caucus discussing the removal of maternity coverage from the Affordable Care Act—with not a single woman or person of color among them. In another image, white men watched approvingly as Trump signed an executive order reinstating the global gag rule, which bans foreign nongovernmental organizations that receive American aid from supporting abortion access. These images contrast with one from early in Joe Biden’s presidency. In his first address to Congress, Biden was backed by two women occupying the second- and third-most-powerful positions in the country, Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, respectively. After acknowledging “Madame Speaker, Madame Vice President,” Biden said, “No president ever said those words and it is about time.”
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