Dead-hand control of the past pathologies applies equally to party and policy entrenchment

Evidence

The linkage operates at a normative level as well. As we have seen, the perceived pathologies of entrenchment in both categories are nearly identical. Locking in parties, politicians, and policies alike threatens the democratic value of rule by present majorities—replacing democratic responsiveness to popular preferences with dead-hand control of the past and anachronistic or maladapted governance outcomes. This should come as no surprise. If electoral and legislative entrenchment create similar functional outcomes, then to the extent these outcomes are viewed as democratically pathological, the diagnosis will be the same for both. — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 171

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sunset provisions can function as hidden self-entrenchment duplicating irrepealability — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 380; Political entrenchment is coextensive with history’s influence if defined by dead-hand sway — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 502; Stabilized politics make direct legacy influence fade into structure — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 135 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Political entrenchment is coextensive with history’s influence if defined by dead-hand sway #expands (0.90) — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 502
• Stabilized politics make direct legacy influence fade into structure #qualifies (0.80) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 135