The consensus take is that the #ChaosCaucus has no agenda. I don't think that's exactly true. Based on their speeches, what they want is to minimize the leaderships agenda setting power. 1/
The problem, long understood, is that the running of a legislature requires someone to set the agenda. Coalition management suggests this should be the governing coalition -- the majority party. 2/
But the #ChaosCaucus is opposed to everything that helps manage coalitions, like earmarks, deals or side-deals. Those sound unsavory, but they are central to governance. They are the tools of compromise and coordination. 3/
A chamber that cannot build and maintain coalitions can't pass legislation. But it can function as a debate club. The #ChaosCaucus wants a body in which they can say much but which does not need to do anything. 4/4
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