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中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******

  中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。

资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄

  由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。

  麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。

  一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。

  此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。

  作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。

  美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。

  这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。

  从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。

  两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。

  House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy

  (ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".

  The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.

  Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.

  On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.

  On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.

  Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.

  As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.

  But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.

  CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.

  This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.

  Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.

  From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.

  Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.

  The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.

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行走在深山里的“独行侠”******

  (新春走基层)行走在深山里的“独行侠”

  中新网柳州2月3日电 题:行走在深山里的“独行侠”

  作者 孙赟飞 夏阳春 胡玄德

  坐落在湖南省通道侗族自治县西部的牙屯堡站,是南宁铁路公安局柳州公安处融安站派出所管辖的一个四等火车站,这里地势起伏,山峰连绵。每天清晨,伴随着急促的火车鸣笛声,地处深山的牙屯堡小站迎来了当天的第一趟火车。吕志贤作为这个小站唯一的铁路民警,在天蒙蒙亮时,就开始了一天的工作。

  今年45岁的吕志贤是南宁铁路公安局柳州公安处融安站派出所的一名民警。2020年1月,他主动申请到偏远的牙屯堡警务区,至今已三年了。牙屯堡警务区管辖着20多公里长的铁路线,沿途有10座桥梁、18个隧道,其中广西与湖南交界的彭莫山隧道有足足5公里长。

吕志贤在牙屯堡站立岗,迎接来往的列车。 夏阳春 摄吕志贤在牙屯堡站立岗,迎接来往的列车。 夏阳春 摄

  吕志贤每天的工作是在铁路沿线开展安全巡查,对铁路路段两侧的防护栅栏、警示标志牌进行检查,对铁路沿线私搭乱建、行人有无穿越铁路、杂物、轻质飘浮物等安全隐患问题进行排查。完成这项工作,吕志贤每天需要步行8公里铁路线,开车巡逻15公里。

  由于线路处在连绵山岭之间,蜿蜒的山路小道上经常会有蛇虫鼠蚁出现,吕志贤就准备了一根木棍,边走边敲打。“线路上有蛇都是常事,这些都不打紧,还是怕山林里的野蚊子,被叮上一口,一个礼拜都消不下去。”他说。

吕志贤爬上隧道口查看落石情况。 夏阳春 摄吕志贤爬上隧道口查看落石情况。 夏阳春 摄

  2月,牙屯堡山里的气温依旧很低,伴随着浓浓的雾气,线路两侧都结上了厚厚的冰。一旦结冰,上山的公路就会被封锁,吕志贤就只能徒步巡逻。警用大衣、大盖帽、装有热水的保温杯便成为吕志贤巡线路上最好的保暖措施。不论天气多么恶劣,道路多么难走,吕志贤都坚持按计划巡逻。他说:“也不怕这天有多冷,走着走着,身子不就暖和了,只有自己走过,才能放心。”

  春运期间,线路周边的学生喜欢在放假期间到铁路周边玩耍。为了给铁路沿线学生普及铁路安全知识,吕志贤把牙屯堡附近的村落跑了一个遍。村落里,线路旁,他给孩子们讲授铁路安全常识,孩子们围着吕志贤好奇地问个不停。

  此前有个调皮捣蛋的孩子跑到铁路上玩耍,被吕志贤抓了个正着,当下教育,可还是不放心,后来他去孩子家家访,才得知孩子父母离异,一个人跟着爷爷生活,生活状况特别贫困。“我们去到他家里家访,家里连件像样的家具都没有,更别说孩子的学习用具,都靠学校和同学之间资助。”每次到村落宣传,吕志贤都会专门为这个孩子买一些学习用品,过节的时候还带孩子来镇上添上几件新衣裳。他说:“要是能帮上忙就多做点,谁家没点难事。”

吕志贤进入村庄开展法治安全宣传。 夏阳春 摄吕志贤进入村庄开展法治安全宣传。 夏阳春 摄

  吕志贤家在距离牙屯堡站直线距离120多公里的融安县城,其爱人潘菲是融安火车站的临时身份证制证窗口的工作人员,孩子一个刚上初中,一个还在上幼儿园。今年春节,因工作原因,吕志贤大年初二便离家回到牙屯堡站开展线路安全工作。对此,潘菲没有半点怨言。“他守护线路,我守护家。无论生活和工作多艰辛,只要夫妻同心,一定会把工作干好。”潘菲说。

  今年春运是吕志贤在牙屯堡站值守的第四个春运,年前他守护着旅客回家团聚,年后他守护着旅客乘车复工奔向新的希望。“每次巡查爬上了山顶,看着满载旅客的列车平安通过时,我就觉得自己的工作充满了意义。”他说。

  吕志贤甘于寂寞,甘于奉献,是深山里的最美“独行侠”。在其精心努力下,他的辖区创下了线路治安安全1095天的好成绩,辖区治安事件“零发生”。(完)

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