Good points all and looking forward to reading your book. Also depends on precisely what the new rules are. but some good historic context is provided by former Pelosi aide John Lawrence's book, (https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/11870/class-74) on the Democratic class of 1974 that first pressured the leadership in the post-Watergate environment to allow more power to members and then was unhappy by the leadership's failure to apply discipline to get the newcomers' priorities enacted.
Excellent write-up from those who would know! And the big things will down to 5, we don't who they are, but they have to be Profiles In Courage
Good points all and looking forward to reading your book. Also depends on precisely what the new rules are. but some good historic context is provided by former Pelosi aide John Lawrence's book, (https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/11870/class-74) on the Democratic class of 1974 that first pressured the leadership in the post-Watergate environment to allow more power to members and then was unhappy by the leadership's failure to apply discipline to get the newcomers' priorities enacted.