The fact that popular bills (with support approaching 300) can't pass the 218-vote discharge petition hurdle is clear evidence of party politics taking precedence over effective governance. This is a very helpful discussion of some of the complications preventing legislation from full consideration, but it would also be good to delve into why it is that the leaders of both parties currently agree with each other (in effect) that it's best to block bipartisanship from taking place.
When one party is led by an outright criminal, the other party feels obligated to deploy any maneuver it can to regain control; and we spiral into politics as war instead of politics as compromise.
I tried to post this on the veterans subreddit and it wanted me to find another subreddit it fit better :( I think the information on the Star bill halfway through was extremely informative and relevant! oh well.. I tried! This is a great post on what is going on with our legislative branch. thx for this!
The fact that popular bills (with support approaching 300) can't pass the 218-vote discharge petition hurdle is clear evidence of party politics taking precedence over effective governance. This is a very helpful discussion of some of the complications preventing legislation from full consideration, but it would also be good to delve into why it is that the leaders of both parties currently agree with each other (in effect) that it's best to block bipartisanship from taking place.
When one party is led by an outright criminal, the other party feels obligated to deploy any maneuver it can to regain control; and we spiral into politics as war instead of politics as compromise.
I tried to post this on the veterans subreddit and it wanted me to find another subreddit it fit better :( I think the information on the Star bill halfway through was extremely informative and relevant! oh well.. I tried! This is a great post on what is going on with our legislative branch. thx for this!
The whole system is fraud. They don’t represent their constituents.