The Democratic 2022 elections motto: "We are beyond useless! Vote for us!"
I dunno. It doesn't seem inspiring to me.
Is this what they decided to go with to whip up voters in November instead of forgiving student debt? Holy shit this is what they’re gonna do, they’re gonna dangle reproductive rights over us and then not pass full protections it even if they win so they can deliver nothing and still call it a day. Theyre giddy this is fucking happening :matt-jokerfied:
instead of forgiving student debt
I know it's purely theoretical but Biden could also legalize wacky-tobacky.
but no you see :traingang: 's legalization bill in VA didn't win the dems the governor's race so obviously no reason to legalize if it doesn't deliver gratitude votes. nevermind that legalizing without retail is dumb as shit esp if used as a way to dangle "future votes" for more dems
When the establishment is to the right of :smurf-cursed:
Democrats cannot fail, they can only be failed. So what if the democrats had 50 years of opportunities to codify basic fucking rights into law? That isn't their fault, it's your fault for not voting hard enough.
FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!
x 100,000. A million might not even be enough.Sigh.
you need such a big majority to get any bill passed that it's basically never going to happen.
the US political system is explicitly designed to stop things from getting done under ridiculous notions of checks and balances that really equate to masses of red tape. Mainly this is because the formation of the united states was only intended to be a means of paying off the debt for the revolutionary war and paying the continental armies pensions so the american state literally wasn't designed to be capable of running a country.
Mainly this is because the formation of the united states was only intended to be a means of paying off the debt for the revolutionary war and paying the continental armies pensions so the american state literally wasn’t designed to be capable of running a country.
Have never heard that before, do you happen to have some reading I could do on it?
Didn't George Washington only side with the revolutionaries because he was balls deep in debt and wouldn't be able to collect on people who owed him money if there was no system in place to enforce it?
no he was mad that as a colonial he couldn't get an officers commision in the British army
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/loans
there was an issue in that Virginia was the only state with the money to pay so the others needed their help paying for the war. As a result all the states formed one entity that could pay the debt
you need such a big majority to get any bill passed that it’s basically never going to happen.
Not any bill, per say. Just any bill that a Democrat Voter might want.
If multiple miracles were to happen and the democrats were to gain seats in the senate so they had a, say, 53-47 majority - I'm 100% certain they'd still not kill the filibuster. They'd waste more two years and accomplish nothing. The republicans would filibuster every bill and every time like clockwork the dems would say "Gosh, we thought we might get to 60 votes this time. We'll try again next time!"
And for 2024 - Biden will say (if he didn't die of old age already) - "We're almost there. Give us 60 senators and on a federal level we'll work to give you back reproductive rights. And we'll try to make Interracial marriage legal again in every state. And same sex marriage too. And we'll try like the dickens to stop criminals, disabled people or BIPOC folks from being forcibly sterilized. Heck, using a condom - pardon my French, Sister Mary- will probably no longer be a felony in nearly all states. All ya gotta do is empower us to 60 senators to help you. Remember: 60 to Help you."
And when the republicans want to pass the selling americas kidneys to buy aircraft carriers act with a 49 + manchin vote majority miraculously the filibuster disappears
Somehow voters pull this out of their ass and the Dems will say the parliamentarian or some dumb shit said no. Lol
Wait I thought the democrats had a majority in the house? Are you telling me the democrats aren’t pro choice?
Well at least manchin doesn’t seem to be but I guess we can’t talk about that rn, most important election of our lives yknow
listen, don't worry, we'll get around to saving your life a year from now maybe after an extended bureaucratic process and there's a good chance we won't even do that because we'll all be voted out of power
anyway, what did you poors want? a bill to ban loud commercials?
