I’m the last person to ever use the “both sides the same” but our side had some of that same problem during Obama’s first term. Yes, key legislation was passed, but just barely and even some of those bills had some compromises.
Yeah, well, Obama ran on compromise and good faith resets, and it really just got taken advantage of. It was the naivete of a young electorate who didn’t yet understand the sheer depths of cynicism to which conservatives and neoliberals had already sunk.
It’s clear to me that bicameral governance breaks down quickly when they stop actually employing the system as written. Like, I can say for certain that we would probably have a viable third party option if we had actually properly expanded the house, Congress, and the courts.
It also really breaks down when empty land has more voting rights than millions of people living in a city. Humans tend to cluster together because it makes logistics easier and quality of life better
I’m the last person to ever use the “both sides the same” but our side had some of that same problem during Obama’s first term. Yes, key legislation was passed, but just barely and even some of those bills had some compromises.
Yeah, well, Obama ran on compromise and good faith resets, and it really just got taken advantage of. It was the naivete of a young electorate who didn’t yet understand the sheer depths of cynicism to which conservatives and neoliberals had already sunk.
It’s clear to me that bicameral governance breaks down quickly when they stop actually employing the system as written. Like, I can say for certain that we would probably have a viable third party option if we had actually properly expanded the house, Congress, and the courts.
It also really breaks down when empty land has more voting rights than millions of people living in a city. Humans tend to cluster together because it makes logistics easier and quality of life better