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Fusional_Delusional t1_jdq33mo wrote

Reply to comment by OhHiMark691906 in Silicon Valley Elites Are Afraid. History Says They Should Be by Mynameis__--__

Even if they could, Congress ceased to function as a governing body unless the same party controls both houses since the mid 90s.

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altcastle t1_jdqh7di wrote

It doesn’t function now unless a party has filibuster proof senate except for a few things. And it’s impossible for democrats to ever get that due to how stupid senate distribution is.

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drncu t1_jdqtd8g wrote

My 2 cent on that is it’s a good thing. The US is pretty divided on both issues. Keeping them in a stalemate is preventing either side from making laws that would be unfavorable to the other 50%.

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Fusional_Delusional t1_jdqu8zp wrote

I used to believe this, but it assumes that all the stalemate is over legitimate disagreement, but at this point they will not permit a “win” even if they actually agree with the point. There should be space to legislate around the (admittedly few) points of legitimate agreement more substantive than naming a post office.

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mrcapmam1 t1_jdqxqec wrote

The problem is it's not 50% it's more like 30% and that 30% is blocking what most american's want

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