They only had a majority on paper thanks to Manchin and Sinema.
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Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 months agoEven with a majority in both chambers Biden and Democrats will not pass any of that.
If you look at elections you will see the Democrats like having only a slim margin in control and they always have someone who will fall on the sword and vote against things if it looks like something progressive will pass.
Hell they put money into Republicans to beat progressive Democratic candidates.
Only way you going get any of that is when we get rid of the two party system. Like with rank style voting.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 months ago
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
“Only democrats have agency” is an interesting trope.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 months ago
You’re gonna have to explain that one to me.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
I think it’s sometimes called Murc’s law.
Part of it is blaming Democrats for things, but when Republicans are huge assholes accepting it as like just a force of nature.
So like, democrats fail to pass a law to such and such. That framing ignores that Republicans took action to foil it.
lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/…/andrew-gelman-on-murcs… talks about it a little. Or whereofonecanspeak.com/…/youve-probably-never-hea…
orrk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
when the issue is assuming the radicalization of the Democratic Party’s platform? ya, or would you argue that republicans should be working to help democrats pass their legislation
explodicle@local106.com 11 months ago
This is why I vote single issue for voting reform. If a Democrat supports IRV, I’ll vote Democrat. If not, I vote third party.
“But Explodicle, you’re effectively just voting for Republicans! This is the most important election ever, past and future.”
No. I’m not voting Republican either. People who do vote Republican have not voted twice. We’ve been voting lesser evil for decades and it does not work. “Buying time” for nothing to change does not work. Giving Democrats the house, senate, and presidency does not work. They refuse to even try to expand the Supreme Court. We’re being played.
The Democrats need to go and we need an actual leftist major party. Each candidate can either get on board with that, or wait for revolution to become our only choice.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I agree lets start a third progressive party and start taking over towns and city elections. Hell we can probably get Congress if we try hard enough.
Democrats have no support in red states like here In Oklahoma. They can’t win but a good third party could.