Oddbean new post about login | logout As we face yet another Govt shutdown I reflect on these absurdities. In the United States: •1 Senator can block all military confirmations—but it takes 60 Senators to overrule him •1 Speaker can shut down the entire government—but it takes 218 House Reps to overrule him •1 bought SCOTUS Justice can strip away rights for hundreds of millions of people—and it's virtually impossible to remove him This is not a functioning democracy. It is GOP exploitation. Vote GOP Out. Reform our government.
@e4576eea When the United States started they had to basically redo the entire government to ensure that the government works at a federal and local level. That was back when they had 13 states and we're now at 50 and at an even worst state that we are at we definitely need a reform.
@e4576eea Our legislature is rife with abuse! WHY HAVE WE NOT CHECKED THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE LAWS? DON'T MOST OF THEM COME FROM CORPORATE LOBBIES?!
@e4576eea The very first thing Dems need to do, if/when they win both houses and the presidency in 2024 is to repeal the debt ceiling and pass legislation that if a budget cannot be agreed on then it is the previous years plus inflation plus population growth. Once you get those who issues sorted out then it'll defang the 'freedom caucus' and their destructive behaviour.