Oddbean new post about login | logout @f5fb1d48 American congress hasn't been a functioning branch of government in the entirety of my 30 some years of life, it will just be a much more obviously non-functioning branch of government
@87705a52 @f5fb1d48 it was pretty functional just last term when the Democrats passed significant legislation
@7fa1b09d @f5fb1d48 members of congress are not capable of reading everything they sign, and this has been said by many members, many times, across many years. If they cannot thoroughly read and understand the legislation they pass, it's not functional. I feel like that's a pretty reasonable minimum standard for functionality. It's less dramatic or overtly nonfunctional, when democrats are in - but, still nonfunctional