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> the senate refuses to do its job It's not really the Senate's fault. Opposition parties almost never vote with government parties in any democratic legislatu
by umanwizard 6y ago
> the senate refuses to do its job
It's not really the Senate's fault. Opposition parties almost never vote with government parties in any democratic legislature, so you shouldn't expect them to in the US.
The real problem is the outdated system that is set up to (1) only allow two major parties to exist, so a European-style coalition government isn't possible, and (2) require both major parties to agree in order to pass any legislation.
- maxerickson 6y agoYou are assuming the premise that following their party is doing their job. That's horseshit.
- tomp 6y agoWhy outdated? Coronavirus stimulus pckage became law on 27th March in both the US and Germany (Europe’s model democracy). So it’s arguably a good thing, consensual things happen quickly, controversial things take a long time.
- abvdasker 6y agoLook at the COVID-19 statistics in the US compared to almost every other country in the world and tell me that we have a functional federal government.
- jessaustin 6y agoThe laws may have passed on the same date, but they were not the same laws. In functioning democracies, laws passed in response to health and economic emergencies have something to do with health and economics. In USA, Congress just unanimously (well, except for Thomas Massie) gave rich people trillions of dollars.