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I would argue the end-users (voters) mostly consider this a bug while the developers (majority party legislators at the state level) consider it a feature. Als
by thephyber 6y ago
I would argue the end-users (voters) mostly consider this a bug while the developers (majority party legislators at the state level) consider it a feature.
Also, the founding fathers famously made it difficult for Congress to change anything, so dysfunction was definitely a feature.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> I would argue the end-users (voters) mostly consider this a bug while the developers (majority party legislators at the state level) consider it a feature. Voters consider the paralysis a feature when it is presenting a hostile legislative majority or executive from realizing their agenda, and a bug when it is preventing a friendly one.
- a1369209993 6y ago> Voters consider the paralysis a feature when it is presenting a hostile legislative majority or executive from realizing their agenda, and a bug when it is preventing a friendly one. Yes, that's what they said: paralysis is always a feature, because the legislative majority is always hostile to the people.
- thephyber 6y agoI think your parent was describing the nuance between "voters" and "voters who are aligned with the legislative majority", which is fair.
- 0x8BADF00D 6y agoNot so sure about that. I suppose the original intent was to have a healthy debate around major policy decisions. It's a check against wanton liberalism or conservatism. Congress seems eager to pass spending bills and take away our privacy. They move at light speed when doing that.