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The current minority party in the Senate, which under the current rules of the chamber is big enough to stop almost all legislation from moving, has no incentiv
by daniel-thompson 5y ago
The current minority party in the Senate, which under the current rules of the chamber is big enough to stop almost all legislation from moving, has no incentive to allow this to happen. In fact they have a strong incentive to oppose it, considering the makeup of their base.
- Ericson2314 5y agoWell, we have to do something about that. I don't like designing policy within the constraints of "Actually, we cannot have good policy".
- pjc50 5y agoThe "no you cannot have good policy" party has almost 50% of the vote.
- Ericson2314 5y agoYup, they do. So it's really important to try to bring some transitional policy about just barely can wedged through that will nonetheless have such a effect that the balance electorial power and/or policy positions of the parties will realign. (In the short term, it may be the former, in the long term in better be the latter.) Tough cookie! If you can't do that, well, then you better consider secession or something. I don't want to live out my old age in a "New America, Yukon" military junta rump state because some people sit down, blushing, seeing Rubicons on all sides in 2021. (The sad irony of course being that crossing Rubicons made military Rubicons then, I know. But it was a lack of meaningful other reforms too. So find a Gracchi metaphor instead, I guess.)