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Realistically speaking we have no legislature anymore.

• ethbr0 5y ago
  In what sense?
  • kmonsen 5y ago
    In the sense that new laws are really difficult to do in the age of polarization. So instead the executive branch issues orders and the judiciary interprets laws in creative ways.
    • ethbr0 5y ago
      H.R.3684 (aka "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" aka "INVEST in America Act" aka "the Infrastructure Bill") passed the House 221/201/8 [0] and the Senate 69/30/1 [1]. Admittedly not the best numbers, but not terrible either. [0] https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021208 https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021208 [1] https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00314 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_...
      • kmonsen 5y ago
        I think this is my point, this was a very non-controversial bill made in as much as a bi-partisan way as we can. It is also very similar to what Trump called infrastructure week. Still it got 2!! republican votes in the house. In the senate it was a bit better, but still 30/50 republicans voted no. I think if Trump proposed the very same bill more or less all republicans would have been on board.
    • salawat 5y ago
      Actually, it's worse. The legislature creates executive Agencies to create Administrative Law, thus freeing them of any responsibility besides budget, political theater, and insider trading.