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In recent years after Reagan, both the Executive branch and Legislative branch have been dominated by the same party, at various times Congress | House | Senat

In recent years after Reagan, both the Executive branch and Legislative branch have been dominated by the same party, at various times Congress | House | Senate | Presidency | Status 101st (1989–1991) Democrats Democrats Republican (G.H.W. Bush) Divided 102nd (1991–1993) Democrats Democrats Republican (G.H.W. Bush) Divided 103rd (1993–1995) Democrats Democrats Democrat (Clinton) Unified 104th (1995–1997) Republicans Republicans Democrat (Clinton) Divided 105th (1997–1999) Republicans Republicans Democrat (Clinton) Divided 106th (1999–2001) Republicans Republicans Democrat (Clinton) Divided 107th (2001–2003) Republicans Republicans / Democrats Republican (G.W. Bush) Unified / Divided 108th (2003–2005) Republicans Republicans Republican (G.W. Bush) Unified 109th (2005–2007) Republicans Republicans Republican (G.W. Bush) Unified 110th (2007–2009) Democrats Democrats Republican (G.W. Bush) Divided 111th (2009–2011) Democrats Democrats Democrat (Obama) Unified 112th (2011–2013) Republicans Democrats Democrat (Obama) Divided 113th (2013–2015) Republicans Democrats Democrat (Obama) Divided 114th (2015–2017) Republicans Republicans Democrat (Obama) Divided 115th (2017–2019) Republicans Republicans Republican (Trump) Unified 116th (2019–2021) Democrats Republicans Republican (Trump) Divided 117th (2021-2023) Democrats Democrats Democrat (Biden) Unified Please, lay off the partisanship.

jeffbee 4y ago
And yet, oddly, only one party has the platform of "drowning the government in a bathtub" which, if you think about it, is isomorphic with "defund the police".
- pessimizer 4y ago
  Grover Norquist is dead and was not a Republican politician, but an professional antitax lobbyist.
  - pseudalopex 4y ago
    Grover Norquist is alive. Many Republican politicians adopted his tax pledge.
- klyrs 4y ago
  Haven't you heard, Republicans are all about defunding or murdering the police all of the sudden. Or maybe just the FBI?
jeffwask 4y ago
Correct neither party cares about the will of the people both parties are beholden to the rich and corporations. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli... Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.
- jeffwask 4y ago
  At the same time, we do have to acknowledge that "Cutting the IRS or Eliminating the IRS" has consistently been a platform agenda item for Republican candidates for office both because it supports their agenda and because it is wildly popular with their base who think it means less taxes. At the same time, when the democrats have held power they have typically not made efforts to fund the IRS because it conflicts with their agenda and because it is wildly unpopular with their base who think it means more taxes. So while the results are the same with both parties, one party specifically uses the elimination of the IRS as a campaign rallying cry. It's been kind of a game like abortion rights were until it was no longer a game. The both use it to raise campaign donations then do fuck all about it. and please don't make me pull out all the Ted Cruz tweets

jeffbee 4y ago

And yet, oddly, only one party has the platform of "drowning the government in a bathtub" which, if you think about it, is isomorphic with "defund the police".

pessimizer 4y ago
Grover Norquist is dead and was not a Republican politician, but an professional antitax lobbyist.
- pseudalopex 4y ago
  Grover Norquist is alive. Many Republican politicians adopted his tax pledge.
klyrs 4y ago
Haven't you heard, Republicans are all about defunding or murdering the police all of the sudden. Or maybe just the FBI?

jeffwask 4y ago

Correct neither party cares about the will of the people both parties are beholden to the rich and corporations. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli... Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.

jeffwask 4y ago
At the same time, we do have to acknowledge that "Cutting the IRS or Eliminating the IRS" has consistently been a platform agenda item for Republican candidates for office both because it supports their agenda and because it is wildly popular with their base who think it means less taxes. At the same time, when the democrats have held power they have typically not made efforts to fund the IRS because it conflicts with their agenda and because it is wildly unpopular with their base who think it means more taxes. So while the results are the same with both parties, one party specifically uses the elimination of the IRS as a campaign rallying cry. It's been kind of a game like abortion rights were until it was no longer a game. The both use it to raise campaign donations then do fuck all about it. and please don't make me pull out all the Ted Cruz tweets