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"Please provide examples of Democrats undoing good policy/legislation just because it was passed by a prior Republican administration." It's going to be hard t

"Please provide examples of Democrats undoing good policy/legislation just because it was passed by a prior Republican administration." It's going to be hard to argue with people on the basis of what was "good". That's subjective, and the very basis for why there are separate parties.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> going to be hard to argue with people on the basis of what was "good" I'd expand this to examples of either party undoing legislation the other championed and passed. It's exceedingly rare, in large part by design.
- pooper 2y ago
  I still hope we can undo the "permanent" tax cuts of 2017 at some point.
  - GeekyBear 2y ago
    Why would you expect that? We didn't even allow the 2001 Bush tax cuts to automatically expire at the end of 2010, despite control of the House, Senate, and White House passing from the Republicans to the Democrats during the intervening years.
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  - giantg2 2y ago
    Which ones specifically? I haven't followed how the individual elements have played out. Many of the elements seem minor, but I don't remember if the CBO broke down which portions would create the deficit. I assume it's the corporate pieces, but don't know which ones.
- giantg2 2y ago
  I was mostly focused on the policy part of their comment. A lot of the changes come based on a level or two removed. You generally don't see laws fully flip flopping. Instead it's quite common for someone to get appointed and then their decisions are the ones that change policies (especially internal policies at various agencies). SCOTUS, both now and in the past is a good example of the external law/policies changing based on interpretation. But yeah, actual repeal of laws is very rare.
- troupo 2y ago
  That's not how the opposition is undoes something. The opposition reduces funding and scope and passes legislation that effectively nullifies previous laws. The reason Republicans are mentioned above is that they have a well documented public history of endorsing and carrying out these kinds of shenanigans. Democrats, though cut from the same cloth, somehow manage to be one step above on an imaginary decency scale.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> going to be hard to argue with people on the basis of what was "good" I'd expand this to examples of either party undoing legislation the other championed and passed. It's exceedingly rare, in large part by design.

pooper 2y ago
I still hope we can undo the "permanent" tax cuts of 2017 at some point.
- GeekyBear 2y ago
  Why would you expect that? We didn't even allow the 2001 Bush tax cuts to automatically expire at the end of 2010, despite control of the House, Senate, and White House passing from the Republicans to the Democrats during the intervening years.
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- giantg2 2y ago
  Which ones specifically? I haven't followed how the individual elements have played out. Many of the elements seem minor, but I don't remember if the CBO broke down which portions would create the deficit. I assume it's the corporate pieces, but don't know which ones.
giantg2 2y ago
I was mostly focused on the policy part of their comment. A lot of the changes come based on a level or two removed. You generally don't see laws fully flip flopping. Instead it's quite common for someone to get appointed and then their decisions are the ones that change policies (especially internal policies at various agencies). SCOTUS, both now and in the past is a good example of the external law/policies changing based on interpretation. But yeah, actual repeal of laws is very rare.
troupo 2y ago
That's not how the opposition is undoes something. The opposition reduces funding and scope and passes legislation that effectively nullifies previous laws. The reason Republicans are mentioned above is that they have a well documented public history of endorsing and carrying out these kinds of shenanigans. Democrats, though cut from the same cloth, somehow manage to be one step above on an imaginary decency scale.