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> I don't think there are many Americans who prefer a deadlocked and dysfunctional congress that is incapable of doing their jobs. You're assuming a lot more a
by anamax 2y ago
> I don't think there are many Americans who prefer a deadlocked and dysfunctional congress that is incapable of doing their jobs.
You're assuming a lot more agreement WRT "doing their jobs" than actually exists.
I want X, you want not X. We both want Congress to "do its job", but what, exactly is that job?
Deadlock is when I don't get my way.
- mise_en_place 2y agoThe European Parliament was able to pass GDPR. Keep in mind the member states were blood enemies for centuries. If they can put aside their centuries long blood feuds to get sh*t done, Congress has no excuse.
- autoexec 2y ago> I want X, you want not X. We both want Congress to "do its job", but what, exactly is that job? To govern. That means compromise. Maybe we disagree on X and our representatives decide to do Y instead which doesn't full satisfy either of us. Maybe they pass X which I want while you don't, and in return they pass Z which you want while I don't. It's not as if the idea of a congress that can work together is an impossible dream. The situation today is the exception and not the rule. For all the problems congress has had we're seeing historic levels of dysfunction and that shows in the total lack of productivity https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/118th-congress-track-become-productive-us-history/story?id=106254012 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/118th-congress-track-become-...