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I don't know what a cyber-libertarian is but Bernie Sanders is completely irrelevant (literally). The 3 bills he sponsored that became law were renaming highway

I don't know what a cyber-libertarian is but Bernie Sanders is completely irrelevant (literally). The 3 bills he sponsored that became law were renaming highways and post-offices. The guy is a meme at this point. Look how he rolled over for the DNC two cycles in a row. Here are his accomplishments: https://www.congress.gov/member/bernard-sanders/S000033?q=%7B%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%2C%22bill-status%22%3A%22law%22%7D https://www.congress.gov/member/bernard-sanders/S000033?q=%7... If you look at co-sponsored, its more of the same fluff. I'd say he's pretty ineffective.

geoka9 2y ago
FWIW, your post prompted me to take a bit of time to research. I found this interesting: "According to The New York Times, "Big legislation largely eludes Mr. Sanders because his ideas are usually far to the left of the majority of the Senate ... Mr. Sanders has largely found ways to press his agenda through appending small provisions to the larger bills of others."[146] During his time in the Senate, he had lower legislative effectiveness than the average senator, as measured by the number of sponsored bills that passed and successful amendments made.[147] Nevertheless, he has sponsored over 500 amendments to bills,[148] many of which became law." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders
- Eumenes 2y ago
  Thats the conclusion I came to. It seems like he'd be more effective as a consultant/advisor or non-elected official. Taking up a valuable senate seat to make amendments seems like a waste of influence.
  - geoka9 2y ago
    My take is that he's still a successful lawmaker, it's just that he is more successful implementing his agenda with amendments rather than standalone bills.
    - Eumenes 2y ago
      Eh, I was curious and did some more research. Look at Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), all of whom have been serving similar amount of time - they have sponsored bills over 1k, co-sponsored ranging from 3k to 8k. Compare that to Bernie's ~ 200 co-sponsored and 3 sponsored ... I'd say thats a very weak performance compared to his peers.

geoka9 2y ago

FWIW, your post prompted me to take a bit of time to research. I found this interesting: "According to The New York Times, "Big legislation largely eludes Mr. Sanders because his ideas are usually far to the left of the majority of the Senate ... Mr. Sanders has largely found ways to press his agenda through appending small provisions to the larger bills of others."[146] During his time in the Senate, he had lower legislative effectiveness than the average senator, as measured by the number of sponsored bills that passed and successful amendments made.[147] Nevertheless, he has sponsored over 500 amendments to bills,[148] many of which became law." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders

Eumenes 2y ago
Thats the conclusion I came to. It seems like he'd be more effective as a consultant/advisor or non-elected official. Taking up a valuable senate seat to make amendments seems like a waste of influence.
- geoka9 2y ago
  My take is that he's still a successful lawmaker, it's just that he is more successful implementing his agenda with amendments rather than standalone bills.
  - Eumenes 2y ago
    Eh, I was curious and did some more research. Look at Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), all of whom have been serving similar amount of time - they have sponsored bills over 1k, co-sponsored ranging from 3k to 8k. Compare that to Bernie's ~ 200 co-sponsored and 3 sponsored ... I'd say thats a very weak performance compared to his peers.