> makes it almost impossible to pass anything except the most uncontroversial bills It's actually worse than this. Popular bills, like the Dreamers Act, becom

> makes it almost impossible to pass anything except the most uncontroversial bills It's actually worse than this. Popular bills, like the Dreamers Act, become political footballs. Neither party wants to pass it while the other party is "in power" (in the minds of the electorate), and they want to keep it around as a bargaining chip, campaign promise, etc. So the bills that get 60 votes aren't just uncontroversial, they're usually not even meaningful to voters.