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> they now live in a single-party dictatorship á la Russia and China where the rules are whatever the leader says they are, the better. "single-party dictators

by rvz 2y ago

> they now live in a single-party dictatorship á la Russia and China where the rules are whatever the leader says they are, the better. "single-party dictatorship" in the US? You need to read your comment again as this is just beyond hysterical. You're telling everyone here that the Democratic Party currently has now ceased to exist and there is no opposition against the current administration.

duxup 2y ago
> and there is no opposition There’s opposition everywhere, including places with single party rule.
threeseed 2y ago
Democratic Party does not control the Senate or House. They have no ability to oppose anything.
- ivewonyoung 2y ago
  Senate needs 60 votes to avoid a filibuster. Democrats have enough votes to stop any bill from passing except budget reconciliation.
  - paulryanrogers 2y ago
    Do bills still matter, whether they pass or not? Apparently it's rule by executive order from here on out.
    - ivewonyoung 2y ago
      Yea, I remember the whole Biden forgiving student loans fiasco that bypassed Congress several times and argued in court that the President has extensive powers via executive orders.
      - prododev 2y ago
        [dead]
  - threeseed 2y ago
    Latest is that their budget would include 4.5T in tax cuts, 2T in spending cuts which makes up the majority of what Trump wants from Congress anyway. It's not like they were ever looking to pass giant infrastructure bills. Everything else e.g. border security can be done through Executive Order. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-republicans-budget-resolution-trump/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-republicans-budget-resolu...
  - redserk 2y ago
    I'm not sure there's much really stopping 51 members of the Senate from ramming through a rule-change to completely do away with the filibuster.
  - sirl1on 2y ago
    That filibustering is still a valid political instrument is so weird as a non american. Maybe the us wouldn't be in this mess if it wouldn't cling to political process from the 1800s
- macinjosh 2y ago
  Elections have consequences. The Democrats should have listened to what the people wanted instead of just being anti Trump.
maeil 2y ago
> You need to read your comment again as this is just beyond hysterical. Absurd thing to say, are you really this unfamiliar with other countries, such as Russia? Never heard of Navalny? Don't know that he was an opposition leader? Or that Russia is indeed a single-party dictatorship?
- rvz 2y ago
  I'm afraid you failed to read the first sentence in my comment which I was referring to the US and NOT Russia or China: > "single-party dictatorship" IN the US? The parent comment believes that the US is in a so-called "single-party dictatorship" which really is just absolutely false.
  - maeil 2y ago
    I am the parent commenter, I'm afraid you failed to read that. Russia having an opposition party doesn't make it less of a single-party dictatorship. Same goes for the US.
    - rvz 2y ago
      Your ultimate claim is that the US IS in a "single-party dictatorship", comparable or equivalent to Russia or China. Anyone with sense knows that IS false. Both house and senate representatives made up of republican or democrat parties (not just ONE single party) were elected in November 2024 and that election had multiple parties involved and the ones before it with congress still here afterwards. Yet you comparing that process being equal or even worse than Russia or China and what they have in their countries is just nonsense. What's clear here is that I don't think you know what a "single-party dictatorship" really is when you posted that comment and just only speaking in complete hysteria.
      - maeil 2y ago
        > Both house and senate representatives made up of republican or democrat parties (not just ONE single party) were elected in November 2024 and that election had multiple parties involved and the ones before it with congress still here afterwards. Again, the exact same can be said for Russia. All of your arguments can be applied to claim Russia is not a one-party dictatorship. Following your exact line of reasoning, either both are, or neither are. Besides, the exact event this article is discussing has the ruling party completely ignoring decisions by congress, meaning there isn't even the veneer of it mattering in the first place.

by rvz 2y ago

duxup 2y ago

> and there is no opposition There’s opposition everywhere, including places with single party rule.

threeseed 2y ago

Democratic Party does not control the Senate or House. They have no ability to oppose anything.

ivewonyoung 2y ago
Senate needs 60 votes to avoid a filibuster. Democrats have enough votes to stop any bill from passing except budget reconciliation.
- paulryanrogers 2y ago
  Do bills still matter, whether they pass or not? Apparently it's rule by executive order from here on out.
  - ivewonyoung 2y ago
    Yea, I remember the whole Biden forgiving student loans fiasco that bypassed Congress several times and argued in court that the President has extensive powers via executive orders.
    - prododev 2y ago
      [dead]
- threeseed 2y ago
  Latest is that their budget would include 4.5T in tax cuts, 2T in spending cuts which makes up the majority of what Trump wants from Congress anyway. It's not like they were ever looking to pass giant infrastructure bills. Everything else e.g. border security can be done through Executive Order. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-republicans-budget-resolution-trump/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-republicans-budget-resolu...
- redserk 2y ago
  I'm not sure there's much really stopping 51 members of the Senate from ramming through a rule-change to completely do away with the filibuster.
- sirl1on 2y ago
  That filibustering is still a valid political instrument is so weird as a non american. Maybe the us wouldn't be in this mess if it wouldn't cling to political process from the 1800s
macinjosh 2y ago
Elections have consequences. The Democrats should have listened to what the people wanted instead of just being anti Trump.

maeil 2y ago

> You need to read your comment again as this is just beyond hysterical. Absurd thing to say, are you really this unfamiliar with other countries, such as Russia? Never heard of Navalny? Don't know that he was an opposition leader? Or that Russia is indeed a single-party dictatorship?

rvz 2y ago
I'm afraid you failed to read the first sentence in my comment which I was referring to the US and NOT Russia or China: > "single-party dictatorship" IN the US? The parent comment believes that the US is in a so-called "single-party dictatorship" which really is just absolutely false.
- maeil 2y ago
  I am the parent commenter, I'm afraid you failed to read that. Russia having an opposition party doesn't make it less of a single-party dictatorship. Same goes for the US.
  - rvz 2y ago
    Your ultimate claim is that the US IS in a "single-party dictatorship", comparable or equivalent to Russia or China. Anyone with sense knows that IS false. Both house and senate representatives made up of republican or democrat parties (not just ONE single party) were elected in November 2024 and that election had multiple parties involved and the ones before it with congress still here afterwards. Yet you comparing that process being equal or even worse than Russia or China and what they have in their countries is just nonsense. What's clear here is that I don't think you know what a "single-party dictatorship" really is when you posted that comment and just only speaking in complete hysteria.
    - maeil 2y ago
      > Both house and senate representatives made up of republican or democrat parties (not just ONE single party) were elected in November 2024 and that election had multiple parties involved and the ones before it with congress still here afterwards. Again, the exact same can be said for Russia. All of your arguments can be applied to claim Russia is not a one-party dictatorship. Following your exact line of reasoning, either both are, or neither are. Besides, the exact event this article is discussing has the ruling party completely ignoring decisions by congress, meaning there isn't even the veneer of it mattering in the first place.