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The Democrats might "want to govern" but they lost the election, so what they want shouldn't matter.

• mindslight 1y ago
  The United States is not an autocracy where one party wins and then gets to dictate everything. The Democrats are indeed still trying to govern, as in have the Constitutional US Government continue functioning. The Republicans are trying to destroy that system, to usher in whatever system Corporate America (ie Big Tech) wants instead. Think your rights were neutered by Xitter trying to cut down on disinformation? Try when that same account ban system is linked into your ability to post anywhere, or your ability to travel. And no, having supported it doesn't mean you will automatically get a pass to be treated well.
• danaris 1y ago
  Please note the distinction between "govern" and "rule." The Democratic Party is not seeking to rule. They are seeking to have the government do its damn job. The Republican Party is seeking to rule, but not govern: that is, they get to be in charge, but they take no responsibility for anything that happens under their rule. (Most especially Trump and his administration; Congressional Republicans are a bit less of the former and a lot more of the latter.)
  • bdangubic 1y ago
    if republican party knew (had any desire) to actually govern the country would become 1-party within one election cycle.
    • danaris 1y ago
      [Citation needed] The Republican aversion to governing is a very new thing. Like, sure, the "government small enough to drown in a bathtub" philosophy is not particularly new, but the idea that Republicans in Congress should actively oppose any and all attempts to make government function at a basic level? That the executive should be actively dismantling his entire branch? None of that is even old enough to vote. If what you say were true, then it would have happened back under GWB.