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0 pointsleereeves11mo ago0 comments

I fear that Congress will be unable to pass anything that isn't a budget resolution for the foreseeable future.

The filibuster rule requires bipartisan agreement to implement any proposed policy, and neither party wants to give an administration from the other party any kind of win.

Perversely, the better the idea, the less likely it is to pass Congress.

Better idea -> it will be successful -> it will be popular -> the administration will benefit politically -> the other party will oppose it -> it won't get 60 votes in the Senate -> it won't become law

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matthewdgreen11mo ago

I see the current situation as essentially the best ad for “Congress” (however slow or ineffectual) that one could write.

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0 pointsleereeves11mo ago0 comments

I fear that Congress will be unable to pass anything that isn't a budget resolution for the foreseeable future.

The filibuster rule requires bipartisan agreement to implement any proposed policy, and neither party wants to give an administration from the other party any kind of win.

Perversely, the better the idea, the less likely it is to pass Congress.

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matthewdgreen11mo ago

I see the current situation as essentially the best ad for “Congress” (however slow or ineffectual) that one could write.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse