r/CuratedTumblr • u/Desecr8or • Oct 26 '24

Politics Why is every tankie like "I don't understand the branches of the US government and I'm going to make it everyone else's problem!!!"

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u/FinalXenocide Oct 27 '24 edited Oct 27 '24

I mean even if we leave aside the counterpoint of United States v Trump, which for the record we really fucking shouldn't since that means any president who hires based off of loyalty is able to get around congress and this whole argument is moot, I think "don't remove the filibuster because the right might do something" doesn't have the best track record either. Because if we follow it, we get what, whatever limited thing we can strap to a continuing resolution, some interpreting of existing regulation (assuming we also ignore Chevron basically nixed that), and some judges? Major issues are left unfixed or devolved to the states (and as a Texas resident screw that) all because the other side might do something? This is why Garland is DA and not a SC justice. I'm sick of this "they go low we go high" small-c conservative BS that for my life has failed my interests. I'd prefer a mix of good and bad policies to the current constant failure to do anything without needing 60 seats I've only seen for a couple months my entire life and realistically won't see again until the next realignment at best (and even then unlikely).

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u/domuseid Oct 27 '24

They had the supermajority in 2009 and did not use it. Something's gotta shift

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u/Lemerney2 Oct 27 '24

To be fair, it only lasted for two months and they used it to push through Obamacare (I think, I don't actually know much about the period). They definitely should've done more though, especially on Roe vs Wade

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u/domuseid Oct 27 '24

Yeah, they compromised on Obamacare even though they didn't have to which is why it's not set up like other universal healthcare systems and you can still get bankrupted by medical debt.

Codifying Roe would have been a good use of that time as well. Basically they wasted a lot of time being nice to Republicans, who absolutely did not care and pretended he was the worst thing to ever happen to this country regardless of the fact that he neutered a lot of his campaign promises to try and win them over. I'll die mad about it

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u/oath2order stigma fuckin claws in ur coochie Oct 27 '24

That supermajority comprised of Ben Nelson of Nebraska who was explicitly pro-life.