American Politics: Straight, No Chaser
Our political absurdity, on repeat
The Democrats don’t have enough votes to change the filibuster (cloture) rule. Senator Joe Manchin is fine with things as they are anyway.
The Democrats can’t expand the U.S. Supreme Court because they can’t change the Senate rules and pass laws with a simple majority. All those terrible Biblical decrees they just handed down will remain in place for the long term.
The Democrats can’t pass meaningful gun regulations because they can’t change the Senate rules. Again, you need 60 votes to invoke cloture and end debate. They only have 48 solid votes, if that. Get a gun. Maybe two.
The Democrats are not your hope, stop waiting on them. If you are an American who is left of center or center, the Democrats, for the most part, are right of center. They are in it for themselves and have no shame collectively. They just want to stay in power, most of them and enjoy the perks and the cash.
For five months under President Obama, the Democrats could have passed meaningful gun regulations, fixed the issue with the Voting Rights Act, a federal law protecting abortion, and a half dozen other changes that people favor.
They did nothing. They did small things and then, still got voted out of office. They are…
