The US senate has been severely broken since at least 1972/75 when filibuster reforms allow senators to block legislation with no debate and no physical filibuster requirement because other business can continue instead of blocking all floor activity. If I’m getting kickbacks from a developer or foreign country to prevent protection of say a natural springs & wildlife area in South Dakota I can block the debate and vote unless 2/3 (60 senators) can overrule me and I don’t have to say one word to justify my position. Neither party will fix this because aside from insider trading it’s how they all become millionaires from legal bribes via PACs and billionaire funded lobbyists.
Congress and functioning while the republicans have the majority is an oxymoron.
The US senate has been severely broken since at least 1972/75 when filibuster reforms allow senators to block legislation with no debate and no physical filibuster requirement because other business can continue instead of blocking all floor activity. If I’m getting kickbacks from a developer or foreign country to prevent protection of say a natural springs & wildlife area in South Dakota I can block the debate and vote unless 2/3 (60 senators) can overrule me and I don’t have to say one word to justify my position. Neither party will fix this because aside from insider trading it’s how they all become millionaires from legal bribes via PACs and billionaire funded lobbyists.
At least we have SCOTUS as a check on his powers!
Yup, they’re working on a blank check…
That is after they figure out how to make CA’s new maps illegal after saying TX’s maps were just fine.
Yeah right? Should be reason enough to burn this place down
They already signed that one.