Little Raven wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:12 pm
malchior wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 6:30 pm When the pandemic happened they held a gun to everyone's head to stuff the pockets of the rich *and* keep who got paid a secret.
The CARES act was as bipartisan as they come. Passed 419 to 6 in the House. (2 of the nays were Republican) Passed the Senate
unanimously. It has plenty of flaws but it is not a Republican creature.
How it passed how nothing to do with it. You're oblique to the argument. The Democrats in a crisis accepted looting to get relief to communities. They did that in 2008 too. Both are hardly a victory for good government. Good grief.
And yet not one of Trump's lawsuits has found fruit despite such fertile ground. I grant that the full scope of the changes to the judiciary has yet to be seen, but as of now, it still seems to be working.
This entirely misses the point made. The Supreme Court essentially has ruled out stopping gerrymandering and attacks on voting rights. We're about to see Florida turned into a near-permanent GOP state like WI. It isn't whether they tore up the Constitution theatrically in some blatant power grab. They've put their thumb on the scale for even more potential GOP dominance and will continue to do so.
Even so, Barrett just sat. They had Kennedy anchoring the middle then Roberts anchoring the center-right. The current state is that the GOP is essentially one of the most right-wing parties in the world. And the Federalists are aligned with that. The next few years will have a parade of right-wing laws passed in various red states, people are going to fill the docket with cases, and we'll start seeing regressive Supreme Court rulings. It is pretty much inevitable. We thought maybe the Democrats would have to discuss expanding the court to counter this. That might have been a credible enough 'threat' to put a lid on things. Now that it is off the table there is a decent chance we are going to see a very activist right-wing court.
Moreover, why are you bringing up non-legislative Republican victories without mentioning the non-legislative Democratic ones?
There have been a few big ones.
Sure they had Obama as a President for 8 years but they have *ONE* signature policy in 20 years. ACA.
Did you forget the end of DADT? The DREAM Act? DACA? The ADA Amendments Act?
All great -- well except for the Dream Act since it isn't law--but hardly a dent in the changes the Republicans have brought to our society. It's also funny that you'd mention DACA since it was a heartbeat away from being dismantled. And circling back to the Dream Act really? Something they've been trying to work through since 2001 and still isn't law? In any case, Bush deported a lot of people. Obama deported even more. Trump *LOCKED CHILDREN IN FUCKING CAGES AND LOST THEIR PARENTS*. All those assholes are still in the government. Good luck to Biden to fix that shit show. ICE and CBP are going to be a real treat for him.
The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and it's child, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
Effectiveness gutted by the Republicans. It'll swing back into limited action in the Biden administration and then the next time a Republican is in charge the rules will be rescinded again. Solid government in action. And that's part of the point I'm making - Republicans have been dominant because they don't care about policy stability if they don't agree to it. They'll happily stomp all over it and make the government non-functional as long as the wealthy get to keep making all the rules.
Moving legislation is hard, but the Democrats do what they can. The Republicans barely manage it at all.
They haven't needed to. That's the point. They've been dominating the entire government through smashing norms, agreements, and good governance for a long time.
Love that Biden had her come out and talk; he is keenly aware of who got him where he is and what this moment needs from his administration.
totally agree Kurth!
