Maybe, just maybe, not collaborating with said opposition party and then getting Charlie Brown/Lucy Football'ed would be a good idea?
The Democrats look utterly feckless, and a good portion of their base is tired of being sold out in an attempt to appeal to Republicans that hate them.
Biden's of an era of DC power playing that's dead and buried since Gingrich, and the problem is that people will die while he and DC-brained colleagues ratchet the Overton window rightwards.
Wild how when a democrat is president its always "his hands are tied, hes blocked by opposition party :(" and when a republican is president they have dictatorial control of all 3 branches.
He had the House and Senate for two years. He was in the building the last time a Democrat decided not to spend political capital early to see how it worked out, and how RW Dems would treat that. You're not serious.
Dems have never woken up to the fact that you don't 'spend' political capital. That isn't how it works. You EARN political capital by pushing your ideas and bills relentlessly. The GOP figured this out a long time ago.
if we really want to see change, we have to make this message so loud it can't be silenced. even if you don't have the will to do it, encouraging others will eventually make it happen. we have to give ourselves permission.
unfort i'm chronically ill so i can't carry it out & i'm not American but yeah people are stupid and let psychopaths murder them while the rest collect cheques and watch
you can't negotiate or reason with malignant narcissists as they've become their ego and their 'goal' approaches is unreachable
Maybe the American public needs to put about 500% more pressure on the politicians that arent actual nazi tyrants to doing better instead of just bitching about it on the internet, then maybe theyll be motivated to do something.
When the house is on fire youre gonna get the hose
They had the house for the first two years instead of going for it like gangbusters they pissed around. Until they actually throw their full support with Progressive candidates in primaries I don't want to hear about them having problems whipping their party to get in line.
Isn't this a bit hand-wavy?
While the executive doesn't have direct power over these, he hasn't even mentioned some of this until recently. That seems to ignore that a primary way executives get things done is by agenda setting. Obama didn't legislate Obamacare, but we say he got it done, no?
There is a variety of ways. Email, text or call your Congressperson. Speak out when you see something wrong. Vote in all elections, city, State, etc. Join groups in your area supporting democracy. Fear is your worst enemy and it enables tRump.
This gentleman, Mr Biden, is, coincidentally, to join Carter in our hearts. Another good man overthrown by mean men who intend to make life more difficult for us.
Who the Fck is even capable of gaining the massive backing, monetary funding, let alone any non- corruptible public servants and legal eagles to radically alter the downward spiral we seem intent on flushing ourselves down?Biden had Immunity, yet still did nada,except advise us to Stand Together.
He had a national stage & could have had all of the news coverage he wanted for the last 4 years & given the American public a vision of what tangible things we could collectively fight for like a leader would but he just wasn't capable. What a waste.
I’m not disagreeing, he could have done a bit more. But Laws get passed by the Legislature. And the American public has disappointingly voted to empower R’s in the House and Senate, making getting the Biden Agenda passed impossible. Blame the voters. Full stop.
Again, I can agree with your disappointment in the totality of the Democrats performance. For sure. But when the country is staring at facism—and they vote for it? SMH. That’s on us. It didn’t need to be articulated by MLK/JFK/Gandhi. It was obvious and we chose it anyway.
MLK/JFK/Gandhi were successful because they understood how to motivate people. That's the difference between them and anyone in Dem leadership right now.
Yeah, it’s the thing that existed back in the olden days when the POTUS could convince congresspeople to cross party lines without inevitably getting primaried out of office
I think your right as far as his inability to articulate to the American people was an issue vs Trump who just talks but at least he’s talking about what people are thinking
lol. Stop pretending that rules still apply and repeating their excuses. Stop worshipping politicians and civics. That system allowed a corrupt traitor to escape any consequences AND become potus AGAIN. Time to burn it all down and start over.
No but he could have pushed them into the mainstream by talking about them all the time, and then maybe the next Dem president could get them done. Now they're way down the list of things that will need to get done if there even is a next time.
But when dems win elections this still happens?
Besides, whose job is it to get dems winning besides democratic politicians? That criticism still applies
He actually couldn't have done the term limits it would have required a constitutional amendment with a referendum. Typical corporate dem solution pick the hardest route throw up hands when it fails.
“The Constitution leaves Congress with wide latitude to define the Court’s structure and the justices’ duties as required by the needs of the day, constrained by structural protections that preserve #JudicialUndependence,”
Of course the Supreme Court could declare it unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court would determine that Congress could not put term limits on Supreme Court Justices, because that would be unconstitutional, but Congress does have the constitutional power to determine how many Supreme Court justices there should be.
this absolutely, he could have put a ton of pressure on congress just by opening his stupid mouth and owning these issues from these stances, now he's saying shit as the fucking Reichstag is on fire
There's a much easier route than a Constitutional Amendment and that is for Congress to exercise their constitutional provided power to determine how Supreme Court justices there are. Do not need an amendment for that.
he could not have passed an amendment. He would need a majority in 3/4ths of state legislatures and a supermajority of both houses. Especially since this amendment was only really become an issue in the past like year and he lost control of the house in 2022
To be fair, the very first bill they tried to pass would've gotten a shit load of $ out of politics. Manchin fucked it up if I remember correctly. They were stupid and tied it in w/ election laws instead of making it it's own bill, further harming it's chances.
Just the term limits on Supreme Court Justices alone shows how Biden's solutions were nothing but planned to fail. Term limits would have required a constitutional amendment with a referendum, instead of what is constitutionally approved of Congress increasing or decreasing the number of SCJ.
For those saying “if they tried fixes the republicans would have stopped them” yes they would have but you know what? The democrats need to push new policy anyway and scream about it constantly until it’s through because that’s how the republicans get what they want, THAT’S HOW POLITICS WORK!
the democrats don't even serve popular interests. for progress to happen in the US you need to get through the entire damned duopoly, so both parties, to get it done
and it's not a matter of convincing. anything good they have done was out of coercion, due to what would happen if it didn't get done
Yeah not much to add that just very much the case. Too bad most of the US is unaware of or to stubborn to try ranked choice voting which would allow a non 2 party system to function and it is in both party's interests the US this way.
All of these things would take acts of congress, which require 60 votes with the fillibuster (you can argue that they should remove it—I would agree, but the danger is what Republicans would do without the fillibuster), or congressional amendments, which are basically impossible now
And the way to win is to actually stand for things instead of being the "less racist" or "less corrupt" politician and fold at the slightest political opposition to what said politician is supposed to be fighting for. It is better politics to run on actual values and be a personality.
He's leaving office, he has nothing to loose at this point. This massive issue is being talked about last second. It's something but after 4 years it doesn't feel like enough (he did have his wins like with infrastructure but nobody really knows about it due to a lack of good communication).
I'm not saying we remove the fillibuster I'm saying democrats show have some teeth and be as loudly demanding as republicans. 8 years of non stop republicans shouting nonsense and dragging their feet got Trump elected, republican majorities, and the supreme court.
Make political issues like the republicans do: by screaming about them non stop to their voter base.
Actually put in the effort democrats and stop leaving it to your voter base to have to push your issues on their own for you because they are clearly getting quite tired of the political laziness.
I rather think any blame lies with a stagnant and impotent Congress constantly undermined by partisanship, vested interests and McConnell - and corruption.
Ever notice that when the Right wants something they get it? They don’t fear chaos as a means to an end. Dems claim to be bound by decorum but in actuality both parties serve the same donor class. Whatever civics you think you’re affirming allowed a corrupt traitor to be POTUS. AGAIN!!
That’s mainly because the Right approaches those things as unifiers and doesn’t get caught up when a candidate doesn’t match their expectations. Until the Left in this country can stop whining that someone isn’t perfect and stop being fractured we will just stay fucked.
And stop blaming your fellow citizens. The state is not coming to save you but your neighbors might. Blame those in charge for being terrible at their jobs.
When the problem is my fellow citizens not voting and then being upset the guy they didn’t like ended up being elected it seems reasonable to blame them for that.
Sure that’s part of it. The right picks simple black/white cultural war BS to motivate their base. What did the dems do for 4 years? Some strongly worded emails? We live in a country where a corrupt traitor was allowed to run for POTUS a 2nd time. How can you have any faith in that system?
He was allowed to run because he ran in 2016 and enough voters were pissed that Bernie didn’t get the nomination that they either didn’t vote or voted for Trump “to send a message.” That got him SCOTUS.
Oh you really got me there. Make sure you hold on to your Civics notes. We’ll all want something to read in the gulag.
Biden had all the resources of the state. You think he couldn’t have found a way to “persuade” Manchin or Sinema? GOP sure isn’t afraid to do that. IE: Marsha Blackburn
Hey look. Another smug, condescending lib. Please lecture us more about civics The rules and systems you worship allowed a corrupt traitor to not only avoid any consequences but run for POTUS a 2nd time. But hey, you do you and keep throating that boot.
Also just to be clear like pro-LGBT Supreme Court decisions like Obergefell or Bostock doesn’t count for Democrats but the bad ones do count for Republicans?
I appreciate his heart is in the right place and appreciate the President's work for the country BUT no amendment is going to be passed in the next 100 years
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The Democrats look utterly feckless, and a good portion of their base is tired of being sold out in an attempt to appeal to Republicans that hate them.
And yes, he grew the economy, but honestly, who wouldn't after Trump catered it?
Crazy
you can't negotiate or reason with malignant narcissists as they've become their ego and their 'goal' approaches is unreachable
But he's been in Washington for like 50 years.
He should be wearing a hot dog costume.
Thanks for nothing, dorks.
And I get they would have had a hard time passing that kind of legislation, but at least get the Republicans on record that they oppose such measures.
When the house is on fire youre gonna get the hose
While the executive doesn't have direct power over these, he hasn't even mentioned some of this until recently. That seems to ignore that a primary way executives get things done is by agenda setting. Obama didn't legislate Obamacare, but we say he got it done, no?
(that's a lie, some shit was actually good, even people like pete who i expected to be useless)
Can’t keep that sweet campaign cash flowing in if you upset your corporate donors.
Besides, whose job is it to get dems winning besides democratic politicians? That criticism still applies
https://constitutioncenter.org/amp/blog/can-congress-enact-supreme-court-term-limits-without-a-constitutional-amendment
Quoting from link:
Of course the Supreme Court could declare it unconstitutional.
and it's not a matter of convincing. anything good they have done was out of coercion, due to what would happen if it didn't get done
Actually put in the effort democrats and stop leaving it to your voter base to have to push your issues on their own for you because they are clearly getting quite tired of the political laziness.
Biden had all the resources of the state. You think he couldn’t have found a way to “persuade” Manchin or Sinema? GOP sure isn’t afraid to do that. IE: Marsha Blackburn
They got Roe. They got Chevron. They got trans rights on the ropes. You can bet Obergefell and NYT vs Sullivan are next.
The same thing is happening in every democracy and the remaining liberal governments are watching it and doing bugger all