The Democrats have control of the House, Senate and the White House, and yet there are many bills the Left would like to see passed, which has led Dems such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to try and hurry things along:
Abolish the filibuster. https://t.co/NTnxMp5v3G
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 2, 2021
The gridlock in Congress also seems to frustrate MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough:
.@JoeNBC: "This Senate doesn't work, Congress doesn't work, it doesn't pass big legislation any more — Americans don't have a choice… which you can't get when nothing ever gets passed." pic.twitter.com/oU9jPUy1DY
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) June 2, 2021
If the Founders could respond, perhaps they’d say “that’s by design”:
Feature not a bug
— Razor (@hale_razor) June 2, 2021
The system is working perfectly
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) June 2, 2021
How it was designed to work. https://t.co/UlmR1j0C69
— Mark (@StMarksVariant) June 2, 2021
Has it occurred to you that not passing a lot of legislation in a time of mass divisiveness is a feature and not a bug of the system? https://t.co/1FWqhEGirc
— Upstate Federalist (@upstatefederlst) June 2, 2021
It's not supposed to be easy you fruit fly. https://t.co/e0kt9HRZp8
— Phineas J Whoopee (@j_whoopee) June 2, 2021
It does work. These bills are partisan trash @JoeNBC. Democrats do not have a strong mandate, and until they realize that nothing will get done. https://t.co/m1rMI15aPH
— 🇬🇧 Damo 🇺🇸 (@WalkAwayDamo) June 2, 2021
As Ronald Reagan said, the most frightening words you can hear are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you,” so perhaps Joe should be careful what he asks for:
Every time Congress passes a law, Americans lose (both their liberty & their money). In that sense, the Senate is working. https://t.co/7r3xEmK9Vu
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 2, 2021
By doing nothing they’re actually doing plenty without realizing it!
