arrow74

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If there was a god none of this needed to happen

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How lame, I hope the people of Alaska aren't dumb enough to vote for her again.

Or at least if we have elections again

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

Although if the house edits it the senate would have to vote for it again.

Ironically some of the house hardliners may kick the bill back because the senate changed some of the things the Trump wanted

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago

We actually did, his name was Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Sure if we hold him up to today's standards not a progressive by any means, but he campaigned on working class issues and helped steer the country out of the depression. He created virtually all our modern safety nets or their predecessors.

He was so popular a president that Congress amended the constitution to ensure no other president could have more than 2 terms. He was so popular congress was afraid it threatened the power of their branch of government.

Running on and actually accomplishing worker centric policy works.

And to fend of the inevitable yes he was not that progressive by today's measures and had a mountain of flaws. But his accomplishments were revolutionary for the country in his time.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Unfortunately positions like the parliamentarian are not part of the law of the land and are a procedure put into place by the Senate. That means the senate can remove them at any time.

It's a bad system and was built to work on "good faith".

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

I think it becomes the most populous state