07-01-2022, 06:54 PM
(07-01-2022, 05:56 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Yes. And not only are the regulatory agencies legislating, SCOTUS is getting into the act as well. And all because Congress can't legislate anything anymore.... even when one party leads both the House and Senate as well as the POTUS. Remind me, why did we send those people to Congress anyway?
I completely agree. Congress is increasingly abdicating its responsibility and allowing the legislative and judicial branch to essentially do its job. I don't blame the filibuster btw, although increasingly high levels of partisanship are certainly to blame. Where I place the lion's share of the blame is on a complete inability to reach compromises on legislation. Any concessions to the other side are viewed as intolerable weakness or breaches of orthodoxy. This is absolutely one area in which "both sides do it" is 100% accurate and appropriate. Gerrymandering and the increasing decline of purple districts, and states, is also a major factor. At the end of the day, none of this is going to even start to be solved until both sides realize they'll have to eat some shit to move forward. Unfortunately, I just don't see that happening anytime soon.
