jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoRepublicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to votewww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down114cross-posted to: pleasantpolitics@slrpnk.netaiop@lemmy.world
arrow-up1651arrow-down1external-linkRepublicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to votewww.vox.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: pleasantpolitics@slrpnk.netaiop@lemmy.world
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-23 months ago The Democrats have had the majority in relatively recent years You mean the two years they controlled the executive and legislative branches, but not the judicial, under Obama?
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI suppose that would be a good example, wouldn’t it.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIt would if Obama didn’t have several members of his own party working against his agenda. But then I’m sure you knew that.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYour point was that the Democrats had the majority and did nothing to deal with the threat because they weren’t united with the president and so any attempt would have failed? Not sure why you brought it up in the first place then.
You mean the two years they controlled the executive and legislative branches, but not the judicial, under Obama?
I suppose that would be a good example, wouldn’t it.
It would if Obama didn’t have several members of his own party working against his agenda. But then I’m sure you knew that.
Sure did. But I’m sure you knew that.
Your point was that the Democrats had the majority and did nothing to deal with the threat because they weren’t united with the president and so any attempt would have failed?
Not sure why you brought it up in the first place then.