Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
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Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#2Manchin demonstrating once again that we do live in a democracy, at least a representative one.
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#3Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable.
I know Manchin is nominally a Democrat but it's not him that is blocking the legislation it is him and all 50 Republican senators (Sinema from Arizona).
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Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#4Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable. I know Manchin is nominally a Democrat but it's not him that is blocking the legislation it is him and all 50 Republican…
population density isn't how our legislature is set up. not sure why people always bring this incredibly irrelevant statistic up.
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#5Manchin demonstrating once again that we do live in a democracy, at least a representative one.
... And its clear who Manchin represents
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#6Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable. I know Manchin is nominally a Democrat but it's not him that is blocking the legislation it is him and all 50 Republican…
The US is a republic, not a democracy. And for good reasons.
Otherwise, politicians will try to one-up each other with promises of freebies.
It's easy to win elections when you promise free healthcare, free education, free childcare,... The average person will vote in their immediate interest and not worry about the big picture. The big picture: nothing is free.
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#7Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable. I know Manchin is nominally a Democrat but it's not him that is blocking the legislation it is him and all 50 Republican…
population density isn't how our legislature is set up. not sure why people always bring this incredibly irrelevant statistic up.
'incredibly irrelevant'? Wow...
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#8Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable. I know Manchin is nominally a Democrat but it's not him that is blocking the legislation it is him and all 50 Republican…
>> Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable.
Spending insane amounts of money like that is not sustainable. We are already looking at greater than 10 percent annual inflation and trillions of federal debt. Guess who owes that debt back? We do. People need to stop seeing the government as some kind of external magical entity that can grant gifts to whomever it wants if only it had cooperation from [my]party.
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
#9Democratic senators represent 40 million more people than Republican senators and their agenda can't be passed. The last time Republican senators represented more than half the population was 1996. Rural, low population states have far too much power in the present system. This is not sustainable. I know Manchin is nominally a Democrat but it's not him that is blocking the legislation it is him and all 50 Republican…
The point of having two chambers is that they are selected in a different way, otherwise you might as well have only one. The senate is a way for smaller states to not be in a permanent structural minority and have no say on the direction of the country. Many countries have a similar system.
Also even the house is not a proportional system. I know some people like proportional systems but let’s keep in mind they often come with political instability.
Re: Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
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population density isn't how our legislature is set up. not sure why people always bring this incredibly irrelevant statistic up.
'incredibly irrelevant'? Wow...
yes, the opinions of 40million "more" americans are irrelevant in a country where 330million reside. its a big territory with a lot of different laws, borders and voting districts.
gerrymandering is the enemy not the electoral college itself.
in a similar vein people brought up that democrats got more individual votes and "won" the popular vote in 2016. again cool? but completely irrelevant.