• FiniteBanjo
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      4 months ago

      Also the political polarization over previous decades, here below is a chart of how US Congressmen voted since 1949 based on party affiliation:

      Maybe a previous POTUS could have done these things, but they were all moderates so why would they?

    • ZWQbpkzl [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      4 months ago

      Nah thats been Mitch McConnel’s strategy for the past two decades. McConnel’s faction basically have everything they want already, so his strategy is to obstruct the executive and legislative branches while packing the judicial branches with conservatives to lock the status quo down.