Re:Marines mobilized in response to LA protests
by nemomarx on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @07:27AM
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The question is whether you have more of them in addition to the rest of the party, or instead of some members of the rest of the party. 4 machins in the same number of seats would really make it impossible to do anything.
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Re:Marines mobilized in response to LA protests
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:07PM
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> 4 machins in the same number of seats would really make it impossible to do anything
One, we did a lot with one Manchin and one Sinema. (To the degree the former had concerns, it was well-founded ones over the inflationary effects of the Inflation Reduction Act.)
Two, not doing anything beats the status quo. A weak majority would be a check on the executive. We’re paying the price for ideological purism.