Re:Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
by thayne on Monday May 18, 2026 @11:38AM
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> He votes along with whatever he's told to by party leadership, and struggles to articulate what's even at stake in the bills he discusses.
I think this is true of a lot of representatives at both the state and federal level in both the senate and house, in both parties. And it's a huge problem, because it means that the unelected party leadership wields a tremendous amount of power.
I think this is true of a lot of representatives at both the state and federal level in both the senate and house, in both parties. And it's a huge problem, because it means that the unelected party leadership wields a tremendous amount of power.