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13369139, yeah i think the green new deal provided a preview.
Posted by Reeq, Wed Feb-26-20 05:16 PM
senate republicans offered to put the green new deal resolution up for a vote with no debate or amendments. no interference from republicans.
leave it exactly as democrats wrote it. thats a dream for anyone who actually wants to pass their legislation.

and *democrats* scattered like roaches away from it (even sanders). people like aoc said republicans were playing political games. which they were. by simply putting democrats on record and allowing them to vote for their own untouched legislation. which shows you how politically toxic that legislation was that the co-author didnt even want it brought up for a vote.

a lot of sanders agenda will go that way. you will be asking democrats to vote on proposals that raise middle class taxes, guarantee job loss in certain sectors of the healthcare industry, fossil fuel industry (bye rust belt), etc. people aint tryna destroy their political career supporting an agenda that their own voters wont even support.

its all well and good when you sit on the sidelines and heckle everyone else. its a whole different thing to have to actually get out on the floor and be accountable for the political fortunes of the entire team.