The American government weirds me out. Why have an executive President when he can't do shit. Why these deadlocks can happen if a party holds a majority? In my cuntry, the party with the most seats will run the government. By dint of having a majority, any bills proposed by it will almost always pass. Should a bill to fund the country fails, the ruling party in effect lost a motion of no confidence and the opposition can force a snap general elections.
The President can do plenty, they just can't do everything and that's a good thing. Trump did a lot of damage in his short time in office, but he could have done a lot more without the balance of power between branches of government in the US system.
That said, right now the gridlock is because the House of Representatives has a Republican majority. They're the ruling party in that house, and you need that house to do a lot of things. They're the party with "the most seats" while the Democrats have the slimmest of majorities in the Senate.
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Hildegarde@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
I would be much less bothered by governemt shutdowns if it shut down the entire governemt instead of just the parts that I like.
Gigan@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
I just want more One Piece memes
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I said it before. I was so prepared to hate Live action One Piece.
I can't believe how good it is and I'm surprised Netflix pulled it off.
PugJesus@kbin.social · 17 pts · 2y
And all the good little 'centrist' voters will believe them.
TubeTalkerX@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y
wHy DiDn’T tHe DeMs MeEt ThEm In ThE mIdDlE???
get_off_the_phone@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
..................................................MIDDLE....
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
of course. they blame the democrats for everything.
They even blame the democrats for republicans giving handjobs in crowded theaters.
HawlSera@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
Republicans are literally the people who shoot a pregnant mother in the head, and with gun still in hand, smoke fresh from barrel ask..
"Why did Obama do this?"
dbilitated@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
you guys are having another shutdown? wow
Chickenstalker@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
The American government weirds me out. Why have an executive President when he can't do shit. Why these deadlocks can happen if a party holds a majority? In my cuntry, the party with the most seats will run the government. By dint of having a majority, any bills proposed by it will almost always pass. Should a bill to fund the country fails, the ruling party in effect lost a motion of no confidence and the opposition can force a snap general elections.
WorldWideLem@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
The President can do plenty, they just can't do everything and that's a good thing. Trump did a lot of damage in his short time in office, but he could have done a lot more without the balance of power between branches of government in the US system.
That said, right now the gridlock is because the House of Representatives has a Republican majority. They're the ruling party in that house, and you need that house to do a lot of things. They're the party with "the most seats" while the Democrats have the slimmest of majorities in the Senate.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Jaysyn@kbin.social · 0 pts · 2y
They always have, but it's never actually worked out for #GOP at the polls.