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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
There are Republican asses and Democratic asses. The kind of people who want to legislate are usually willing to compromise, because that is the essence of the job. That's not the problem. The issue is, there are enough Republican voters who will punish Republican legislators for bipartisanship. Republicans have to worry about getting primaries from the right. Democrats haven't had to, though maybe that is starting to change.
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I'm sure there is a good explanation for why they are asses, but I'm just concerned with the fact that they are. And there are just a lot more of them running the show over on the Republican side.
It would be nice if Congress did stuff like hold hearings on major bills, for example, even if the Rs are going to control those hearings. The legislation just ends up better when you have some input and review.
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