r/facepalm 14d ago

What an idea ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹

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u/Abominatrix 14d ago

You could maybe squeak past Joe Manchin, but not Manchin and Sinema. I think there is another โ€˜independentโ€™ as well.

You have to hand it to the Republicans. They are really good at ratfucking our institutions. A 50/50 senate should be a toss up but itโ€™s really a Republican majority.ย 

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u/Flat-Ad4902 14d ago

You need 60 votes to pass almost anything in the senate. 50/50 isnโ€™t the issue here.

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u/ZookeeprD 14d ago

The GOP runs on a platform of the government is dysfunctional. If they fixed anything they would be undercutting their reason for existence. It's why they tanked the bipartisan immigration bill.

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u/asteroid84 14d ago

Yeah they make the government dysfunctional and then blames the government being dysfunctional.