Discussion
Congress extends controversial surveillance powers for 10 days
techteach00: Massie was against it. Need a Massie/Bernie ticket
LocalH: when will the dems learn that the dnc is just republican litewe need completely new thought to unseat "both" sides of the US government and return it to washington's ideal of "political parties fucking suck" (paraphrased)
nozzlegear: > when will the dems learn that the dnc is just republican liteWhen will "when will the dems learn that the dnc is just republican lite" enjoyers learn that there's an ocean of difference between dems and republicans, and that most Americans aren't going to throw that away over votes on issues that they're either fine with or, at best, indifferent to? Like it or not, this is unlikely to rank in most people's top five most important issues come November.
metalcrow: Is there a link to see who voted for this?
JumpCrisscross: House: https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll124.xml
JumpCrisscross: > When will "when will the dems learn that the dnc is just republican lite" enjoyers learnOn the bright side, these folks tend to be civically and electoral uninvolved. So they aren’t having any net effect on policy, other than slightly endorsing the status quo.
gnerd00: > Like it or notthe exact words used by Hillary for President people, with utter sincerity !
nozzlegear: At 84 years old, Bernie is older than both Trump and Biden and probably shouldn't be running for anything.
jmalicki: And regardless of your feelings on his political positions, in his extremely lengthy time in the House and Senate, he has only gotten three bills he sponsored passed - two renaming post offices, and a VA benefit increase.Despite having a position of power for a very long time, he has been completely ineffective at wielding that power to achieve any of his goals.
genxy: This is like measuring programmer value in klocs.
jmalicki: When klocs is approximately 0 that is telling.
Computer0: This is the typical GenX reply. I think the sooner we start seeing GenX like an enemy, as we do the baby boomers, the sooner we can move forward.
lesuorac: Eh, while I do think you should go out and vote I'm not sure you can exactly say they're endorsing the status quo.Take 2024 vs 2020 where turnout dropped 4% [1] and compare it to the 2025 NYC mayoral race where more people in 2025 voted for Mamdani [2] then voted in 2021 at all [3]. IMO, the horrendous turnout is a reflection of the horrendous candidates that run.[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States...[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele...[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_New_York_City_mayoral_ele...
