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"Democrats have controlled the House, Senate, and White House twice this century, and both times focused on policy. … If Democrats manage a trifecta in 2029—a live possibility given Trump’s and the Republicans’ unpopularity—they need to prioritize democracy and power, not policy."

liberalcurrents.comInstitutional Reform That Can Be Done With a Simple Majority in CongressChapter 2 (pp. 8–12) from The Reconstruction Papers.

23/8/26, 5:43 am32 reposts122 likes

vfrankensteen

@vfrankensteen.bsky.social

23 Aug

Democrats always think people will notice good works, but they never do. People notice loud braying.

phillyfrog.bsky.social

@phillyfrog.bsky.social

23 Aug

All power flows from the barrel of a ballot.

Godless Communist Orc

@16tonsthericher.bsky.social

23 Aug

This is a distinction without a difference. "Restore the Voting Rights Act" is both power and policy.

Godless Communist Orc

@16tonsthericher.bsky.social

23 Aug

If what you meant was "getting something actually accomplished versus centrist lib hemming-and-hawing at the mercy of an unelected parliamentarian" then just fucking say so.

Liberal Currents

@liberalcurrents.com

23 Aug

"Power makes policy possible, and it is necessary to make policy last. Cynically grabbing power for its own sake or breaking the law to get it is undemocratic, but using the power granted by laws and elections is necessary to make democracy work." www.liberalcurrents.com/institutiona...

liberalcurrents.comInstitutional Reform That Can Be Done With a Simple Majority in CongressChapter 2 (pp. 8–12) from The Reconstruction Papers.

cptnonsense.bsky.social

@cptnonsense.bsky.social

23 Aug

The Republicans unpopularity in 2026 means jack fucking squat in 2028. That's 2 years of AT BEST a Democrat minor majority in Congress unable to fix everything and thus getting blamed by the right and jackass progressives in the left.