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They got spooked by the MAGA base and now are scared of their own shadow.

But of course Elon loves the attention so he's just deferring to his favorite trolls instead of learning how the government works and advocating for things he believes should happen. Which makes things worse than just literally telling the government what to do.

Someone might be mean to them online

what if the congress were older, would that work

If Washington could cross the Potomac these guys should be able to cross the aisle to protect the authority of their own institution instead of playing party politics and protecting the nutjobs who want to destroy everything we've achieved.

Dumbest possible timeline continues

Congress, apparently?

The government is basically held hostage to the whims of a putz.

Nice one!

Elon only uses other people’s money, never his own.

It’s kind of like Musk wants to get what he paid for

It is after the election, and voters won't remember this in 22 months. Trump, in contrast, never forgets people who cross him. So basically it is a contest between "what's good for national stability" and "not pissing off the party boss". There's nothing astonishing about which choice won.

Power dynamics often reveal hidden truths.

It's not Citizens United that's the issue here. People (especially on the left) WAY overindex on CU, which did significantly less than people believe.

Am I too old when I remember a time when Congress didn't serve the President but all of America?

Something something Frankensteins monster.

And yet the R's have repeatedly been able impose their will with a minority...

This is 100% a campaign finance problem that SCOTUS created

I actually do think it's generally a good idea to pay public servants and civil servants a good wage so that (1) good people are attracted to those jobs and (2) aren't tempted by corruption and grift. And they haven't received a raise in over a decade. So, yes. I do think they should.

This was the inevitable destination of Citizens United. When Bribery is illegal, the will of the richest man becomes law.

Is it astounding that people who gain power care more about that power, keeping that power, keeping the proximity to bigger power it brings? Is it astounding they will protect their wallets instead of principles?

And he is being played by Putin. A very shrewd player. Trump is toast in their hands. He lost control. Magat's are like the Germans in 1933. It's the Democratic side of America who must Fight, Fight, Fight

That's how an oligarchy works.

If they don't listen they might get death threats from the anon trolls, oh the horror

Makes you wonder why Republicans bother running for Congress. If you want to waste two years of your life engaging in public ass kissing and self-humiliation, there are cheaper and easier ways to do it.

We haven’t sent our best to Congress in decades