We (and This Includes You, Democrats) Have Blown a Huge Hole in the Safety Net

[liberalmike27]

19. When I Hear That

I know the person saying it doesn't understand how the government works.

Look into this thing called the "Filibuster." You'll find the word "control" does not apply.

That said, I think Bill Clinton should have vetoed Welfare reforms in the late 1990s. But they had him by his privates so while he was on trial, he was quite accommodating of what Republicans wanted to do in Congress.

Reagan and Bush paved the way, in particular by appointing members to the FCC, that eventually did away with any fairness in our media, by repealing the Fairness Doctrine.

If you want to use the word "control," we need about 65 Democrats in the Senate, the House needs to be Democratic, and a Democratic president. Then if they do nothing, I'll be right there with you, this time with an accurate complaint.

All I can say is, the first thing they'd better do is reform money in politics, and the electoral, voting systems to assure we can get to the polls, we have enough machines, and gerrymandering is a thing of the past, as if they start doing other things without addressing this, wow, the rich will be emptying out half of their fortunes to evict as many of them as possible, as quickly as possible.