More performative bullshit by Blue MAGA. The Dems controlled the house and the senate for the first two years of Biden’s term. That would have been a nice time to introduce this bill and codify Roe v Wade. They are doing it now because they know it has no chance. The corporations that own the Dems are the same corporations that own the GOP. They work for corporate wealth and conservative Christian religious fanatics. Neither of those groups wants equality of any kind. The Dems do nothing when they have a majority and pretend to try to help when they have no chance of helping. This is WWE cosplay conflict.
That would have been a nice time to introduce this bill and codify Roe v Wade.
But then Democrats would have had to handle the backlash of an energized conservative movement and the complacency of a satisfied base. Now Democrats get enormous cash injections every time a Republican takes another swing at women’s health and can force any leftists to knuckle under when presented with the Serial Rapist Loud And Proud Woman Hater candidate running against the Slimy Moderate Corporate Shill Who Definitely Isn’t Going to Get MeToo’d Six Weeks Into Office.
The Dems do nothing when they have a majority and pretend to try to help when they have no chance of helping.
And they benefit enormously from this strategy, because liberals displace blame to the left and right of the Do-Nothing Party.
They’ve fully bought into the theory that conservatives must be pandered to and leftists must be disciplined into compliance. And this is the only way anyone wins elections.
Also don’t forget that the rich oligarchs that control the DNC and the Super PAC money also don’t want leftist policies.
Neoliberals have access to the same polling data as the rest of us, they know which policies are popular with their voters, but they choose to not pursue what’s popular
The biggest motivation for the DNC has and always will be their rich owners.
Oh fuck off and actually do something meaningful, FUCK. Sick of the posturing shit. Need to kick these geriatrics out and get some actual citizens that give a shit in these positions.
If I had a nickel for every time a congressperson told me they introduced a new bill to address some issue, I’d be rich. In the age of Trump, people aren’t hoping their representatives are going to introduce dead on arrival legislation; they’re hoping their representatives will lead a national movement. We need people in the streets daily. We need occupy DC.
Seems like some dems are starting to grow a spine and actually act like opposition. I doubt it’ll last though.
act like opposition
That’s the problem, it’s just an act. They didn’t try this in 2021 and 2022 when they controlled the house and the senate and the presidency. Why? Because they don’t want it any more than the GOP does.
100%. I’m just pointing out that this is a step up from what they’ve been normally doing these past 100 days which is sit idly by as our country is being raped and sliding into facism.
Seems like some dems are starting to grow a spine and actually act like opposition.
And look at the top comments on this thread to see how much Lemmy hates them for that.
Oh I hate them right now don’t get me wrong. I’m just happy they’re atleast trying to do something instead of being totally complacent as our county dies.
I remember constant complaints of “The Dems didn’t even TRY anything, they should have proposed bills even if they knew it would fail!” before the second Trump presidency.
Now it seems the chorus has changed to “I can’t believe they’re trying something they know will fail!”
Curious.
its more like senator warren introducing the flag legislation which was meaniningless.
Turns out that when they actually get a majority, they need to reintroduce and actually vote for bills, or they lose credibility.
Which is how you get people who realized in 2021 that your party is run by useless bums who only effectively represent the businesses exploiting us and of course netanyahu.
You want less cynicism, inspire less cynicism.
a little too late, how bout introducing something more effectively like limiting his ability to give out tariffs, or protecting voters from voter suppression.
