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They didn't ignore the problem — they implemented a number of reforms aimed at preventing a repeat of the shenanigans of 2020/21. Those reforms didn't save us because we didn't have a repeat of 2020/21.
With 20/20 hindsight, can we identify things they could have done to harden the government against what we are seeing now? Probably — but unless you can point me to the comment or post you made back in 2021-2022 advocating for such things I'm going to say that crystal balls are not in abundant supply.
Comment by jimbo831 at 03/02/2025 at 15:40 UTC
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They passed one small bill that focused on some things around the electoral count act. They refused to eliminate the filibuster to make big reforms that would have actually mattered.
That bill was meaningless and they knew it. They wanted to pretend like they were doing something. Biden was more focused on other things. He thought passing the IRA and infrastructure bill would demonstrate that democracy can work for people. He was wrong.
Comment by dolphinvision at 03/02/2025 at 18:56 UTC
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Shut the literal fuck up. The National Dems sat on their goddamn hands and watched the Republicans plot the ultimate takeover. They did NOTHING. Fuck almost every single one of those lazy nazi enablers. People were screaming; SCREAMING for them to do something. ANYTHING.
And. They. Did. Nothing.
Garland as AG was the most blatant form of this.
Don't forget their nothing response to the border crisis, the uptake of illegal immigration, the lack of using ICE, the lack of putting protections into government or literally anything during their majority bill wise. No prosecution of illegal state delegates. Just fucking nothing.