Some people were surprised at how weak Biden and pelosi's response to Roe decision has been, I wasn't

[duncanthetall]

If Biden was half the socialist, in terms of policies, that the Rethugs claim he is then he’d probably be one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had. The man don’t give a fukk. His whole career in the Senate he was known for his conservative he is. I’m supppsed to believe that all just changed? Lol I obviously didn’t but tons of fukking morons definitely did. He don’t give a fukk about the abortion issue because he agrees. Can’t tell me otherwise

 

[RAX 010]

The same guy who takes showesr with his underage daughter? or the other Joe Byron?

 

[dj-method-x]

Why elect do-nothing politicians?

The answer is the democrats do something for black people to secure the black vote. Don’t sell us a dream on the campaign trail and still expect us to keep watching others get tangibles in front of us.

They can’t do anything substantive without the numbers to do so. They only get those numbers via voting.

Not voting is not the answer and that’s why you don’t vote idiots are nothing but tools for the people in charge who’s whole purpose is stifling any kind of progress and keeping everything the same.

 

[CBalla]

They literally do whatever they want anyways. Getting assurance from a group that hasn’t operated in good in faith in 4 decades is pointless.

Being afraid of republican backlash is literally why we’re here now. You centrist Dems are terrified of ur own fukking shadows. Ur fukking cowards and afraid to fight for people. That’s why bidens approval rating is in the dumpster with millennials and Gen z

they elect spineless uncreative old fukks

 

[At30wecashout]

Pelosi literally spent a month campaigning for a pro-birth(calling them pro life is dumb they don’t give a fukk if anyone lives or dies) candidate. People like her and Biden don’t give a fukk. This is why Bernie or Warren should’ve been the pick. Not this old worthless cowardly POS

This was more a case of “Dont let progressives get power” than anything else. The DNC puts its fukking foot down in the heaviest way when a progressive gets on. Look at AOC. Yea she got on, but the DNC primaried her and makes sure all she really is is a twitter activist. Until progressives are washing establishment Dems up, the old guard like Pelosi are gonna keep trying to keep business as usual. Its disgraceful.

 

[Goat poster]

People who support the Democratic Party with unquestioned loyalty make me SICK

It’s a lot of you on this site and YOUR PART OF THE PROBLEM.

That party is BROKEN and the more you guys spend time shameing people to just go along with whatever and make excuses for people who were voted in to FIGHT and DO A JOB instead of holding them accountable and not constantly shaming the voting base for “not doing enough” instead of the lousy politicians.

Instead of convincing the people they are the problem how about DEMANDING the party does better and the archaic fukks ruining it step aside .

 

[At30wecashout]

They literally did this in 2021. The house passed 7 Bills like this in the last 5 years, all voted down in senate.

NPR Cookie Consent and Choices

Bills fail in the Senate and Dems get blamed for not doing anything. Most people dont know how the chambers work. Ive got plenty to gripe about without being ignorant of the process.

 

[ORDER_66]

They can’t do anything substantive without the numbers to do so. They only get those numbers via voting.

Not voting is not the answer and that’s why you don’t vote idiots are nothing but tools for the people in charge who’s whole purpose is stifling any kind of progress and keeping everything the same.

I mean you say this but they have all 3 branches (barely) and still cant get shyt done... what fukking good are they??? how much voting does the country have to do to move us forward people are literally TIRED of doing the same shyt with nothing to show for it, DONT any of you voting nikkas understand????!!! even your president biden is smiling because He himself hates abortion and sitting on his ass doing nothing and he's supposed to be a democrat in charge, now you gonna make excuses for him and this garbage ass p*ssy party...

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

They can’t do anything substantive without the numbers to do so. They only get those numbers via voting.

Not voting is not the answer and that’s why you don’t vote idiots are nothing but tools for the people in charge who’s whole purpose is stifling any kind of progress and keeping everything the same.

Vote (harder)!

 

[Starburst]

Pelosi literally spent a month campaigning for a pro-birth(calling them pro life is dumb they don’t give a fukk if anyone lives or dies) candidate. People like her and Biden don’t give a fukk. This is why Bernie or Warren should’ve been the pick. Not this old worthless cowardly POS

In my opinion I think Biden still has this opinion, and is just saying the bare minimum to keep folk on side.

 

[CarmelBarbie]

I’m not going to lie. When Nancy read a poem in response, I laughed.

 

[dj-method-x]

I mean you say this but they have all 3 branches (barely) and still cant get shyt done... what fukking good are they??? how much voting does the country have to do to move us forward people are literally TIRED of doing the same shyt with nothing to show for it, DONT any of you voting nikkas understand????!!! even your president biden is smiling because He himself hates abortion and sitting on his ass doing nothing and he's supposed to be a democrat in charge, now you gonna make excuses for him and this garbage ass p*ssy party...

They’re not getting anything done because they don’t have enough senators to get the things they want done. Something that can only be fixed by, you know, people voting….

But let’s ignore all of that and not vote. That will that will magically fix everything and make us feel like we’re taking a stand. It’s edgy! The best part is that we actually don’t have to do anything but point fingers on Internet forums!

 

[The_Sheff]

Folks need to stop acting like the President is king. The time to stop to is passed when people were writing in shyt like Mickey Mouse instead of voting for Hillary.

 

[At30wecashout]

Just so everyone knows:

Dems have House majority so things pass all the time that don't get made into law because of the Senate. The Senate has 100 members: currently it is 50/50 and one of the Vice Presidents main functions is to be President of the Senate.

Other than to succeed to the presidency upon the death or resignation of a president, a vice president's only constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate. Vice presidents cannot vote in the Senate, except to break a tie, nor may they formally address the Senate, except with the senators' permission.

-Senate.gov about VP Role

The Senate is 50/50 and to pass anything that isn't bipartisan requires a simple majority UNLESS a filibuster is invoked. Then it requires 60 votes. There are not 60 dems in the Senate. Also, Dems *could* break the Filibuster on certain issues but it requires uniform votes from the side wanting to do it. Joe Manchin doesn't want to do it.

So for the last time, if you have to ask "Why aren't the Dems doing anything?" check SENATE.GOV and House.GOV and see all the bills that get passed and killed by Republicans. This is not caping for Dems, its literally something you should know from High School. If that had a stronger majority (even just a couple more people so Manchin is not necessary) they could do it, but it requires people vote more Dems in. Everybody is free to not vote, but stop asking obvious questions to why particular issues get stuck. All bills have to pass both houses of Congress to then by signed into law by the President.

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

Just so everyone knows:

Dems have House majority so things pass all the time that don't get made into law because of the Senate. The Senate has 100 members: currently it is 50/50 and one of the Vice Presidents main functions is to be President of the Senate.


-Senate.gov about VP Role

The Senate is 50/50 and to pass anything that isn't bipartisan requires a simple majority UNLESS a filibuster is invoked. Then it requires 60 votes. There are not 60 dems in the Senate. Also, Dems *could* break the Filibuster on certain issues but it requires uniform votes from the side wanting to do it. Joe Manchin doesn't want to do it.

So for the last time, if you have to ask "Why aren't the Dems doing anything?" check SENATE.GOV and House.GOV and see all the bills that get passed and killed by Republicans. This is not caping for Dems, its literally something you should know from High School. If that had a stronger majority (even just a couple more people so Manchin is not necessary) they could do it, but it requires people vote more Dems in. Everybody is free to not vote, but stop asking obvious questions to why particular issues get stuck. All bills have to pass both houses of Congress to then by signed into law by the President.

Surely since Roe v Wade was decided, Democrats had numerous opportunities to codify abortion access into national legislation.

You mean to say that during Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama’s presidencies, none of these administrations had an opportunity to do so?