• Curious Canid
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    8 hours ago

    Even if it’s a symbolic gesture, it’s one that needs to be made.

    People complain all that time that the Democrats are just ignoring this mess. Don’t complain too much when a legislator proposes legislation to fix some of it. That is what they’re supposed to do.

    Pocan is doing his job. By doing it, he is also bringing public attention to a situation that Musk and Trump would much rather didn’t get any.

    • anon593839@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 hours ago

      Perfectly said.

      I don’t remember Mitch McConnell rolling over and just saying “Aw shucks, we’re the minority party, guess we can’t do anything 🤷‍♂️”

      Anything is better than nothing, even if all it does is generate a small morale boost. Draw attention, gum up the works, do whatever small thing is in your power. This bill will go nowhere, but there’s immense value in the trying.

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    10 hours ago

    a bill you say. let me remember schoolhouse rock said about bills. first they have be allowed to go to committee, and then be put up for a vote, then they have to pass a vote in the house of representatives, then they have to be allowed to be put up for a vote in the senate, then they have to pass a vote in the senate, then they have to be signed by the president of the united states. this is a fine idea.

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      9 hours ago

      it won’t make it past step 1. nothing that might stop this train wreck will ever get out of committee during this session.

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    11 hours ago

    Is this the dumbest possible way to address the issue or is it the stupidest possible way to address the issue?