In a recent development, Instagram has shut down the account of physician and presidential candidate Jill Stein. After previously losing access to her original account, Stein created a new one, only for it to be disabled as well. According to Meta, the parent company of Instagram, the deactivation was due to violations of community guidelines surrounding "account integrity and authentic identity."
I still wondered why, I’ve read the story over and over again.
That’s not really how it works. It would only make them look stupid if they did that, and increase the risk of being voted out in the next election.
Because of the filibuster, legislation generally needs 60 votes in the Senate before it goes to the president. Democrats have 51 seats, with two frequent defectors.
Imagine if Biden’s record going into 2024 is that he vetoed every single piece of legislation.
It’s infinitely better that they simply pretend to be powerless rather than using the power we gave them to create meaningful change. It’s too bad people can’t eat excuses.
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They have the presidency.
They could veto everything until they get what they want.
That’s not really how it works. It would only make them look stupid if they did that, and increase the risk of being voted out in the next election. Because of the filibuster, legislation generally needs 60 votes in the Senate before it goes to the president. Democrats have 51 seats, with two frequent defectors. Imagine if Biden’s record going into 2024 is that he vetoed every single piece of legislation.
You’re right.
It’s infinitely better that they simply pretend to be powerless rather than using the power we gave them to create meaningful change. It’s too bad people can’t eat excuses.