Yeah, even if these particular dems have a progressive track record, this act seems performative. Not only is it doomed to fail, even if it miraculously passes and becomes law (which would require the president’s signature or else a supermajority to override), clearly the current administration isn’t respecting the bill of right that we currently already have enshrined in the constitution, so what difference would it honestly make? There’s a better time for it, and it’s when Dems have a trifecta.
Right now, it just seems like virtue signaling to make up for the failures of Democratic leadership to organize effectively around resisting the maga agenda. It’s damage control/PR.
Although, one good side effect leading up to the primaries is that it might force Democrats to go on the record either for or against it, which is helpful information for the public and may boost the performance of progressives.
If that’s their intention, then it’s a certified boss move.
Yeah, even if these particular dems have a progressive track record, this act seems performative. Not only is it doomed to fail, even if it miraculously passes and becomes law (which would require the president’s signature or else a supermajority to override), clearly the current administration isn’t respecting the bill of right that we currently already have enshrined in the constitution, so what difference would it honestly make? There’s a better time for it, and it’s when Dems have a trifecta.
Right now, it just seems like virtue signaling to make up for the failures of Democratic leadership to organize effectively around resisting the maga agenda. It’s damage control/PR.
Although, one good side effect leading up to the primaries is that it might force Democrats to go on the record either for or against it, which is helpful information for the public and may boost the performance of progressives.
If that’s their intention, then it’s a certified boss move.