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minus-squareHeronHouseHamilton@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down32·edit-22 days agoCongress was intentionally built to require compromise and collaboration. This is necessary for a functioning government. However, I don’t trust either of the two. Edit: it seems I did a poor job writing the last sentence of my comment. I am not in favor of this meeting.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down1·2 days agoAnyone remember voting for Kushner?
minus-squareImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 days agoOh I definitely voted for him to be next but we’re probably talking about different things
minus-squareobvs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 days agoWell if there’s anyone who’s compromised, it’s definitely Hakeem Jeffries.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoThe founding fathers, most of them any way, would laugh at you and then lead a second revolution. Congress was designed to function with the assumption that all parties were representing their constituents. Jeffries has been shown not to be doing that and Kushner isn’t even a government official never mind a member of congress.
minus-squareIamLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoThe founding fathers assumed our reps would be good faith actors, but they are not.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoOnly one of these people is in Congress, boss
minus-squareMalyca@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·2 days agoIf you sit down to a table to negotiate with Nazis, you are a Nazi, and your character and very humanity are at question.
Congress was intentionally built to require compromise and collaboration. This is necessary for a functioning government.
However, I don’t trust either of the two.
Edit: it seems I did a poor job writing the last sentence of my comment. I am not in favor of this meeting.
Anyone remember voting for Kushner?
Oh I definitely voted for him to be next but we’re probably talking about different things
Well if there’s anyone who’s compromised, it’s definitely Hakeem Jeffries.
The founding fathers, most of them any way, would laugh at you and then lead a second revolution.
Congress was designed to function with the assumption that all parties were representing their constituents.
Jeffries has been shown not to be doing that and Kushner isn’t even a government official never mind a member of congress.
The founding fathers assumed our reps would be good faith actors, but they are not.
Only one of these people is in Congress, boss
If you sit down to a table to negotiate with Nazis, you are a Nazi, and your character and very humanity are at question.