“Is my job secure? Can I expand my business? Can we afford college? What about health care? When can I retire? Is my community safe?”
All good questions asked by Arizona Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema in a Washington Post opinion piece. Unfortunately she goes on to defend the filibuster and doesn’t write any answers to the questions she ask at the beginning of her commentary. It does look good to show concern for those issues.
The filibuster rule in the Senate gives the minority power over the majority to block legislation. Sinema believes democracy works best when the minority is able to block legislation. There can be no compromise that she wishes for when Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he will block every piece of legislation proposed by President Joe Biden.
Authoritarians around the world love this kind of debate in America. They point to our inability to pass laws as proof that democracy doesn’t work. Our government voting rules are proving they are correct.
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