• @CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    111 day ago

    Biden tried to do it and was blocked by Republicans. That is somehow evidence that Republicans should be given more power?

    Maybe Republicans need to stop being such predictable boogey men then if Biden so easily manipulated them to his advantage. What Republicans should have done to mess with Biden was to not block it.

      • @CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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        31 day ago

        No, he very much did everything he could to push it through. He did not know during the presidential run if Republicans would have enough seats to block it.

        • @NastyNative@mander.xyz
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          11 day ago

          This man has been in politics since 1970 and you think he doesnt know how things work. I thought you had more confidence in this man. No shit the opposite party is going to block him, but a great president like OBAMA was able to get healthcare for everyone just like he promised.

          • @CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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            022 hours ago
            1. When he made his intentions clear there were also seats in the house and Senate being voted on, it was not guaranteed the Republicans would have a majority.

            2. For those having difficulty following NastyNative’s argument, here is a handy flow chart:

            I believe we are following the far right branch.

            • @NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml
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              013 hours ago

              Biden has a mechanism written into law that allows the Department of Education to cancel student debt. He could relieve trillions in student debt in less time than it took to make that flowchart. He could do it right now. He won’t because he doesn’t want to.

              Instead, he chose to use a method that could be easily blocked by the courts. Why? So he could throw his hands up and still have blue maga claim he tried his damnest, but was thwarted by le ebil Republicans. Your boy is a fucking Republican. He’s the same fucking dude that made sure student debt could not be discharged during bankruptcy. He never wanted to do it, but he found a nice way to win over some white PMC Democrats strattled with student debt.

              Dems would rather lose and blame Republicans than implement progressive policy because their donors will replace them with people who won’t implement progressive policy. They will use whatever “parliamentarian said no” invocation so long as you keep buying it.