• echo@lemmings.world
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    1 month ago

    Hey OP, why don’t you lower them? She doesn’t lower them for the same reason you don’t.

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    “Because as Vice President, I have no real power unless a bill comes up as a 50/50 tie in the Senate.”

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    Isn’t a vice president in the US just a backup incase the president croaks? Do vice presidents have any real power?

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        Speaking on this, I believe Harris has done more tie breaker votes than any VP in our recent history as well.

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      Traditionally they are pure PR and help the president look good. They have very little weight in terms of getting stuff done.

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    Because sleepy Joe isn’t a dictator. He needs legislation to execute. Right now, the legislature isn’t in complete democratic control as the House is Republican. When Democrats had a legislative and executive mandate from 2020-22, they passed one of the largest infrastructure bills in US history which created a shit load of jobs. When Republicans got the house, they kept launching investigations in Hunter Biden’s laptop only to find out that he had a massive cock.

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      Biden doesn’t need Congress to have the DOJ investigate price gouging, which would likely result in lower prices.

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    Maybe because of GOP majorities waging a war on anything that could be seen in a positive light?

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    this is the gas prices thing but it makes even less sense. if you’re gonna post political commentary at least have a basic grip on civics.