politics
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
- No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
- Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
view the rest of the comments
Other things Trump thought would be quick:
Balancing the budget – Vowed to eliminate the deficit quickly, but national debt soared.
Building the border wall – Promised rapid construction, but faced years of legal, logistical, and funding hurdles.
COVID-19 containment – Predicted it would “go away,” but the pandemic lasted years with major health and economic fallout.
Draining the swamp – Vowed to clean up Washington fast, but faced entrenched bureaucracy and ethics scandals.
Ending birthright citizenship – Floated quick executive action, but faced constitutional barriers.
Ending the war in Afghanistan – Promised quick withdrawal, but the process spanned years and ended chaotically.
Ending transgender participation in sports – Promised swift bans, but faced legal challenges and state-level resistance.
Fixing the VA – Promised rapid reform, but systemic issues persisted.
Infrastructure overhaul – Promised a “big, beautiful” plan, but no major package passed during his first term.
Mass deportations – Claimed swift action, but implementation was slow and legally contested.
North Korea denuclearization – Expected quick diplomacy, but talks stalled and no deal was reached.
Overhauling education policy – Proposed sweeping changes, but implementation was slow and uneven.
Peace in the Middle East – Announced breakthroughs, but conflicts like Israel-Iran flared up again within days.
Quick impeachment acquittals – Predicted fast dismissals, but proceedings were lengthy and politically charged.
Repealing Obamacare – Declared it would be easy, but failed to pass repeal legislation despite Republican control.
Replacing NAFTA – Took years to renegotiate and ratify USMCA.
Reviving coal jobs – Claimed fast resurgence, but the industry continued to decline.
Trade deal with China – Predicted a fast win, but negotiations dragged on and escalated into a trade war.
Winning legal battles – Often predicted fast victories, but faced prolonged investigations and trials.
Government and speed go together like car tires and peanut butter.
When you have no experience with real work, there’s zero chance you have the ability to accurately estimate work
On top of that, surrounding yourself with fake experts (chosen specifically for their willingness to say anything you want to hear) seems like a great way to never know what’s actually going on.
Taco seems like Peak SNAFU principle (From Robert Anton Wilson) in action.
https://hackersdictionary.com/html/entry/SNAFU-principle.html
It's almost like people who don't understand how govt works shouldn't be president. Or even be allowed to vote, for that matter. It seems like people think there's a magic wand that the top guy can wave and everything just falls into place.
I think that voter registration should work like driver licensing. And the test you have to pass should be the citizenship exam.
Appealing as the idea is, the problem is who gets to control the exams.
That's a fair criticism. We know how poll testing has historically been used to disenfranchise minority groups.
That's why I suggested the citizenship exam, which is a well-established test with specific parameters and existing preparation programs.
Sure, but who decides what's on the citizenship exam? Who updates it? Who's in charge of making sure it's administered fairly?
Right now there's not really any power to be gained by subverting it, so it's handled by people who are interested in keeping it working well. Make it the gateway to electoral control, and interest groups will worm their way into control of it - and then you have a variant on poll testing.
You're right. I just wish politicians would just let us have nice things.
He said he'd have the war in Ukraine ended on day one.
On day one, he did try to force them to surrender.
Well, and some things are complete delusion on his part as well as conservatives. If anything, Taco created the swamp.
And some things, for instance, this and the wall and repealing ACA, and ruining/"overhauling" education, are just plain not worth doing.
Steel-belted latex satay just takes a lot of slow cooking.
My grandma's 28hr slow roasted goodyears were "fall off the rim" tender.