abrake

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[–] abrake@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

I agree that the process of shoehorning everything into one big bill is crazy, but it wouldn't be as big of an issue without the filibuster. Then it would be possible to pass non-budget bills with a simple majority (50 votes) instead of needing a supermajority (60 votes) for everything.

[–] abrake@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Trump doesn't have any actual rhetorical abilities so he relies on clichés and bureaucratic language to try to sound important and authoritative.

[–] abrake@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I used to know a guy who would regularly say "si" instead of "yes" in English conversations. He also wasn't Spanish/Hispanic. It was super confusing because I thought he was interjecting to see "See..." instead of just responding affirmatively.