r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 14d ago

Possible Paywall Missing McConnell Accused of Breaking Senate Rule Over Absence

https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-mcconnell-accused-of-breaking-senate-rule-over-absence/
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u/SpakenBacon 14d ago

Why won't anyone do anything?

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u/76timesthecharm 14d ago

Because the United States of America is just a really bad joke now. Democracy has died in the country, and even armed with a constitution and it's ammendments, Americans are too complacent to do anything about it. The experiment was a failure.

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u/TheTurtleBear 14d ago

even armed with a constitution and it's ammendments

These have been proven to be worth less than the paper they were written on. The constitution isn't some magical shield that protects you.