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Instagram Suspends Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Account: Raises Concerns About Policy Enforcement (samrome58.substack.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I still wondered why, I've read the story over and over again.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That's not really how it works. It would only make them look stupid if they did that, and increase the risk of being voted out in the next election. Because of the filibuster, legislation generally needs 60 votes in the Senate before it goes to the president. Democrats have 51 seats, with two frequent defectors. Imagine if Biden's record going into 2024 is that he vetoed every single piece of legislation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's not really how it works.

You're right.

It's infinitely better that they simply pretend to be powerless rather than using the power we gave them to create meaningful change. It's too bad people can't eat excuses.