They totally don't get it. Our governmental system is designed to ensure that passions are moderated, not enshrined into law:
It's notoriously hard to get new laws passed in the US and few believe the looming election reshaping Congress will solve that. Could the Swiss "people power" model help?
The US political system seems designed to create gridlock. The two chambers of Congress are frequently controlled by different parties.
The Senate has longstanding procedures that allow the minority party there to block most major legislation that doesn't have the support of at least 60 of the 100 senators.
And anything passed by Congress can be vetoed by a president (overriding that requires a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate).
All this means that the political stars have to align for the federal government to get things done - even overwhelmingly popular laws will wither on the congressional vine.
Policies like raising the minimum wage, enacting gun control legislation or immigration reform have substantial support but go nowhere in Washington.
Leave it to the BBC to suggest that minimum wage laws and gun control have substantial public support in this country. They don't.
One wonders if they, like the NYT or MSNBC, even recognize what a leftie outlet they are.
Let the Swiss have their system, if they like it. I prefer ours, thankyouverymuch.
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BBC political hack writer: "The US political system seems designed to create gridlock. The two chambers of Congress are frequently controlled by different parties. The Senate has longstanding procedures that allow the minority party there to block most major legislation that doesn't have the support of at least 60 of the 100 senators."
Yeah, that sounds about right. To the leftoid BBC, that's a bug, not a feature, since it slows down the crazy. But that's what it was designed to do.
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