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Zero confidence that any part of the US congress is even remotely capable of producing a bill for this that isn't a complete disaster. Unfortunately, they'll p

Zero confidence that any part of the US congress is even remotely capable of producing a bill for this that isn't a complete disaster. Unfortunately, they'll probably try anyway. One of those moments I'm glad that our government is so broken at this point that it can't really drive significant change.

iscrewyou 7y ago
Congress produces pretty decent bills when they are bipartisan. Most recent example is the criminal justice reform.
- bhelkey 7y ago
  This bill is, or at least appears to be, bipartisan. > U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) have introduced the Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act. https://www.scribd.com/document/405606873/Detour-Act-Final https://www.scribd.com/document/405606873/Detour-Act-Final
  - iscrewyou 7y ago
    And I feel better knowing that these two representatives haven’t been in the news for their views or for scandals. I’ll have to read the bill to know better.
- m0zg 7y ago
  Criminal Justice Reform bill is the masterwork of Jared Kushner. Kushner is the reason why it exists at all, so it wasn't really "congress" that "produced" it. http://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kardashian-west/ http://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kard...
  - iscrewyou 7y ago
    Did Kushner write it?
    - m0zg 7y ago
      We'll never know. But he _made them_ pass it, that much is certain.
- scarface74 7y ago
  This was just on the front page of HN a day ago: A bipartisanship bill that would not allow the IRS to offer free tax filings: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19613725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19613725 The Defense of Marriage Act was also bipartisan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act COPA was bipartisan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act
  - int_19h 7y ago
    PATRIOT Act was also essentially bipartisan (while most opposition was from Dems, more Dems voted for it than against it).
    - scarface74 7y ago
      They were afraid of being labelled unpatriotic. This was during the time where Senator Max Cleland was attacked for being "unpatriotic" even though he lost three limbs in the Vietnam War
      - int_19h 7y ago
        Fundamentally, it's about the fear of not getting re-elected. And I would dare say that it's probably one of the biggest contributors to all legislation.
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linuxftw 7y ago
> Zero confidence that any part of the US congress is even remotely capable of producing a bill for this that isn't a complete disaster. Literally applies to every sector.

iscrewyou 7y ago

Congress produces pretty decent bills when they are bipartisan. Most recent example is the criminal justice reform.

bhelkey 7y ago
This bill is, or at least appears to be, bipartisan. > U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) have introduced the Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act. https://www.scribd.com/document/405606873/Detour-Act-Final https://www.scribd.com/document/405606873/Detour-Act-Final
- iscrewyou 7y ago
  And I feel better knowing that these two representatives haven’t been in the news for their views or for scandals. I’ll have to read the bill to know better.
m0zg 7y ago
Criminal Justice Reform bill is the masterwork of Jared Kushner. Kushner is the reason why it exists at all, so it wasn't really "congress" that "produced" it. http://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kardashian-west/ http://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kard...
- iscrewyou 7y ago
  Did Kushner write it?
  - m0zg 7y ago
    We'll never know. But he _made them_ pass it, that much is certain.
scarface74 7y ago
This was just on the front page of HN a day ago: A bipartisanship bill that would not allow the IRS to offer free tax filings: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19613725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19613725 The Defense of Marriage Act was also bipartisan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act COPA was bipartisan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act
- int_19h 7y ago
  PATRIOT Act was also essentially bipartisan (while most opposition was from Dems, more Dems voted for it than against it).
  - scarface74 7y ago
    They were afraid of being labelled unpatriotic. This was during the time where Senator Max Cleland was attacked for being "unpatriotic" even though he lost three limbs in the Vietnam War
    - int_19h 7y ago
      Fundamentally, it's about the fear of not getting re-elected. And I would dare say that it's probably one of the biggest contributors to all legislation.

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linuxftw 7y ago

> Zero confidence that any part of the US congress is even remotely capable of producing a bill for this that isn't a complete disaster. Literally applies to every sector.