While we're all wailing and gnashing our teeth over what is almost certainly one of the worst weeks in Democratic history, I want to talk a bit about one of the things that make me wail and gnash my teeth on a near daily basis.
You see it all the time. An active conversation is going about how we and/or our elected representatives can make a positive change for our country. Then, some Debbie Downer has to come in and say:
We don't have the votes.
No shit, Sherlock. We don't have the votes right now because we haven't done anything to change them.
And yet, "We don't have the votes" is a perfect example of what we expect from our elected representatives. We ask them how they are going to vote, we hold them accountable based on the way that they vote, and then we stop. As if their job is done.
With my apologies to Bill Maher, we need to change our expectations of our representatives.
New Rule: Congressmen must do more than just vote.
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