Considering the Senate was meant to be a collection of representatives hand picked by the rich, you are not far off…

Wouldn’t be surprised if this bullshit goes all the way to the SCROTUS and gets the fascist rubber stamp.

It’s because politics are dominated by the priorities of the wealthy. It’s by design. Successful candidates of the people are a literal political rebellion against the way the system is supposed to work, at least according to those in power.

In retrospect, my point was slightly tangential. I was lamenting the fact that the system itself is designed in such a way that anyone who wants to run for office is incentivized to seek funds from those with wealth - they must kiss the ring. It’s meant to ensure that only capital-approved candidates ever make it onto the ballots. Only massive organizing efforts can push through that barrier. If you piss enough people off, they’ll overcome such barriers and that scares the ever-loving shit out of the rich who know what’s up.

They’ve made it so you have to kiss the ring in order to participate in democracy.

That’s honestly how it has been, since the writing of the constitution, for the entire country…

The ring belonging to the rich, of course.

one of his colleagues, the Democratic senator Cory Booker, offered his “thoughts and prayers” to the former Republican majority leader, but added: “This is just unfortunately an issue of politics in general: people don’t know when to gracefully step aside.”

Fucking lol. It’s been time for the vast majority of Congress to step aside and let actual representatives of the people take power. That goes double for most Democrats, who put up more of a fight against the “radical left extremists” then they do against literal fucking fascists and genocidal Nazis tearing this country apart. I’m frankly surprised Booker managed to get Netanyahu’s cock out of his mouth long enough to give such a lengthy statement.

Literally rules for thee but not for me.