GOP legislative priorities could be at odds with voters as midterms come into view and Democrats attempt a resurgence

As they departed the Capitol for the five-week recess, House Republicans nonetheless believed they had a credible case to make for why the opposition should stay in the minority for the final two years of Trump’s presidency.

  • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    You’re wrong, but for a different reason.

    Being on recess isn’t the issue. They should be on recess and working in their districts more often than they are actually in session in DC. They ideally shouldn’t be in session that much at all. Their primary role is being at home in their district working with their constituents and that’s where the vast majority of work is intended to take place.

    Not working while on recess is a completely different issue, and that’s up the constituents to enforce via voting. Plenty of representatives and senators are actively working in their districts when on recess, like they should be. Those that aren’t should be voted out by their constituents. If the constituents keep voting them in, they’re openly saying that’s the representation they want. And that’s on them.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Those that aren’t should be voted out by their constituents. If the constituents keep voting them in, they’re openly saying that’s the representation they want.

      Seems like it should be a mandatory part of the job. Senators should have scheduled town halls in every district in their state, Representatives should have scheduled town halls in every municipality in their district, every year.

      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 hours ago

        It should be, yes. The good ones are already doing this, but there absolutely should be some requirement to make the lazy ones actually do their job.

        And, ideally, we’d have an active and informed constituency that keeps their representatives honest. They should be terrified of being voted out because their constituents keep their feet to the fire.

        • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          And, ideally, we’d have an active and informed constituency that keeps their representatives honest.

          Ideally, yeah. But the mandatory town hall thing seems a bit easier to actually achieve. Have you met the constituency?

          • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 hour ago

            Lol yeah that’s the issue. You cannot expect people to put rules on themselves like that if nobody is going to enforce it. It truly does fall to the constituency to be the enforcement by voting them out when they abdicate their responsibilities.