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Congress doesn't work that many days a year. Around 100 I think, lots of half days. They don't get to say anything is too hard until they work as much as a fast food cashier.


> They don't get to say anything is too hard until they work as much as a fast food cashier.

It actually turns out that they do get to say this


I was just teaching my 4 year old what euphemisms are last night. She had the same confusion.


just having a bit of fun. I completely agree with your comment as a statement of how things should be. My point is that we already can't force congress to do broadly popular things, let alone boring, controversial, difficult, politically fraught things. As a fan of having a functioning government, I think trying to force 535 selfish, rich, politically motivated lawyers to research, write, and vote on hundreds of thousands of pages of passable regulations is a nonstarter.


That's fine but I'm not going to hear calls of "our democracy" if the idea is a unelected permanent government is really in charge beacuse congress refuses to work more than 2 days a week.


> Congress doesn't work that many days a year. Around 100 I think, lots of half days.

You want elected leaders who are given zero days to spend time with their constituents?




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