one thing that is increasingly obvious about UK lawmaking is that it seems increasingly driven by moral panics than actual serious lawmaking
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Am I am deviant man for asking you to clarify what will be banned tomorrow?
Am I am deviant man for asking you to clarify what will be banned tomorrow?
November 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
one thing that is increasingly obvious about UK lawmaking is that it seems increasingly driven by moral panics than actual serious lawmaking
Anyway this is a signal that the caucus doesn’t plan to meaningfully participate in lawmaking, but instead will spend the next two years just trying to burn everything down.
November 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Anyway this is a signal that the caucus doesn’t plan to meaningfully participate in lawmaking, but instead will spend the next two years just trying to burn everything down.
New Mexico was the only state with an unpaid state legislature. Then last week a big majority (63%!) of NM voters started paychecks because voters were tired of the job of legislator being sustainable only for the rich.
Lawmaking is intellectual labor deserving compensation
Lawmaking is intellectual labor deserving compensation
It is not! Insane! To think that congressional salaries are too low (OP is right). And it is worse that they have been cut in real terms by a whole lot!
It sounds insane but their salaries genuinely are low if they're trying to maintain a residency back home AND pay for somewhere not-shit in DC.
That could easily end up being $5-6k/mo for both of those, which means even with an income of $200k/yr you're considered "rent burdened."
That could easily end up being $5-6k/mo for both of those, which means even with an income of $200k/yr you're considered "rent burdened."
November 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
New Mexico was the only state with an unpaid state legislature. Then last week a big majority (63%!) of NM voters started paychecks because voters were tired of the job of legislator being sustainable only for the rich.
Lawmaking is intellectual labor deserving compensation
Lawmaking is intellectual labor deserving compensation
Jim Jordan, chief dum(b)ass of the House. He spends his time doing NOTHING but talking and interfering with lawmaking.
November 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Jim Jordan, chief dum(b)ass of the House. He spends his time doing NOTHING but talking and interfering with lawmaking.
Who cares if "states" lose power in lawmaking? Every person should have the same lawmaking power, states are just administrative regions.
November 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Who cares if "states" lose power in lawmaking? Every person should have the same lawmaking power, states are just administrative regions.
They're just looking for some new rhetorical angle with which to court heavy-handed lawmaking in favor of an eternal copyright enforcement ouroboros, which they've been chasing after since the dawn of video games.
November 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
They're just looking for some new rhetorical angle with which to court heavy-handed lawmaking in favor of an eternal copyright enforcement ouroboros, which they've been chasing after since the dawn of video games.
I'm not a lawyer, but also the law is whatever you want it to be, especially when a lawmaking body is involved.
I think White House chief of staff is impeachable and it doesn't make much sense to say they're a mere non-officer employee when they run a whole large agency (EOP). But also to the degree it's arguable, it's solely up to the House and Senate to decide and their determination is nonjusticiable.
I'm no Impeachments Clause expert, but it looks like COS (or Special Advisors) are likely not subject to Congress' impeachment power. That's limited to "civil officers of the united states," which is undefined in the Constitution but *may* be coextensive with "officers" under the appointments clause
November 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I'm not a lawyer, but also the law is whatever you want it to be, especially when a lawmaking body is involved.
…makes an orderly record, and leaves the actual lawmaking with the people whose job this is.
November 10, 2026 at 1:32 AM
…makes an orderly record, and leaves the actual lawmaking with the people whose job this is.
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
See Jamie Raskin's recent remarks on "coequal branch".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN_...
"We [Congress] are the lawmaking branch of Government. We make the laws!"
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States" - Article I US Constitution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN_...
"We [Congress] are the lawmaking branch of Government. We make the laws!"
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States" - Article I US Constitution
Rep. Raskin (D-MD) on the Power of Congress
YouTube video by C-SPAN
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
See Jamie Raskin's recent remarks on "coequal branch".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN_...
"We [Congress] are the lawmaking branch of Government. We make the laws!"
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States" - Article I US Constitution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN_...
"We [Congress] are the lawmaking branch of Government. We make the laws!"
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States" - Article I US Constitution
$38B of our tax dollars made Elon the richest man in the world, who now uses money to influence wars, elections and lawmaking. He stole the personal information of 100s of millions of Americans & fired 100s of 1000s of government workers.
November 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
$38B of our tax dollars made Elon the richest man in the world, who now uses money to influence wars, elections and lawmaking. He stole the personal information of 100s of millions of Americans & fired 100s of 1000s of government workers.
TRUMP "ARE YOU A STUPID PERSON"
According to data from the Center for Effective Lawmaking
Jim Jordan (R-OH) has consistently ranked among the least effective lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding sponsoring or passing legislation
According to data from the Center for Effective Lawmaking
Jim Jordan (R-OH) has consistently ranked among the least effective lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding sponsoring or passing legislation
November 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
TRUMP "ARE YOU A STUPID PERSON"
According to data from the Center for Effective Lawmaking
Jim Jordan (R-OH) has consistently ranked among the least effective lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding sponsoring or passing legislation
According to data from the Center for Effective Lawmaking
Jim Jordan (R-OH) has consistently ranked among the least effective lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding sponsoring or passing legislation
The state’s former status as a model of progressive lawmaking has become overwhelmed by special-interest money and a rotten Democratic Party. prospect.org?p=147431
November 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The state’s former status as a model of progressive lawmaking has become overwhelmed by special-interest money and a rotten Democratic Party. prospect.org?p=147431
abolish the senate, reps serve for 3 year terms. senate is replaced by 100 golden retrievers on a football field. they have no lawmaking authority i just want to see that.
November 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
abolish the senate, reps serve for 3 year terms. senate is replaced by 100 golden retrievers on a football field. they have no lawmaking authority i just want to see that.
I think his extensive history of openly bigoted anti-Palestinian organizing and lawmaking would explain it
November 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I think his extensive history of openly bigoted anti-Palestinian organizing and lawmaking would explain it
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking ...
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking ...
Also the Senate is a quasi-executive and not purely legislative body, not just on impeachment trials but also confirmations and treaties. And that quasi-executive function is in fact closer to its ancient namesake, which was not formally a lawmaking body at all.
November 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Also the Senate is a quasi-executive and not purely legislative body, not just on impeachment trials but also confirmations and treaties. And that quasi-executive function is in fact closer to its ancient namesake, which was not formally a lawmaking body at all.
Cus it means she's about to pull an uno reverse and vote in a pro-trans manner in the Senate. Yeah any anti-trans rhetoric is bad, but lawmaking is what matters most at this point.
November 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Cus it means she's about to pull an uno reverse and vote in a pro-trans manner in the Senate. Yeah any anti-trans rhetoric is bad, but lawmaking is what matters most at this point.
We're not a Christian nation: we just have a surfeit of churches with small congregations. Christianity is irrelevant. To be honest I think all religion should be irrelevant in so far as government and lawmaking is concerned.
November 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
We're not a Christian nation: we just have a surfeit of churches with small congregations. Christianity is irrelevant. To be honest I think all religion should be irrelevant in so far as government and lawmaking is concerned.
If the next Democrat takes office with the filibuster already dead and a bunch of bills Trump vetoed ready to pass again, their first 100 days could be the most consequential period of lawmaking of any of our lifetimes
November 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If the next Democrat takes office with the filibuster already dead and a bunch of bills Trump vetoed ready to pass again, their first 100 days could be the most consequential period of lawmaking of any of our lifetimes
CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE LAWMAKING -"Rep. Jim Jordan: thelawmakers.org/find-represe... .
November 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE LAWMAKING -"Rep. Jim Jordan: thelawmakers.org/find-represe... .
“he’s great at picking people who win elections, so obviously he should oversee the years of lawmaking” what am I missing, are these not two different skills
November 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
“he’s great at picking people who win elections, so obviously he should oversee the years of lawmaking” what am I missing, are these not two different skills
I wanna see some LAWMAKING baby
November 4, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I wanna see some LAWMAKING baby
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking ...
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking ...
But why? You can't actually write a bill and still call yourself "progressive"! That would take too much time away from what REALLY matters, like shouting "Medicare for All" every day!!!
Who needs "establishment lawmaking"????
Who needs "establishment lawmaking"????
November 5, 2026 at 4:46 AM
But why? You can't actually write a bill and still call yourself "progressive"! That would take too much time away from what REALLY matters, like shouting "Medicare for All" every day!!!
Who needs "establishment lawmaking"????
Who needs "establishment lawmaking"????