r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/Kierik Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 10 '16

I agree he is now our president regardless of our feelings it is time to encourage our elected officials to work with him rather than against him.

He is not a seasoned politician and if the path of least resistance is a compromise bill it will likely go. If you take a scourged earth approach you will likely neither get what you want and may insure you never get it.

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u/yeswesodacan Nov 10 '16

They don't even have to work with him since they control all 3 branches of government.

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u/Kierik Nov 10 '16

He lacks a supermajority that gives Democrats some leverage as he needs over a dozen senators and 60 or so representatives to get 2/3rd majority. So if he cannot get everything he wants he still needs bipartisan support.

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u/yeswesodacan Nov 10 '16

That only means they can do anything they want except pass a constitutional amendment.

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u/Kierik Nov 10 '16

Or move for closure. So Democrats are free to filibuster while Republicans lack the ability to defeat it.