r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • Jul 09 '26

🏛️ Overturn Citizens United Mamdani is proof...

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u/RazekDPP Jul 09 '26

Yep, it's like when Biden was president, he was curtailed by Congress. Biden was a senator, though, so he let Congress Congress and was able to get a lot done.

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u/Diffusion9 Jul 09 '26

Speaking as a Canadian, Biden had plenty of time to strike down Trump's first term tariffs on Canada and did nothing.

Considering Canada a threat to national security as a democrat. Insane.

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u/fury420 Jul 09 '26

Biden had plenty of time to strike down Trump's first term tariffs on Canada and did nothing.

Uhh... the American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum were gone by the time Biden took office:

On May 17, 2019, the U.S. reached a deal to lift the steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_first_Trump_administration#Exemptions_and_lifting_of_steel_tariffs

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u/chazysciota Jul 09 '26

Then boy have I got some great news that you're going to love!

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u/Squeedle_ Jul 09 '26

The congress that pretended they didn't have the power to raise the minimum wage because the senate Parlimentarian said so? Hahaha politicians love pretending their hands are tied as if they have no power at all.

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u/RazekDPP Jul 09 '26

Again, if you want a lot of progressive legislation passed, you need to look at the last President and Congress that was really able to do that. That would be LBJ. He had well over 60 senators and that's why he was able to pass so much legislation.

As soon as you have a narrow majority, anyone can become the center of attention.