All the bureaucracy is suddenly smooth sailing when they want to bomb the fuck out of kids in the middle east, but all these weird rules and regulations are in the way of anything remotely challenging their interests.

Weird how democracy works that way. Almost like that's the point!

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So true lol. "Think about the long term consequences of raising wages by 1%!!!!"

[–] procapra@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days ago

Gee, we're so sorry, but we'd have to draft up a new bill and then vote on it and then in 1+ years when that bill doesn't pass we will have to draft up a shittier one that still won't pass

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 19 points 4 days ago

But the parlimtarian!