it is important to think about how this procedural change applies not only in this specific setting, but to the party balance of Congress and what it means for the day to day workings of the legislative branch as a whole
Why It's Hard to Get Big Things Done in American Politics
On a sunny afternoon in late February 2016, I drove from Nashville to Birmingham. With a mix of Sunday boredom and sheer curiosity, I had decided to stop in Huntsville to experience a truly unprecedented occasion, a momentous rally of support for then-candidate Donald Trump. As I walked through the gates and gained access after the imposing Secret Service performed various security checks, I could feel a distinct emotion radiating from the attendees. One could almost taste this emotion: it was a bitter yet impeccably hopeful excitement in anticipation of hearing from the man seen as a savior, who would fix past grievances hurled upon the working class by an unrepresentative government. The radiant emotion present among the attendees of this rally was clearly one of anger and – dare I say it – scapegoatism....