Remember folks, it could be worse!

This is the very logical consequence of partisan media outlets incentivizing performance and outrage over policy, and weak leaders in Congress elevating and amplifying freaks.

It’s no wonder the good ones are all leaving.

Me catching up on last night’s House Oversight hearing this morning.

'And why are you so angry? Probably because those greedy politicians who don’t think about the voters and only want to get reelected...

That’s what you’ll say. But in the end, you’re mad because you lost.' -Matt Glassman mattglassman.substack.com/p/you-dont-hat…

Uh, no.

This beautiful chart was made by Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social as a companion to my substack post today on why you hate Congress. Bravo!

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“The evidence suggests that term limits create more problems than they solve and could even accelerate the polarization that’s been hobbling Congress…”

Preach!

heraldnet.com/opinion/commen…

Many Americans believe Congress could be fixed with a simple solution: Throw the bums out with term limits.

But that creates more problems than it solves, says political scientist Charlie Hunt of Boise State University

theconversation.com/term-limits-ar…

Incredible 48-0 vote for the YIMBY Act from Rep. Mike Flood Rep. Derek Kilmer in House Financial Services Committee. S/o to bipartisan sponsors and great set of supporters such as Up for Growth Americans for Prosperity National Apartment Association Niskanen Center Bipartisan Policy Center Action REALTORS National Low Income Housing Coalition

Since 2011, Mindy Moretti has been posting election worker job postings on electionline, accidentally creating—to my knowledge—the only public repository of election worker job descriptions!

So we scraped it, analyzed it, and packaged it for research!

bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/understan…

What's next in the discharge process?
-7 legislative days must elapse
-a member who signed the petition notifies House of intent to offer discharge motion.
-member can make the motion at a time or place designated by the Speaker that is within two legislative days.

First read this as 'a disaster of a tax relief bill' rather than a disaster relief tax bill.

Expansive claims of executive privilege are just another symptom of the metastasizing presidentialism that is slowly destroying our institutional balance of power.

Not just a Biden problem, not just a Trump problem. A presidential problem.

It seems like nobody wants to rerack their weights these days.

Alright this is funny.

Wouldn't you know, we won't be able to see the USCP inspector general report.