The California Dream

41 Senators; Mitch McConnell normalizes political violence; Why America Sucks at Everything

Episode Summary

41 Senators represent less Americans than the population of California. Imagine the colossal temper tantrum if California alone could unilaterally veto any federal legislation. "The Case Against the Filibuster", report by the Brennan Center for Justice https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/case-against-filibuster Mitch McConnell normalizes political violence. 1. "The Electoral College has spoken. So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.", December 15, 2020 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/15/mcconnell-recognizes-biden-as-president-elect-445450 2. "They failed to attempt to obstruct the Congress. This failed insurrection underscored how crucial the task before us is for our public.", January 6, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/insurrection.html 3. "There's no question — none — that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it.", February 13, 2021 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/mcconnell-condemns-trump-acquitted-469002 4. "The nominee of the party? ... Absolutely.”, February 25, 2021 https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2021/02/mcconnell-trump-2024-nominee/ David Cross: Why America Sucks at Everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNghg1Y-WIc MUSIC CREDIT: "Driving Ambition", by Ahjay Stelino, mixkit.co PHOTO CREDIT: Gage Skidmore, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitch_McConnell_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg