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The reactions are strange. The decision appears to have been the single biggest rollback of the parasitic state in modern times. It puts the people and the government on a more equal footing with respect to the law, which is something to celebrate. I will chalk it up to the Trump Derangement Syndrome.

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One potential positive is that it may help foster actual cooperation between the parties when a new problem arises that really needs some solution not covered by existing law instead of just relying on the executive to fix things. Once you start cooperating on some things, it's much easier to cooperate on more difficult issues.

Most politicians are not extremists who would rather see the US become a failed state than cooperate with their political opponents. It would be like a (mentally healthy) married couple choosing homelessness because they disagree over what color the walls should be.

I'm really holding out that this is true. In a dream world, it'll up the ante to get people to vote in more reasonable ("quiet/silent majority" type) people willing to actually get stuff done.

One half is that the other team did it so it has to be bad.

The other half is that enlightened people that don't value democracy and think they represent the "greater good" want the power to circumvent such archaic processes like "passing laws".

Safe assumption.

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