We vote. They posture. Money flows. Nothing changes. This isn’t a failure, it’s a well orchestrated
design. A system built to avoid votes, dodge accountability, and keep taxpayers
funding a government that never has to choose or get things done.
THE FILIBUSTER, NGO’s, AND THE ART OF NEVER DECIDING: I know a lot about a little but I just couldn’t wrap my head around the ‘filibuster’ and why so many are against it ending. I went to ChatGPT to have it explained in a way that a 5-year-old could understand it. It was just as I thought it was, and I want it to end NOW more than ever.
X(yz+1): All Noise, No Consequences
Every week it’s something new. Another crisis. Another “urgent” hearing. Another speech full of concern. Then the lights go out, the cameras move on, and nothing gets fixed.
This isn’t dysfunction. It’s a business model.
Washington has mastered the art of looking busy while deciding nothing—and the filibuster is the centerpiece.
X(yz+2): The Filibuster: Killing Bills Without Leaving Fingerprints
Most people think laws fail because senators vote them down. That’s cute. Most laws fail because senators never vote at all. The modern filibuster doesn’t involve talking. It blocks a procedural vote to end debate. If that vote doesn’t reach 60, the bill never comes up. No yes votes. No no votes. No accountability.
Senators get to campaign as fighters while quietly letting the clock run out. No courage required.
X(yz+3): The Founders Didn’t Design This Cowardice
The Constitution assumes majority rule—restrained by checks, balances, and clearly defined rights. The Founders explicitly warned against supermajority rules for everyday lawmaking. They created special thresholds when they meant it. They didn’t hide behind process.
The filibuster isn’t a safeguard. It’s a loophole that metastasized.
X(yz+4): NGOs: The Permanent Government Nobody Elected
While Congress stalls, money doesn’t. Billions flow to “non-governmental” organizations that:
- Rely on government funding
- Implement government policy
- Lobby for more government money
No elections. Little transparency. Endless renewals. If they fail, nothing happens. If they succeed, funding continues anyway. That’s not charity. That’s a taxpayer-funded employment ecosystem.
X(yz+5): Why Waste Finally Breaks Through
People can’t track trillion-dollar budgets—but they understand a $400 toilet seat. Not because of the price. Because of the attitude. That price says: this isn’t our money. And a government that thinks that way isn’t worried about you.
When waste becomes undeniable—especially when kids, safety, or basic services are involved—people finally stop tuning out. That’s when the system panics.
X(yz+6): Why Ending the Filibuster Actually Matters
Ending the filibuster wouldn’t fix everything—but it would end the hiding. Without it:
- Senators would have to vote
- Records would be permanent
- Excuses would die quickly
Some reforms would still fail. Fine. But they’d fail in daylight, not buried in procedure. Transparency terrifies cowards.
X(yz+7): This Isn’t Left vs. Right
This is voters vs. insulation. When laws can’t be voted on, when spending is buried, when policy is outsourced, and failure has no consequence… Democracy becomes theater.
And people can feel that rot, even if they can’t name every moving part.
X(yz+8): Bottom Line
A Senate that doesn’t vote doesn’t answer. A government that avoids decisions doesn’t care. And a system that can’t survive sunlight doesn’t deserve protection.
You don’t fix this with better speeches. You fix it with one brutal rule:
Make them vote. Make it public. Make it permanent.
That’s when the noise stops… and the excuses die.
FREE SCREECH IS FREEDOM’S LOUDEST VOICE
DISCLAIMER: Other than watching a few episodes of Gray’s Anatomy, House of Cards,
St. Elsewhere, Billions, and Star Trek, I have no medical, political, financial, or
space exploration experience of any kind. Zero, zilch, zip, nada…
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