He can’t do it on his own, but if the sitting President calls for, say, a constitutional amendment, it immediately has political credibility and is far more likely to be passed. This is a very, very good thing.
Yes. Biden managed to get a decent portion of his “Build Back Better” campaign platform passed in his 1st 2 years, when the Democrats (narrowly) held both chambers of Congress.
I don’t know why you are being downvoted for your question. I too have lost faith in Congress and fail to see how this will materialize into any kind of real change. I would love to be wrong though.
He can’t do it on his own, but if the sitting President calls for, say, a constitutional amendment, it immediately has political credibility and is far more likely to be passed. This is a very, very good thing.
And does Congress have a recent history of following up on things the President calls for?
Yes. Biden managed to get a decent portion of his “Build Back Better” campaign platform passed in his 1st 2 years, when the Democrats (narrowly) held both chambers of Congress.
I don’t know why you are being downvoted for your question. I too have lost faith in Congress and fail to see how this will materialize into any kind of real change. I would love to be wrong though.