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In reply to the discussion: A question for Obama and\or his supporters here: [View all]Marr
(20,317 posts)is that people making it seem to think no one else ever took a civics class.
Most of us do have an understanding of the basic functioning of our government and how policy is made-- in theory. It ends up being much more complex than a simple 'checks and balances' process, as politicians regularly use the process to provide political cover for themselves.
For instance, the whole process by which Single Payer was excluded from the healthcare debate, and then the 'public option' as well. The Democratic establishment organized committees in such a way as to exclude Single Payer from the get-go. When the so-called 'public option' was later dropped, the blame was laid at the feet of the Republicans, with Democratic politicians explaining they needed Republican support. When they later passed it without Republican support, the 'compromises' remained firmly in place.