Since our latest tragedy involving guns and school children, I have been pushing back on the idea that "Congress" is to blame for the lack of action on gun violence. Here is exhibit A in the "Congress" is to blame narrative.
"Congress" is not to blame. A majority of Republicans in Congress is to blame. This is not the fault of a city or an institution. It's a political choice made by the governing party that controls the House, Senate and White House.
Some people have started to push back on this narrative, and it needs to continue. Republicans benefited from American's poor understanding of their own governing institutions for years. With Obama in the White House, dysfunction and gridlock could be blamed on both parties. Now, that fig leaf has been removed, and Republicans have no place to hide.
Hold them accountable.
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