Remember, the Republican party controls the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. Despite that, it seems they might not be able to agree to keep the government running.
The Associated Press
 @AP
17 Jan 2018
BREAKING: House conservatives say there are enough Republican opponents to reject GOP leaders' plan to prevent government shutdown.

Jan 17, 2018 · 3:44 AM UTC
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Replying to @_moonstorms
Yes. But also, in reasonable systems, the political views common in US political discourse would be distributed among more than two parties.
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Replying to @_moonstorms @davidbaron
yeah well we're a hundred years behind on patching our Democracy install.
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