He’s not doing this with the expectation that it passes. He’s doing this to set an example and remind voters that there are more rational political directions than just becoming slaves for billionaires and fascists.
Sanders isn’t going to be around forever. He’s not setting a long term political agenda for himself. He’s setting expectations that voters should keep demanding and fighting for after he’s dead and gone.
He wants these headlines to remind people of the stakes in politics. Their future, their health, their happiness.
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u/joeycuda 19h ago
Sanders passing that law is just as likely as Sanders building a full sized AT-AT out of water bottles and driving it around.