What are some bipartisan disasters?

[Juche]

I know/hope the admin is moving beyond bipartisanship and pursuing good legislation instead of wanting shit legislation with a few token republicans instead. But bipartisanship is not in and of itself a good thing. What are some examples of legislation that totally fucked the nation and the world that were bipartisan?


Iraq war resolution - led to Iraq war
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - helped collapse the economy
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - started the Vietnam war in earnest and was based on an iffy situation
PATRIOT ACT - restricted civil liberties when we had enough warnings about 9/11 to stop it, but didn't care enough to listen


Bipartisanship is not automatically a good thing.

[Mz Pip]

1. War on Drugs

a disaster and neither side seems to be willing to undo the damage.

[Odin2005]

2. NCLB

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

3. Help America Vote Act 2002

resulted in a spread of paperless voting dependent on private vendor owned software in many states.

[grantcart]

4. I think the best example is McCarthyism.

Fear defeated rational thought and both parties cooperated with HUAC.


Finally it was Eisenhower who hit back when McCarthy went after the Army.

[BuyingThyme]

5. NAFTA.

[krispos42]

6. When one side has an absolutely shitty idea

And the other tries to be "bipartisan", so it's only half-shitty.


This does not work in real life.

Republican: Hey, let's drink a shitload of tequila and go reshingle the roof.
Democrat: No, that's a dumbass idea. Let's just go reshingle the roof.
Republican: Okay, let's reach a bipartisan solution.
Democrat: Sure.
Republican: Let's go smoke a shitload of pot and go reshingle the roof.
Democrat: It's still a dumbass idea!
Republican: You fucking partisan! I'm offering a compromise!
Republican cheerleaders: You're a fucking partisan! Take the compromise!
Democrat: Alright! Alright! We'll smoke pot and go shingle the roof!

45 minutes later, Saint Mary's Hospital emergency room

Democrat: I told you this was a dumbass idea.
Republican: Hey, we're equally at fault.
Democrat: Fuck you. And stop bleeding on me.
Republican: Wuss. If you're spine wasn't broken I'd kick your ass, ruptured femoral artery or no.

[annabanana]

7. What was the name of the bill that let banks speculate like

investment firms? THAT didn't turn out so hot.

[trof]

8. The Volstead Act/18th Amendment - Prohibition

:-(