Turns out that railroad company shot down multiple laws that would enforce electric braking, label carcinogens and toxins, modernize the railroad, and add safety features.
Edit: The reason Norfolk refused to have the brakes updated to ECP brakes was because they claim it cost to much. republican lawmakers sided with them and didn’t find the study proving their effectiveness transparent enough and claimed it was missing to much data. Even though the rest of the world also used ECP braking.
The weather did not favor them, that day it restricted the raising of the chemicals into the air for dispersal. Instead it got stuck lower the the ground and eventually came back down.
I don't really want to turn this into a whataboutism contest, but Biden also fought against the railroad workers strike which includes safety and proper handling of toxic materials.
I think we need to stop blaming parties and how the entire government responsible for their actions.
You're right, 100%, but it's also worth noting which party is salvageable and which isn't. Both are responsible, but only the Democrats are amenable to changing anything (if and only if it ever looks like not doing so will cost them elections or money.) Republicans are authoritarians who believe they should be able to enact their will unilaterally, and will not listen to constituents under any circumstances, and as such they should be completely removed from any discussion of solutions. Republicans are a problem to be dealt with, not a potential avenue for solving anything. Both parties are bad, both parties are responsible, but both parties are not the same.
As it comes to Republicans affected by this, they brought it on themselves, and should be laughed at or at best ignored. They knew what they were voting for and they voted for it gladly, and they got what they earned.
As it comes to Democrats affected by this, they voted for the best they were offered, and the best they were offered wasn't good enough, and that isn't their fault, and the party itself should take the blame for failing to represent their constituents.
Biden and the Democrats should absolutely be called to task over their role in this catastrophe. But given the current state of politics, there's also a fair bit of room to just openly make fun of Republicans for practically begging for an outcome like this every election. Let's not pretend they haven't earned every bit of the ridicule.
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u/Meme_Theocracy Feb 15 '23 edited Feb 16 '23
Turns out that railroad company shot down multiple laws that would enforce electric braking, label carcinogens and toxins, modernize the railroad, and add safety features.
Edit: The reason Norfolk refused to have the brakes updated to ECP brakes was because they claim it cost to much. republican lawmakers sided with them and didn’t find the study proving their effectiveness transparent enough and claimed it was missing to much data. Even though the rest of the world also used ECP braking.
The weather did not favor them, that day it restricted the raising of the chemicals into the air for dispersal. Instead it got stuck lower the the ground and eventually came back down.