Opinion | Regina L. Wagner: 'When the Senate majority leader plays politics with a pandemic, the danger of symbolic votes and 'outrage legislation' only grows.' - NBCNewsTHINK
However, there are significant downsides to using outrage legislation, and in the long term, its effects on the political process can be more detrimental than beneficial. Engaging in what many voters might perceive to be an arms race of polarized and polarizing legislation catering to the respective party bases can feel alienating to more moderate voters, who in turn might withdraw from the political process.
Additionally, reliance on outrage legislation can signal to voters that elected officials see politics more as a game than as the business of governing. The effect may be a cheapening of the political process in the eyes of many voters, the relegation of politics from a serious business worthy of care and sincerity to something akin to reality TV.
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