Partisanship may prevent any major legislative changes

Partisan lines have continued to solidify and become harder to cross since the US Civil War. ^[1] After Donald Trump's election in 2016, the Democrat and Republican parties are more separate than ever. The Senate and House of Representatives have been very slow and unable to pass anything other than economic legislation. During Obama's presidency, many white people left the Democratic party to the Republican party, making race an increasingly political issue.^[1]Political parties are becoming less racially diverse and are increasingly viewing political opponents in a dehumanizing and enemy-like manner.^[2] Making the Black Lives Matter movement increasingly political will trigger political party hatred and create a barrier for change to occur. As the movement loses traction, the public considers Democrats to be fueling the movement and Republicans to be demonizing it. This political divide will continue and prevent major legislation from taking place. The Black Lives Matter movement may bring local change, but federal legislation will not improve in the long term. The lack of government diversity and increasing polarization of political parties in the US government will prevent major, long term legislative changes.