While I agree with you in principle, that the friction is "as designed," I still say our system is broken -- even when there are things which a supermajority of people agree on, our legislators are unable to craft solutions which align which the majority of people agree with, without inserting things which are designed to cater to tiny minority special interests, which can effectively "poison pill" a bill so that nobody likes it (even if it's passed).
Alternatively, we pass giant tomes of legislation (esp budgets) which literally nobody can understand let alone agree on.
Alternatively, we pass giant tomes of legislation (esp budgets) which literally nobody can understand let alone agree on.