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These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
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As far as I understand it, 10 Democrats voted for the Republican budget because, if they didn't vote for it, there might be a government shutdown which would give Trump the power to fire federal employees and shut down agencies -- TWO THINGS TRUMP AND MUSK ARE ALREADY DOING ON A DAILY BASIS
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
As far as I understand it, 10 Democrats voted for the Republican budget because, if they didn't vote for it, there might be a government shutdown which would give Trump the power to fire federal employees and shut down agencies -- TWO THINGS TRUMP AND MUSK ARE ALREADY DOING ON A DAILY BASIS
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it just seems like we’re being held hostage by elected officials whose political instincts are rooted in and entirely shaped by jimmy carter losing in 1980
March 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
it just seems like we’re being held hostage by elected officials whose political instincts are rooted in and entirely shaped by jimmy carter losing in 1980
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They're *already* shutting down large parts of the government and, as an added bonus, inflicting permanent damage on other parts of it.
Shutting it all down would be a *better* route, honestly.
All you've done here is give a bipartisan stamp of approval to their agenda of closures and cuts.
Shutting it all down would be a *better* route, honestly.
All you've done here is give a bipartisan stamp of approval to their agenda of closures and cuts.
There is very little about this CR that I like—but there is even less I like about a government shutdown. With Trump & Musk taking a chainsaw to the government’s workforce & illegally freezing funding, the last thing we need to do is plunge our country into further chaos by shutting down the govt.
March 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
They're *already* shutting down large parts of the government and, as an added bonus, inflicting permanent damage on other parts of it.
Shutting it all down would be a *better* route, honestly.
All you've done here is give a bipartisan stamp of approval to their agenda of closures and cuts.
Shutting it all down would be a *better* route, honestly.
All you've done here is give a bipartisan stamp of approval to their agenda of closures and cuts.
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It is amazing how fucking awful @schumer.senate.gov is at his job.
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It is amazing how fucking awful @schumer.senate.gov is at his job.