even if they did end up balking at any of them, they'd definitely pass the red meat--the constant Dem bashers skate over they universally vetoed the GOP trans folk in sports ban (that had further implications), even Fetterman.

and we'd have it hanging over our heads for at LEAST a year

for a start, it means they believe they will not in fact be in power forever, and thus are defying Trump on one rather large thing.

if they *did* cave in on that, there's no reason they wouldn't also cave in on the legislation he wants with it either: trans health ban, abortion ban, SAVE act...

what really chafes me are the people who were shooting for the R's nuking the filibuster as a *goal.*

I'm sorry, but whatever the merits of doing so if/when we get back in power (at LEAST 3 years away! at LEAST!) right NOW it would be bad.

it's GOOD the GOP can't be pressured into it actually

I'm not particularly invested in keeping him as minority leader but as long as he's in there he can eat some sin

wat

I've got back news for you about the ability of any political leader to control a caucus at all

Sin eater?

as far as the exactly 8 means there was Kabuki happening, I don't know, I'm not privy to the internal workings any more than anyone else;

but if that was the case that rather suggests it'd be even harder to keep everyone in line, as that means MORE than 8 wanted to cave.

Lot of people suffering on the ground also. I do actually think this was a big part of the consideration.

Labour need an Mamdani moment in so far as they need to be electorally humiliated by a likeable and articulate socialist opponent.

It takes a very particular type of sicko to want to be a legislator! 😂

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