It's fucking sickening. This is the one piece of meaningful power they have until the midterms, and Republicans didn't even bother consulting them.
Now they want to give it up, for what? A pinky promise they'll play nice? To make sure Trump doesn't get ammunition to blame Democrats for everything?
Fucking coward.
To make sure Trump doesn't get ammunition to blame Democrats for everything
I sure hope he’s not dumb enough to think that, Dems will be blamed either way.
Not even. A floor vote on an amendment to the bill that won't pass. They're going to give them legitimacy in exchange for a fucking performance.
Lamestream/GOP media saying Democrats will be blamed for shutdown, is media blaming them for shutdown and supporting a corrupt bill.
He would need to be abandoning some kind of principles to be a coward.
Not the case.
The GOP is actively dismantling the government. Why would they care about a government shutdown?
Seems stupid to try to threaten them with one.
The point isn't threatening a shutdown; the point is not endorsing the ceding of Congress's budget authority to Trump (which is what voting to support the continuing resolution would do).
Why would they care about a government shutdown?
Because for all their talk they need at least some parts of the government to work. That's why they're recalling employees all over.
Not to mention, they've consistently threatened us with shutdowns up until now, so the democrats threatening one won't work. Heck, they would revel in democrats using something from their playbook.
They're shutting down humanitarianism.
State control/violence and wider imperialism will continue to be fully funded.
A shutdown can allow them to dismantle the government faster.
No, it'll throw them for a loop. Fucking musk got social security records and thought every entry was getting payments, despite many being dead. The dumb fuck didn't even check their status before crying fraud - which is a serious crime that must be investigated
The records contain everyone who ever got it, dead or alive
These people are imbeciles. These chuckle fucks are struggling to accomplish their goals with unlimited power, you think they could navigate a shut down government?
Ridiculous to use that as "politically weakening Democrats" excuse. Get zero, so that destroying government during shutdown, instead of at a slightly slower pace, somehow gets blamed on Democrats????
Because they want to spend that money on their friends' companies. That's why they care.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
Call your senators, they can still block this despite Schumers push. The vote is tomorrow morning. If all republican vote for it, they need 7 dems. 8 with Rand Paul who has said he’ll vote no. (Republicans are not using reconciliation so it needs the the filibuster)
Many senate dems are publicly coming out against voting for cloture (meaning they won’t vote to let it get through the filibuster). As of what I last read, around 10 dems are thought to potentially vote to let it pass filibuster. Most of those are still not sure. We only need a handful more of those to become noes and it will get blocked. Some yeses have flipped to noes because of public pressure. We cannot let up now
Link to find direct numbers your senators
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Or call the capitol switch board (202) 224-3121
House dems are publicly telling the senate not to do this (and it’s not just AOC on this - it’s quite a few of them). Earlier read that 7 Dem state AGs are saying the same. Federal worker unions are telling senate dems not do this. Keep the pressure up
lmfao count on the dems for sure because they really care about us lol
"I'm Chuck Schumer and I'm a fucking sellout."
Always has been.
If you have to ask WTF about this dude, then you know nothing about this dude.
