'People Will Not Forget': Fury as Schumer Caves to Trump-Musk Destruction
"Working people are done with performative solidarity," said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez in response. "Either you stand with us against the Republican CR, or you stand with the Musk-Trump authoritarian agenda."
Are people actually shocked that a Democrat is doing what Democrats always do, they feign resistance, but in the end, give Republicans everything they ask for.
I think your blanket statement applies to certain people of a certain moral fortitude and not "Democrats". Schumer and Pelosi made a life of this kind of bullshit but it doesn't work anymore. That doesn't mean other similarly aligned reps will toe that line.
I think your blanket statement applies to certain people of a certain moral fortitude and not “Democrats”. Schumer and Pelosi made a life of this kind of bullshit but it doesn’t work anymore.
It hasn't worked for decades and they kept doing it anyway.
That doesn’t mean other similarly aligned reps will toe that line.
Just the ones who don't want heavily funded primary challengers.
So it's only the democratic leadership? Oh that's better. \s
They either toe the line or they get primaried. They either toe the line or they have no committees that they have any influence on. They either they tow the line or they go nowhere within the party.
This kind of weakness is quite typical of Schumer. Always has been.
It's not "weakness" to actively and regularly serve your own class interests and values.
Maybe if the progressives pretended to back the bill the useless centrist dems would finally rouse themselves to fight it.
LOL this dude has always been trash. If people remembered that, he wouldn't be in office.
But I guess as usual we gotta vote blue no matter if it's a fascist. \s
Call your senators, leave voicemails if no one's there, they can still block this despite Schumers push. The vote is in the 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
oh how quickly one can destroy all that they have built.
the current batch of dems have been coasting on programs and ideas the FDR dems built. All this generation of dem leadership has done is oversee slowly tearing it all down while slapping down any progressives that act like FDR did.
What do you think this dude built? lol.
His voicemail is off, but we can fax him during off hours: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
Ok, so I think the Democrat leaders are being spineless cowards as usual, but if I were trying to think of the strategy they are attempting here, I would say they are worried that Trump will blame the recession he is causing on the government shutdown and they don't have confidence in their counter-messaging.
I'll be more excited to vote for Democrats if they can find their balls and start obstructing the fascist takeover. Was it not enough that they used ICE to kidnap and try to deport a legal resident for exercising his first amendment right?! Why the fuck shouldn't we want a government shutdown when that's the sort of thing this regime would use it for?!
Was it not enough that they used ICE to kidnap and try to deport a legal resident for exercising his first amendment right?!
Considering the way democrats behaved towards anti-genocide protesters? There's some hesitation in the answer to that question.
Yeah if a government isn't going to serve our interests, shut it down.
It's going to be their fault no matter what happens 😂
