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Lillian Holsworth's avatar

A zillion thank yous for all your incredible work. This article helped me write to Senator Padilla and Schiff ' the reasons for a Government shut Down ' And believe you mentioned. I did not pull any punches.

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Marycat2021's avatar

So, if the government shuts down, will you pay my Social Security pension? Otherwise, I'm looking at homelessness and loss of insurance. Funny hahaha how the people who want to "play hardball" think only briefly and sporadically.

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Msgr MΩment, Neurodegenerate's avatar

Love means

You never have to show your SRY.

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kmblue187's avatar

Last night a judge asked why Trump is ignoring a "unfreeze the goddam money" judgment and reduced Trump's lawyer to a pile of shit when he couldn't answer the question. The judge wants SOMEONE to show up in his court and explain it, pronto. What will be the answer, "Well, the President didn't want to!" I'd like to see or Trump or Elon showing up at the court in person. Wishful thinking, I know.

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kmblue187's avatar

Passed yesterday I think. Let it die in the Senate.

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Alice B Toklas's avatar

Not if it’s only the Muskrats. No fucking tax cuts for the super rich EVER!!!

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Republicans don't bargain in good faith. I can't think of any enforcement mechanism that could be put in place that would actually force Donald Chump to stop criming.

They'll say and do anything to get the votes, then shrug and walk away when DOGE defunds the entire Congressional Democratic caucus.

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Cryny's avatar

Yep. The criming is happening in the first place because there's no way to force the executive branch to do *anything.* They are quite literally not bound by the law.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Dok. I could not agree more.

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Eunice' Burns's avatar

Do not help them keep the government open or raise the debt limit. Make them go down in flames. Everyone knows that the democrats are not responsible for the current state of affairs. Let the republicans try to save themselves.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

What sort of agreement could they possibly come to that Democrats believed the Republicans would honor?

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Birb-General of the US's avatar

Trelon is making a farce of Congress and the entire appropriations process. If the Republicans don't get smart and stand up for themselves, they will end up as flat as a rotten banana run over by a car tire.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

The day they walk in and find their access to the Capitol denied and work email accounts deleted, they are going to be so pissed.

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Frank D’Elia's avatar

“B-b-but we’re in the minority! Stop pestering us!”

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Satanic Pancake's avatar

"Dear GOP,

We would love to help you fix the problems you've caused, but cannot in good conscience do so until Turd King has been impeached and convicted and removed from office and the drapes replaced.

Love,

All Dems"

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kckitty's avatar

NO DEMOCRATS SHOULD HELP THE GOP, no matter if we experience a government shutdown and default on the Debt. Time to make the GOP owners of their crap.

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donna's avatar

The problem is, trump and the republicans lie and promise - and then go ahead and keep doing what they're doing anyway. When you have criminals who keep stealing, all the while telling you they will never ever steal again, even as their hands are grabbing your wallet, you have to put them in prison to stop them. They can't/won't stop themselves unless they're physically detained. Spoken and written agreements to stop stealing have no effect at all to people who don't care and can't be shamed.

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Lot⁴⁹'s avatar

Here's what I wrote to my Dem congresscritter just now:

Congressman Peters:

Please do not vote for a new continuing resolution until Trump and Musk agree to stop and undo their illegal and unconstitutional actions. So far as I can tell, refusing to cooperate with Republicans on this issue is the last piece of leverage Democrats have to stop the craziness. Please use it.

Regards,

Lot_49

You can do it right on his website, and I suspect that's true of most.

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Biff52 Lost Canadian's avatar

I have a MAGA representative. I send notes via his website frequently, request a reply, and get nothing back. We had Jay Obernolte until he was redistricted outta here; now we have Kevin Kiley. Truth be told, I preferred Obernolte. He's just a rubber stamp Republican. Kiley is trying to make a name for himself.

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Newton’s 2nd Law's avatar

Make MAGA own it. They’re going to point fingers at The Democrats, whom they loathe, so let it all shut down. I wish the all Air Traffic controllers would get the “flew flu” and have a good two week sickout. Watch MAGA howl. “I can’t get home!” Hegseth would have to supply military craft and they’re not known for their comfort.

All 100,000 IRS workers ought to get the 1040 stomach bug. It’s nasty. FBI, too. Flu Bowel Intestitis.

DEA, I mean, Elon’s a ketamine doper. Is the DEA going to survive?

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