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Can we agree we need to get these meek fuckers out of leadership (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by wreel to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Absolutely useless

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

So like... what the fuck even happens in a government shutdown?
How does power shift when that happens?

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[–] Rad@lemmy.net.au 6 points 1 month ago

Dodgy governments as per usual.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cuck Schumer

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Absolutely. I've been calling my Senators since Thursday telling them that if they don't publicly call for Schumer to step down, then they are culpable for his decisions. Supporting fascist enablers is supporting fascism.

[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know the details of the powers trump would have under a shutdown so I'll have to reserve judgement on this one. Some of the dems are acting a little shell shocked since this chaos started though so you wonder if they can be useful again.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reading a bit it seems the funding bill in its current form basically cuts their remaining healthcare and removes most congressional oversight on how money is actually spent, among other things.
If so then yea it's probably not better than a shutdown.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Republicans created a dilemma though, the bill legalizes and gives trump more power, not then of government is shut down, so are the courts.

Looks like we are fucked either way.

[–] polycrome@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I guess the people will be compelled to hold an impromptu no-confidence referendum with bricks and molotovs for ballots.

'No' is not enough.

No capitulation.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Warner and Kaine have both said they intend to vote no. Unfortunately there's no chance my congressional district is going to do anything other than give Trump carte blanche.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

you can try, it's unlikely to happen.

Unfortunately we seem to have zero good public speakers in out government, the one thing that actually seems to matter politically, just doesn't exist anymore, apparently.

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