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Call your senator and tell them to vote NO on Republican's horrible cuts. The vote is tomorrow (Friday) morning. It can be blocked despite Schumer (see post body) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27156569

Call your senators, they can still block this despite Schumers push. The vote is tomorrow. 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 11 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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Are those callers worth a sizable chunk of money? It's not exactly a secret how terminally ill US politics is with corporate interests and bribery. If there are any instances of politicians being swayed by the Republican agenda who would have otherwise voted against it, it's only because that agenda aligns more closely with that of the ruling class.

Call it defeatist if you want, but it's an endless cycle we're trapped in and I'm at the point where I just think the only way to meaningfully effect change under the current administration is subverting the system altogether. That, or the threat of violence.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Keep in mind that dems in the house are also actually super PISSED about what senate dems are doing right now. Even Moderate house dems are considering backing people primary schumer. This is the ideal scenario for outside support to matter. It helps enable people within the system to break through

"People are PISSED," one House Democrat told Axios in a text message. Several members — including moderates — have begun voicing support for a primary challenge to Schumer, floating Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) as possible candidates, three House Democrats said.

One lawmaker even vowed at the House Democratic retreat to "write a check tonight" supporting Ocasio-Cortez, said the senior House Democrat.

Another Democrat told Axios the ideation has gone a step further: "There is definitely a primary recruitment effort happening right now ... not just Schumer, but for everyone who votes no."

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/14/house-democrats-angry-chuck-schumer-shutdown

I agree that calling alone will not fix our system, but it can help with symptoms