I’ve voted against him every time he’s had a primary challenger for the last 26 years. Maybe we’ll finally get more people to show up in 2028. I’m sick of retirees picking my Senators.
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Congratulations, dipshit [Schumer, not OP], you've done something perfectly counterproductive by (a) making it sound like (presumably) something that's less of a blatant Orwellian farce that turned people against it just because of the name, and (b) creating confusion that makes it harder to organize against it because now there are two different names out there.
All part of the plant
I think you're giving Schumer way too much credit in saying changing the bill's name is counterproductive.
Is Trump going to stop calling it the big beautiful bill? Are his minions going to change their branding? Of course not.
Are Democrats and liberals going to stop calling it the big ugly bill or whatever other parody names they use? Of course not.
And once the bill passes, which it will, the name of the bill will mean absolutely nothing.
Changing the bill's name isn't counterproductive. It's just a complete waste of time that lets Schumer - virtue signaling asshat that he is - pretend he's doing something despite not having the guts to fight Trump on anything.
I know him irl. Not personally, not well, but I've interacted with him several times. He is cheap despite being well off. He is not nice unless he thinks you could do something for him. He looks down on people he perceives as beneath him. He has a mean streak. Him making a show of being a good guy but doing nothing in actuality makes sense.
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Not a dollar to the DNC or a DNC candidate.
Never, ever again.
Honestly, I'm at the point where I support the full-on dissolution of the United States. There's just no coming back from this level of decay of political norms and culture. This isn't going to end without either a peaceful dissolution of the country or a civil war that kills millions of us. I say we just skip the civil war part, grant all 50 states independence, and let the states come back together into whatever new nation or collection of nations they wish to form.
lol, this is the kind of political thinking that results from an evening in a parent's basement zooted on edibles.
It's the cold sober realism that comes with looking at where we have been, where we are, and where we're headed. You're just in denial.
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The Republicans thank you for your commitment.
And they thank you for your compliance.
We're all making friends here aren't we.
But seriously, the party doesn't even respect the primary elections that I have been voting in as a registered democrat who has given many small-time donations and all of my votes over the years.
They didn't follow our own organizational rules, why should I trust them with my money? They already have my stinking vote.
like they give a shit,
Their corporate and rich donors will give them some kickbacks as a thanks. which will be much more than any average citizens can pay.
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The whole Israel thing was just the Democrat Party Establishment practicing how get away with supporting Fascism, abroad were Americans are safe from the consequences so it was easier to get away with it.
Now they're applying all that practice at home.
I'm going to call my senator and ask him to stuff Chuck into a fucking locker.
senate is joever it’s house now
but yeah for locker stuff that’s fair
WE GOT HIM!
And he came out against Zohran, too. Useless old bag. UPDATE - this was based on a list of Dems that weren't supporting* him that I saw on Lemmy elsewhere. Looks like Schumer has since congratulated him but still not endorsed him. I don't live online and have a job so excuse me for not updating immediately.
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ROFL Democrats are pretty useless these days...I've been calling my representatives, sending letters, and generally being more politically involved to make sure this terrible reconciliation bill dies in a fire. I hope to oust the republicans who represent Kansas too. They are so cursed and incompetent, spineless and weak in the face of donor daddies telling them what to do.
You clearly don’t read congress.gov or watch CSPAN. First, they have no power due to minority. Secondly, they cannot filibuster a reconciliation bill. All they can do is debate provisions and propose amendments. That’s it.
They debated every provision, line-by-line, over four 24+ hour oversight committee hearings. Then Schumer forced the Republicans to read the entire reconciliation aloud over 12 hours. Then they held a record 23-hour amendment “vote-a-rama” to try to limit the provisions.
This is how it went: https://files.catbox.moe/1lwoem.mp4
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its like senator klobaucher doing the flag bit, its called half-assing, pretend they are actually doing something when its too late.
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this has to be satire
2017 - this has to be satire
2018 - oh wow, I didn't know that was a thing
2019 - oh wtf nobody's going to stop him?
2020 - Oh cool, pandemic. He wants to inject bleach and horse juice. Cool cool cool.
2021 to 2024 - the great unfucking
2025 - haha we're so fucked
A bit bold there with the 21-24 bit, more like "the era of the bated breath"
Omfg this is real isn't it
Jesus wept
Not only is it real, I saw a video that his team cut together of the moment like it was a damn Play of the Game highlight of him "owning" the Republicans. Words cannot express the depths of my hatred for Democratic leadership at this moment. This bill is going to be one of if not the most catastrophic pieces of legislation ever passed and THIS is all their so-called "resistance" amounts to?
I hate them and their strategy of "Do nothing, give the Republicans enough rope to hang themselves, then make it the responsibility of the voters to get rid of them so they don't have to promise anything or stand for anything." They gave 'em though rope alright, except they're not hanging themselves, they're diving off a cliff and the rope is tied around our waists too.
I'd be more impressed with him if he tripped on the Senate floor and accidentally gave Ted Cruz a black eye by landing on him.
Call it what it is: the Onerous Bloated Billionaire Boondoggle.
Then insert "no" and "not" strategically throughout in order to bring to an end the tax cuts for the grotesquely wealthy (you can leave the ones for ordinary people) and continue funding essential services.
And insert the requirement that any military or police or patrol force receiving government funds must be fully identifiable while conducting arrest/capture operations.
if you are unhappy with the dem representatives, why not enter politics yourself? Always only see whining people but never people willing to actually tackle any problems. Greetings from Europe, get your shit together dems, finger pointing isn't going to resolve anything in your favour.
Unhappy with your favourite football teams results? Why not play for the team yourself?
The reality is, if you want to work in positions capable of making change, it is an incredibly difficult and expensive uphill struggle to get there; any position of power is a position people are normally groomed for from a young age.
Anyone can play football, but playing at your local field isn't going to change a champions league final, just like being elected as an independent would at most, prevent the majority from becoming a super majority.
So as much as the gentry may want us to think it's an open game, most politicians come from a rather specific private schooled background. Sure you get a few that break the mold; and just because someone is private schooled, doesn't mean they won't be socially minded. I'm just pointing to the fact that it's silly to insist any laymen can just be elected into office and make a difference; you need significant resources (especially in America where everything is commercialisation dialled up to the max) or you need to compromise and toe the line with one of the existing parties.
Just look at NYC mayoral candidates; The democrats are losing their mind and would rather the republicans take the position than their prime candidate; simply because he's not someone from their very specific definition of an appropriate background for a candidate.
That's not even at the federal level. That's just a city mayor... Either you play their game, or you're not allowed to kick the ball.
what you are doing is called victim blaming and it makes no one fucking respect you as an individual
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