• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I understand that this is sarcasm.

    But you just watched Democrats hand over their best leverage by opting not to shut down Donald’s government and voting with Republicans, so, they’re not entirely wrong. We don’t have legitimate opposition. We have a minority party performatively putting up a false pretense at opposition, sitting back, and watching their stock portfolios soar.

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      by opting not to shut down Donald’s government and voting with Republicans

      What are you talking about? Are you talking about a specific bill? Which one? All Dems voted against the ‘huge hideous bill’ (budget bill). Dems don’t have the power/votes to ‘shut down Donald’s government’.

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        Pay attention.

        Can’t pass a regressive tax bill if the government shuts down.

        Democrats aren’t powerless. They’re complicit. The BBB was only possible because they made it possible.

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          The government shutting down due to lacking a budget does not prevent Congress from meeting

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          Ok. You said “But you just watched”, so I thought you were talking about the most recent catastrophic legislation, which is why I asked which bill you were talking about. Schumer’s a cowardly piece of shit and could have used the only chance dems had or will have, because the other cowardly pieces of shit would have followed his lead and voted against it if he would have.