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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Why didn't Chuck Schumer do more to stop this?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

He got many non-budgetary provisions out from the Byrd rule, which is essentially enforcing the rules that allow the thin Republican majority to pass a budget.

But the Republican Senate also made up an accounting magic trick to pretend that a several trillion dollar budget line item has no effect on the deficit. And pretended that this is now a rule because 51 senators think this is a good idea.

Senate Democrats did virtually everything within the legislative process that they could on their own.

House Leader Jeffries did at least delay the vote for 8 hours, 44 minutes to talk about the bill, and bring it to the afternoon news cycle instead of at 4am.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Maybe next time and everytime go out and vote blue so they have even a chance of doing something to stop it.

Elections have consequences.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Every democrat and one republican voted agianst this bill.

What else do you think they can do?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Remove some Republicans from office via the 14th amendment.

Lead protests. Not just parades but actual disruptive protests

Back left wing candidates

Use any and all procedural tricks to delay things.

other stuff that moderators don't like

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (12 children)

I don't understand why literally every Democrat in the Senate didn't line up to filibuster this bill. Booker's performative filibuster was toothless. This could actually have done something to change public policy.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

He forced them to change the name so take that 😏

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

More than every single democrat voting against it?

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah, but it’s not insider trading. Everyone knows they fucked Medicare up.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doesn't even matter anyways. It's legal for them to insider trade. Stories like this are nothing.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

Wish I would have thought of having enough money to invest in stuff.

[–] [email protected] 159 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We all knew this was going to pass.

If you thought otherwise I've got a bag for you to hold.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve got a bridge to sell, when you’re done with them.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Florida real estate magnate here, a highly sought, beautiful lot that combines refreshing moisture and a healthy wildlife population has just come up

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 week ago (3 children)

But he has an R next to his name. I thought the Rs were above the law. They can't do "crimes". Crimes are for poors.

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