Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies.
excellent
The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill. It needed 60 votes to advance.
centrist my fucking asshole.
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cmbabul@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 185d
Its not nearly enough to make up for the limp dick 'resistance' they've put up so far, but I'll take a small W
uberdroog@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 185d
Small wins. But I am sure they will fuck it up somehow.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 185d
It's not small.
The parts of DHS that arent ICE don't get funded, and that effects people personally, especially TSA which means it hits wealthier people the most.
ICE is funded from the 70 billion they got from BBB.
But moving money around the same agency is easy. If they wanted Republicans could do set funds but they won't.
We don't need to find one single straw to break trumps thrall over voters by midterms. We need to just keep fucking tossing straw, not just till the camel drops, till the buzzer sounds, even if we can't see any camels left
It'll be election day before we know it.
danc4498@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 185d
Nothing will ever be enough for some people. People expect the party with zero power to pull votes out their asses.
daychilde@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 185d
It's worth remembering, much as I hate it:
We need more progressive representation and support in this country, but it's dying because of the decades of fascist propaganda. đĄ
cmbabul@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 185d
That dude would be saying âhe canât do thisâ while being marched to the gallows
cmbabul@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 185d
I don't care about votes, they need to be doing everything possible whether its legal or in line with decorum or not. If they would start playing dirty to fuck the fascists over we'd be in much better shape.
danc4498@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 185d
It would give the fascists an excuse to remove them from power. You want a violent revolution, itâs not going to come from legally elected officials.
cmbabul@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 185d
No one said violent, Mitch McConnell blocked everything good for decades without having the votes to pass anything. Obstruct with everything possible, this isnât a long game and the fascists will happily kill the DNC. This fight is existential and they act like itâs biz as usual. The old world is no more
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 185d
They didn't have to vote to give ICE any money, either now or under Biden or under Trump I or under Obama.
SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip · 35 pts · 185d
I wrote to my Democratic Senator to ask that DHS stay shut down until the ICE murders are arraigned, at minimum. I suggest that everybody contact theirs. Keep the pressure on.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 185d
daychilde@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 185d
Republicans trying to spin, but Democrats are standing up against ICE murdering citizens.
So this is a fucking thing to note, all you "Dems do nothing" people.
HERE. ARE. DEMS. DOING. SOMETHING.
At least for now. :P
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 185d
Electric_Druid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 185d
Not the guy doomposting on the optimism thread
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 0 pts · 185d
Sorry, didn't see the com.
Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 185d
And when they don't?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 0 pts · 185d
Cmon, this is the dems we're talking about. It would be the first time in my life they didn't sell us out for imaginary "moderate republicans" (really just their donors).
Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 184d
As long as you'll acknowledge it if it happens. We can. Wait a month, unless you want to move the goalpost now?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 184d
If the democratic party turned into a useful vehicle for enacting positive social change, then it would be a useful vehicle for enacting positive social change.
That doesn't mean I won't continue to organize outside the party and criticize any failure, since its still a fundamentally pro-capital party and will revert back to its nature when the threat diminishes.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 184d
It is time to disband ICE and TSA. The Coast Guard should be moved back to the military.
Honestly, the entirety of DHS can go away and we can move any useful agencies to more appropriate locations. Just the name alone is so cringe it is crazy.
oatscoop@midwest.social · 4 pts · 183d
Roll the useful bits (i.e. everything related to disaster response and preparation) back into FEMA.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 8 pts · 185d
I love how we started a war while "homeland security" has been shut down
BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz · -1 pts · 185d
What? This is INSANE! To keep an Agency EVERYONE Hates CLOSED during an ELECTION YEAR?
-Democrat Leadership!
Fishnoodle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 185d
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BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 183d
Big Mac is a deranged poster but it's kind of endearing. I just tagged him and know what to expect.
Everything they post is sarcastic, but somehow perfectly written like the weird old people ranting on Facebook.
IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip · -10 pts · 185d
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 185d
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Edit: The introverted turtle pulled his head back in his shell after randomly lashing out at the above poster.
daychilde@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 185d
?^[LOOK, fuck off, sorry, I couldn't resist because after a rant like that, someone has GOT to do it, okay? <3]