usagi@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoShutdown nears day 20, Senate prepares 11th attempt to advance funding billwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down15
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minus-squareSynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·3 days agoDon’t forget, the Republicans are the ones in power right now. If they wanted to, they can change the rules of the senate to pass the budget with a simple majority instead of the current 60 vote requirement. This shut down is all on them.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·3 days agoThen we’d surely see headlines about how undemocratic it is to change how voting works
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoYes. Their opportunity to do the right thing is long past.
Don’t forget, the Republicans are the ones in power right now. If they wanted to, they can change the rules of the senate to pass the budget with a simple majority instead of the current 60 vote requirement. This shut down is all on them.
Then we’d surely see headlines about how undemocratic it is to change how voting works
Yes. Their opportunity to do the right thing is long past.