Cowards.
Democrats always manage to muster up enough votes to get Republican legislation passed, and the rest of the party can distance themselves saying we voted no. They’re all complicit.
make a statement
Do nothing
DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
- Henry Cuellar
- Don Davis
- Laura Gilles
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Jared Golden
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn’t vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn’t whipping them to do so
Please note that Henry Cueller is the senior house rep on the Appropriations Committee. If Dems retake Congress, he will be the chair of the committee in the House that controls all the money
They weren’t whipping up no votes because this is what they wanted. Democrats love the tools of a police state as much as Republicans.
And because Jeffries gave him all his appointments back after Trump pardoned him for corruption.
Funding bill let Democrats make a statement without creating a standoff.
That’s a very optimistic way of saying “lets Democrats make a feeble token gesture of mild disagreement while still going along wholly with the fascist program.”
Who could have seen this coming? I, for one, am now satisfied that the democrats did everything they possibly could do. They really sent a strongly worded letter here, and I’m all for it. Great work guys!
What they can potentially do is have the Senate shut down other parts of the government in protest.
ICE is already funded for years to come; it will take an affirmative vote to remove that money, and you can’t do that when in the minority.
Optics. They need to be taking more extreme measures. The fact that ICE is funded for quite a while is not a good reason to capitulate to the republicans. They continue to prove, time and again, that they are unwilling to take drastic action to stop the fascists. They’d rather play by the rules, and lose.
Why a stupid game.
I’m done with these pussy fuck Democrats. Bunch of useless pacifist dipshits. Notice how the only states that are impotently dealing with ICE have leftists who all voted for statewide gun control laws and are totally reliant on the mere hope that local law enforcement to protect them? The same ones they were okay with equipment up to par with an almost militarized level? Why aren’t their huge budget militarized cops do something?
Just a side note- ICE/BPC is fully funded through the Big Bullshit Bill, so shutting the gooberment down won’t stop the madness.
Not saying this is you, but for a very long time, the moderate argument is, “we can’t get a total victory here, so we shouldn’t bother resisting Republicans” and, frankly, I’m done with that line of thinking. If it makes Republicans life harder, it must be done. If they have to explain to their voting base why they aren’t willing to make ICE agents unmask in order to keep TSA staffed at airports, that is worth making them do. I don’t expect a miracle, I expect a spine
I agree. Our rights are not a place for compromise.
Agreed. Totally agree.
If only one side ever compromises, it’s not compromise, it’s capitulation.
I’m more in the way of limiting expectations as well as pointing out that every measure, every appointment, every vote is a new battle.
We’re in the place we are because dems have been capitulating for as long as I’ve been voting (longer, probably.)
(I may be pissed at klobechar for voting to confirm appointments.)
Edit to add: maybe they shouldn’t have voted to approve cloture, hmmm?
I feel like most folks dislike TSA enough that them being understaffed may be seen as a bonus.
Democrats
Get ICE Protest Vote But Shy Away From Forcing a ShutdownDo Fuck All and Not A Damn Thing in Hopes of a Nice Participation Trophy and a Lollipop.FTHFY Blommberg. I’ll send you an invoice.
Feckless
Democrats phone in some failure theater while actually doing absolutely nothing
I love big statements.
I love results even more.
Cowardly bastards.
