• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    Considering they have minority status in all three branches of government, what do you suggest they do?

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      16 hours ago

      Off the top of my head, individual lawmakers could have put holds on his cabinet nominees to slow down their consideration and limit the amount of damage they could do, but instead they let people like Marco Rubio sail through and only started exercising that power on lower level appointments after Rubio had already destroyed USAID

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            15 hours ago

            You… you don’t know the difference between electing cabinet members and taking meds?

            Your bad faith lacks nuance

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              14 hours ago

              I’m pointing out that delaying bad things is it’s own benefit. Your original argument relies on the premise that a delayed outcome is no different than an instantaneous outcome and that is obviously not true. I’m not sure why you need me to connect those dots for you.

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                13 hours ago

                The complaint is that there is a power grab that democrats aren’t stopping because they can’t. They don’t have enough votes.

                If that power grab happens tomorrow instead of today then the complaint happens tomorrow instead of today.

                This is common sense. I’m not sure why it needs to be explained to you.

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      10 hours ago

      The same things Republicans do to prevent the Dems from doing anything at all when they get a majority.

      Democrafs still vote for the shit the Republicans want. Like breaking the country into parts to be sold.

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      15 hours ago

      Use their positions as public officials to rally support, reach out to their union and activist allies to plan mass demonstrations and strikes, use the filibuster?