Okay, I get this, I really do. But no, just no.
Edited to add a comment I made later in the thread: The trouble with blackmail is that you have to not care about what you’re blackmailing the other person about. And you have to have an end game. In particular, what happens when your bluff gets called? How far are you prepared to go?
I’m sorry but I just don’t see this ending well for Democrats. What I do see, or foresee, at any rate, is Republicans salivating at the thought of playing their usual games with this.
Republican, Faux news , Conservative entertainment complex,
Apoplexy , heads exploding
3…2…1…
SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT!!!
Do it - when it gets to the point where they won’t do what is right for American then shut this bitch down.
Don’t tiptoe around saying O we’re the good guys we don’t want to do this.
This government is not a legitimate government. We need to stop it any way we can.
Sorta off topic, but a question in my mind lately and if anyone knows: IIRC, our government has in place a fully-named “shadow” government who are always waiting in the wings should a disaster take out everyone in the line of succession to the presidency. Do we know who those folks are this go-round? Who names them? Considering the magnitude of the clusterfuck we’re currently mired in, would it be out of the question to have SCOTUS nullify the current “administration” along with last year’s federal election results AND install said shadow government while we set a new election date? I mean, this is already at national emergency level. Seriously.
Drastic times can take drastic measures.
I think we passed drastic about 6 or 7 weeks ago.
Oh shit – something’s wrong: I’m feeling ambivalent about something.
Yes, on 1/20 to be exact.
Welp, there goes that. You can bet now that people are mentioning it that McConnell is planning on forcing us to do it so that we can suffer the damage they’ve suffered for doing it in the past. I have no doubt he views this as an opportunity for revenge.
Did republicans suffer when they did it?
No. We are the party who believes in government. The government exists to serve the people. To give that up is to give up one of our basic fundamental beliefs. I totally understand and sympathize where he is coming from, but that is wrong thinking.
I wish I would just WAKE UP …
(I promise to cut back on the ice cream if I do )
Well, right now the government, represented by republicans who control the executive and legislative branches, does NOT exist to serve the people.
The legitimate government exists to serve the people.
This is not a legitimate government.
I do not think we are anywhere near that point yet.
So since Green Eggs and Ham has already been used by Senator Carnival Cruz, what can the Democrat’s use for filibuster reading material?
Where the Bat-shit Crazy Things Are?
How the Orange Grinch Stole America?
Peter Pandemonium?
Not until the GOP refuses completely to hold hearings on any of this. At that point we are there.
Exhibit A:
The following bills have been introduced:
- HR 861 Terminate the Environmental Protection Agency
- HR 610 Vouchers for Public Education
- HR 899 Terminate the Department of Education
- HJR 69 Repeal Rule Protecting Wildlife
- HR 370 Repeal Affordable Care Act
- HR 354 Defund Planned Parenthood
- HR 785 National Right to Work (this one ends unions)
- HR 83 Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Bill
- HR 147 Criminalizing Abortion (“Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act”)
- HR 808 Sanctions against Iran
Hey, you coulda taken the blue pill; but no – you just had to take the red pill…
The book about Counting Goats (by the Australian woman who was detained).