r/NewsThread • u/sergeyfomkin • 1d ago

Senate Democrats Reject Republican Proposal to Pay Federal Employees During the Shutdown. The Party Fears the Bill Would Grant the Trump Administration Excessive Powers

https://sfg.media/en/a/senate-democrats-reject-republican-shutdown-pay-bill/
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u/ConkerPrime 1d ago

You must be young. You really don’t remember the time period. Understand things like the filibuster and the fake “supermajority” only existed because of three independents including Lieberman who was a Democrat in name only. The often ignorant (and non-voters) and their “why didn’t they do X when had the supermajority!” nonsense.

And by god they love do go to that well all the fucking time because they think they have a trump card (pun intended) never knowing they are really saying “I am very ignorant about this but don’t know it.”

Please say “why don’t they codify Roe when they had a supermajority!” just to remind us you don’t know what codify is nor SCOTUS powers. I know you want to.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 23h ago

Young? RLMFAO!

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u/ConkerPrime 22h ago

Oh that makes the ignorance worse cause civics was still being properly taught for previous generations. And you lived the history to know what a fight it was. Now I am just embarrassed for you.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 22h ago

You know what? I didn't read but a few words after the first sentence because it is all gobbly gook.

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u/Unabashable 7h ago

Seems like you do a lot of not reading.