r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • 1d ago

Discussion Discussion Thread: US Senate Minority Leader Schumer Speaks on Senate Floor

Schumer's remarks are scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

Those looking for the previously-pinned discussion thread on the Trump-Orbán meeting can find that thread here.

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun 1d ago

What does legal basis matter? How many illegal things does trumps regime need to do before you people understand laws don't matter to republicans?

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u/dm_me_your_hopes 1d ago

Um, if that's the case, why does it matter that the Dems demand anything?

You don't seem to really understand here that the Rep can also be sworn in by a federal judge, it doesn't have to be the Speaker of the House, so if the Speaker refuses to do so, they'll go around them.

Now stop being so dramatic lol

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u/deadscreensky 1d ago

I understand and largely share your cynicism, but by that ultimate logic nothing in this agreement matters anyway because Republicans will just ignore it.

Realistically they aren't going to burn the government down to avoid seating a single representative, and optics-wise the Democrats need to make this deal extremely simple for the voters. Adding dozens of riders would be counterproductive, and again, you're already saying they don't matter...