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lostincalifornia

(4,543 posts)
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:21 PM Thursday

The WH is completely out of control. YOU CANNOT COMPROMISE WITH A SOCIOPATH. SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN.

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The WH is completely out of control. YOU CANNOT COMPROMISE WITH A SOCIOPATH. SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN. (Original Post) lostincalifornia Thursday OP
Republicans own everything in Washington. Make them own the shutdown. dalton99a Thursday #1
Absolutely. They are completely out of control and power hungry. lostincalifornia Thursday #2
Power blackout..aka shutdown BattleRow Thursday #5
Otherwise popsdenver Thursday #12
Tough guy Schumer will hold the line. dem4decades Thursday #3
Narf. BWdem4life Thursday #4
If only! Grumpy Old Guy Thursday #6
Explain to me why they need our side? Tree Lady Thursday #7
Filibuster... Chemical Bill Thursday #8
I thought they got rid of it Tree Lady Thursday #11
Seems popsdenver Thursday #13
I think... Chemical Bill Friday #17
There are. Chemical Bill Friday #16
They don't have the votes. nt iemanja Thursday #9
Precisely. I would like to Add... Cha Thursday #10
How does one negotiate, exactly, with a crazy person, anyway? dlk Thursday #14
Should have been done the 1st time. Blue Full Moon Thursday #15

Tree Lady

(12,760 posts)
7. Explain to me why they need our side?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 09:27 PM
Thursday

I thought they have house & senate. So how can we stop them?

popsdenver

(532 posts)
13. Seems
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 10:12 PM
Thursday

there is something they can do, called the "nuclear option," which I seem to remember they have pulled up in the past?????
Anyone out there know????????/

Chemical Bill

(2,939 posts)
17. I think...
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:06 AM
Friday

the nuclear option is removing the filibuster. Democrats wanted to do that under Biden, but Manchin and Sinema wouldn't do it.

Chemical Bill

(2,939 posts)
16. There are.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:04 AM
Friday

Repugs got rid of the filibuster for confirming judges, including the Supreme Court. But that means Democrats could confirm judges too, under Biden. So it seems that Repugs aren't going to remove the filibuster from everything, at least they haven't yet. They don't want Democrats to pass a budget without them....

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