...I think it’s important to understand that the U.S. Senate doesn't have a neon CLOSED sign that they can turn on. Democrats are in the minority (47–53). They cannot simply outvote the GOP to stop all business. Instead, 'shutting it down' means using procedural friction to make it (nearly) impossible for business as usual.
Democrats can "shut down" the Senate by demanding a roll call vote on every minor procedural step or by filing endless amendments. This doesn't stop the Senate instantly... it just makes every 5-minute task take 5 hours.
There's a 2-speech rule... wherein each Senator is allowed two speeches on a single topic per legislative day. A determined minority can use these to grind the clock, but it requires 47 people to literally stay on the floor for days or weeks to maintain that pressure.
In the Senate, the minority party uses levers like the filibuster and War Powers Act to force votes and delay proceedings. With regard to war powers resolutions, those are "privileged" measures, and it allows a single Senator to bypass leadership and force a floor vote, but that doesn't happen "right fucking now" either. The process has built-in waiting periods (10 days) for committee review before a vote can even happen.
But yeah... saying or insinuating that Democrats are "spineless" and "weak" and "cowards" or "compromised" or "disloyal" ... I'm sure that's helping. Keep it up, eh? 
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