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minus-squarebanazir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoAs I understand it: To avoid the shutdown, Republicans needed 60 votes. They have 53 senators. Only one Democrat voted with the Republicans. The Democrats had some healthcare related demands that weren’t met, so the shutdown went ahead.
minus-squareoneser@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·2 months agoOk, so in reality then, the meme doesn’t quite fit. Like I’ll bash a dictator at any chance, but this argument doesn’t hold in a discussion.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoThe reason the rules were introduced is to force compromises. They come up with their bill completely excluding Democrats from negotiations. Why would they vote for it? BTW: Biden somehow avoided shutdowns, I wonder how…
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months ago Biden somehow avoided shutdowns, I wonder how… By governing in the slightest. He didn’t declare himself permanent God king like these fascist fucks
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agochud voice “You mean presserdent autopen?”
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoRepublicans set this bill up to fail. Either they think they can outrun it using the media or think democrats will cave.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThey think Democrats will cave, like they did in March or April. I hope they won’t, for all intents and purposes government was effectively shut down for few months now.
As I understand it: To avoid the shutdown, Republicans needed 60 votes. They have 53 senators. Only one Democrat voted with the Republicans. The Democrats had some healthcare related demands that weren’t met, so the shutdown went ahead.
Ok, so in reality then, the meme doesn’t quite fit. Like I’ll bash a dictator at any chance, but this argument doesn’t hold in a discussion.
The reason the rules were introduced is to force compromises.
They come up with their bill completely excluding Democrats from negotiations. Why would they vote for it?
BTW: Biden somehow avoided shutdowns, I wonder how…
By governing in the slightest. He didn’t declare himself permanent God king like these fascist fucks
chud voice “You mean presserdent autopen?”
Republicans set this bill up to fail. Either they think they can outrun it using the media or think democrats will cave.
They think Democrats will cave, like they did in March or April.
I hope they won’t, for all intents and purposes government was effectively shut down for few months now.