I’m quick to criticize Dems when they screw up so it’s only fair that I praise them when they do right. Blocking this awful transphobic bill was nonnegotiable and I’m very glad they did. - ThreadSky

whstancil.bsky.social • 9 days ago

I’m quick to criticize Dems when they screw up so it’s only fair that I praise them when they do right. Blocking this awful transphobic bill was nonnegotiable and I’m very glad they did.

Reposted from Erin Reed

I want to quickly say how significant it is that after the last election, Dems have held relatively strong on trans rights, even on sports.

Senators in battleground states are not flipping.

Their one scuff was the NDAA, where some did flip.

Budget fight is next though.

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navinpokala.bsky.social•9 days ago

@senatedem.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov if Dem candidates can't repeatedly say "He (or she) wants to allow strangers to inspect little girls genitals. You want to re-elect this creep?" next time these pedos are up for re-election (assuming we have legit elections), just shut the party down.

berniebro69.bsky.social•9 days ago

Underappreciated is that while they're bad at politics and messaging they are pretty good at doing the right vote.

scooterbones.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yes, when it's completely symbolic and has no risks or costs you can rely on them

henryrosenblath.bsky.social•9 days ago

This wasn’t symbolic! Their votes against this bill blocked its passage. If they had voted affirmatively it would have passed!

scooterbones.bsky.social•9 days ago

What priorities that matter to a Democratic politician were compromised or at risk to be compromised if this bill was blocked?

henryrosenblath.bsky.social•9 days ago

I don’t really understand your point. None were, but presumably that’s good; you don’t want Democratic priorities opposed to trans rights, right?

henryrosenblath.bsky.social•9 days ago

I guess you could say some of them might have made their reelection harder by doing the right thing, which does count for something imo. Anyways, the point is that, while this may have been the bare minimum, this was something they did that materially benefitted the trans community.

berniebro69.bsky.social•9 days ago

Buddy I have friends in blue states that couldn't be bothered to vote for Harris for some bullshit reason and I'm pretty pissed at them even tho it would have been symbolic so it is what it is

scooterbones.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yes I know. You're a liberal and you despise ordinary people, especially when they stand up for themselves. All this goes without saying.

berniebro69.bsky.social•9 days ago

I'm not a liberal and these aren't ordinary people most of them are fucking college professors I'm talking about but please don't stop trying to suck your own dick

scooterbones.bsky.social•9 days ago

Defending the Democrats from the voters they keep failing is liberal behavior.

Harris lost something like 20 million voters that went for Biden last time. I guess we have more college professors than I thought

kielworld.bsky.social•8 days ago

This was an actual bill that they blocked. It sounds like what you actually want is the symbolic stuff.

cathasach.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yeah, more of this

halihare.bsky.social•9 days ago

Fuck yea ill drink to that

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