there was and is no downside — none at all — to refusing to vote for a single trump nominee. the idea that any senate democrat would be punished for "not working with him" would have dissipated as soon as one of these people was involved in a catastrophic scandal, which was a certainty.
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It is hypocritical beyond belief.
I believe they are doing so to protect any post Senate lobbying gig where they need GOP access. It means millions of $ to them.
You have my condolences!
We, people paying attention and with a bit if knowledge, need to lead and guide. Not chase the “most popular” opinions.
Look at their net worth.
Every one of them 1-2 terms in.
We need term limits, and 🚫 on Individual stock purchases and only voter approved pay increases for Congress.
It's really VERY simple. Even a child could say which of these is right or wrong.
That didn’t work.
If it works, all you've done is made those defections worthless, by ensuring that the nominees will pass, even if some Republicans vote no!
McConnell
Collins
Murkowski
But veteran Joni Ernst cannot be having a good night tonight.
- Every establishment Democrat right now.
Can’t take the active partners for authoritarianism credit away from Senate Democrats.
Motivation doesn’t matter. Selling out democracy and backstabbing the American people does.
No one votes across party lines on cabinet appointments if you're not in the majority. 'They have the votes - the responsibility is theirs.'
For the same reason no one votes across party lines for House Speaker.
You really don't have 'a party' otherwise.
They care about punishment from some of their corporate donors, who do stand to gain from some of these nominees, and might remember come midterm season.
They only think about their money, even during a fascist takeover.
I used to be a huge Dem shill but IDK if they're salvageable.
Very few have “sabotage from within” smarts or energy. What we’re seeing is straight up collusion with Republicans. While backstabbing democracy and the US Constitution which they took oaths to protect.
I hope you know, already ... it's not just Americans who value that you're still speaking up for sanity.
#democracy