The question is what additional pressure can be brought to bear over next 18 hrs to shake this free. As noted, no on cloture Sens CAN bring pressure to bear if they really want to; reps can too. Ordinary voters can apply more pressure. I see no reason to give in until the votes r cast.
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And Schumer will be remembered for keeping the government open so Musk can announce 1 million of the same affected employees are getting fired days later
Has anyone published an analysis of the sequestration shenanigans they are planning?
You will never see that from Schumer and Jeffries.
This is insane, tactically&strategically.
Our allies understand the stakes better than the Dems, & our media.
This is rewarding bad behavior.
The Democrats are cowards. The weakness shows.
Close down govt = no courts open to shut down trump.
CR is the better of 2 evils.
Make sense now? I hope so.
So iow, he's willing to fight on ask the things that don't matter, but not the one thing that does. 🤬🤬🤬
FROM https://EPI.org Policy Watch CR HR1968 to cut federal spending summary
Problem is: some of us are tired. Make voters feel hopeless, and they check out.
p.s. NY is truly not sending their best.
If you're a constituent, make the call.
If your reps are Democrats, get them to "no."
If they're at no, get them to remove Chuck and co.
Schumer, Hassan, Peters, Durbin, Schatz, King, Shaheen, Fetterman, Cortez Masto and Gillibrand.
Blast 'em here, and call 'em. Find ph no. by searching their last name + 202-224 (the first 3 digits of Sen offices; 225 = Rep offices).
The biggest problem is a total lack of leadership. Someone needs to explain to everyone scared shitless by what’s going on what the plan is.
"If we play our cards right we can remain passive until *other people* are forced to DO something ... to save US!"
#SCHUMER: DO NOT FUCKING OBEY IN ADVANCE.
Hence doing it tonight, not tomorrow.
I dunno, tho...
Tariffs are to extort companies for bribes and break alliances.
with a sign that says
NO CHUCK, NO
Email. Usually they don't count email, but getting 5 million individual messages overnight would make a point.
Contact friends in the media.
Flood X/BlueSky/Facebook.
If you're in DC or NY, go camp out in front of Schumer's offices.
https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin'
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
(I know Durbin has indicated he'll vote yes, but as you say, it doesn't hurt to pressure him while there's still time).
https://bsky.app/profile/schumer.senate.gov