Republican Congress members “are feeling helpless” to push back against the Musk/Trump layoffs and cutbacks because, as we know, the Constitution gives them no say whatsoever in this matter. www.politico.com/newsletters/... - ThreadSky

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bgrueskin.bsky.social • 14 hours ago

Republican Congress members “are feeling helpless” to push back against the Musk/Trump layoffs and cutbacks because, as we know, the Constitution gives them no say whatsoever in this matter.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/02/21/doge-bites-republicans-00205402

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melscott98.bsky.social•14 hours ago

What they are feeling is an absence of courage...

josalo.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Politico really wants to humanize these guys.

jtown44.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Profiles in Cowardice. Start sharing the names of the congress critters.

mom6.bsky.social•13 hours ago

If they’re feeling helpless they need to resign.

They haven’t been sent to congress to whine about their helplessness.

ontja.bsky.social•14 hours ago

"Republicans in the House and Senate aren't just going along with everything Donald Trump wants because they like his plans - it might actually be a survival mechanism. According to a new report from Vanity Fair, many Republicans are afraid that going against Trump could mean...

ontja.bsky.social•14 hours ago

...a rise in the number of threats that they get from Trump's supporters, and they don't think these are just "threats," either. They fear for their lives, and that's how coups take place in broad daylight."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7WZVmf2HEQ

billfehlberg.bsky.social•14 hours ago

At its core the party platform is Grover Norquist’s starve the government to death. They knew there would be sacrificial reps in some districts, they just are hoping to not be one.

paulaptb.bsky.social•13 hours ago

After the Friday night massacre at the Pentagon, time for Dems to start an impeachment push in earnest. In a week or so, some GOP members might join them, or be looking to resign.

They need to act before Trump declares martial law and suspends the Constitution.

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