This is not a hard choice. Shutting down the government is a disaster that the Republicans will have created. This is appeasement and maintains the status quo. It won’t stop the destruction of our government that is in progress. A change in (D) leadership is needed immediately.
Get out on the streets with the veterans tomorrow!! Stop posting and start PROTESTING!!! Don’t go home after two hours. Jam it up. Be seen. Stop traffic. You have the power you just need to SHOW UP AND MAKE NOISE.
@schumer.senate.gov this isn’t protecting America, or compromising to move forward, this is accepting the new rule while you’re meant to be an opposition leader
Schumer said that if the government was shut down, Trump/Musk would decide what gets funded which would totally gut most social programs. And most importantly it would shut down the courts or really slow them down, and the courts are now our first line of defense against Trump/Musk. No good options.
The feds decide what is an essential service and what to fund. Look it up. This is a terrible situation with horrible consequences but avoiding a shutdown is the least worst choice.
A shutdown could make it easier. IDK, wish I had more trust in Schumer but he does have a lot of institutional knowledge of how government works. Part of me wants to shut the whole damn thing down, as Mario Savio said, and to paraphrase, “ throw your body in the gears of the odious machine”.
Thank you for that. So timing is the issue. Once available funds are expended then the courts would be disrupted. This would not be immediate but would happen if the shutdown continued so Schumer was partially right.
You shouldn't get to complain about the Republicans' funding bill and then turnaround and vote yes on the same bill. You undermine your Parties talking points.
McConnell would never let something like this happen, when are Democrats going to follow the playbook that kept Obama from getting a Justice on SCOTUS nine months before the election
Thanks to Chuck Schumer for being willing to yeet the elderly and disabled under the bus for Elon to run over.
After all Chuck's not on SS.
Such a fighter for his own interests.
Apparently "We the People" does not include the poor, the disabled, or the elderly.
Just corporations and lobbyists.
I don’t know what the right vote is in this instance, but I did read that Elon wanted the shut down to happen. I guess because it would make it easier for him to run over a lot more people a lot more quickly. 🤷
If there was a legitimate reason to not shut it down, Chuck should have been making that case to us. Not this last minute surrender. Chuck and so many establishment Dems suck at *doing politics*. He is so bad at his job, he has the support of no one right now; left, right or center.
Interesting.
I guess we're probably damned if we do and damned if we don't then.
It sure would be nice to see a few more democrats grow a spine- that I DO know
Y'know when after every school shooting the NRA/GOP gun barrel sucking loons say "now is not the time"??? well here's your Opposition in name only (OINO) leader doing the same thing, while the rest of the World looks on showing you how much they despise Chucky let's the Nazis do what they want
BAD move. Shut it down! After 2-3 months of the consequences (and blame directed to Trump's fascist republican party) they will come to the table to negotiate. Better 2-3 months than 6 during the course of the pending CR. Stay Strong. Say NO - Hell, No!
So he can tell us what would happen if the dems did stand up against this hateful regime but did not tells us what will happen passing this CR. That is the problem. We need to use critical thinking in making these decisions yet we are only given the cliff notes.
'I don't want to give them carte blanched, so instead I will vote for their terrible spending bill; that'll show them.'
This spineless clown should resign.
I guess his logic was, as it was said by him, "If we allow a gov't shutdown, we hand the keys to trump and muskto run free in our citites, states, and gov't. With this tough decision, keeping the gov't open will not give them this much power bc of a shutdown!"
As a full blue voter up and down the ballot. I’m deeply disappointed in the Democrats today. Trump is successfully dividing the party. This is shameful.
MAGA got him and maybe threatened his family.
Jan 6 rioters were released and are in the House with the Republicans, why are so many of them?
Trump released them to side his way.
Criminals are in the White House, State, and House of Representatives.
So what would make Shumer vote against the funding bill? Is there anything worse than a government shutdown? I think a lot of things are worse, starting with giving Trump almost unlimited power to do whatever he wants.
@fetterman.senate.gov @chuckschumer.com @democrats.senate.gov
Do NOT be cowardly and vote for the fascist GOP CR! Make the GOP own the shutdown, as it IS THEIRS and everyone knows it!
If you can’t grow a spine and fight for our democracy in our time of greatest need,then don’t bother running again!
He doesn’t listen to anyone. It’s all “I’m the leader … I know how bad a shutdown will be.” Apparently it doesn’t matter to him what the democratic people want. Chuck has to go. Fool.
This will be remembered as the moment Chuck Schumer and other Democrat Senators rolled over and handed the purse to Elon in order to fund the destruction of the federal government.
Dems have to stop saving the repub. choosing to make more Americans suffer, when the republicans could care 2cents less for their constituents, looking out for the rich,it’s really the everyday folks feeling the consequences of the orange idiot and crew’s crap End the crazy please
He's a corporatist. Since he's up for reelection in 2028, he's likely afraid his corporate donors (especially the airline industry) will dump him if he dares damage their profits.
His Senate phone numbers:
DC office - 202-224-6542
Syracuse office - 315-423-5471
Buffalo office - 716-846-4111
I alwo used the WEB contact:
Dear Senator Shumer,
The Continuing Resolution is not a clean CR. It contains one serious and another critical giveaway: 1. a provision that neuters lawmakers’ powers to force a vote on whether to terminate a president’s ability to impose tariffs; ...
...2. the package does not provide the specific funding directives for many programs and priorities, effectively legalizing DOGE, and other agencies to misappropriate or eliminating funding!
We must not suffer 6 months of further government destruction that this CR greenlights., Please, vote NO. Offer a counter CR. Resist. Use the shutdown to show the public the damage that the Trump regime has created. Do not obey in advance. The consequences of this CR are too grave.
Shut it all down! Do not comply ahead of time! Remember, the GOP VOTED AGAINST OBAMA for 2 terms! Have some balls! @schiff.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov
Leave the democratic party if they betray us and go to independent and build a party of the people for the people where the rich aren't welcome people strength
Miss lead intentions. They are going to do what they want. No matter if there is a shut down or not. You are assuming that they will abide by the courts. Trump is the law, empowered by the supreme court. Don't you remember they gave him permission to do whatever he wants and can't be questioned
Of course if they don't oppose, what is the opposition for? They should vote with their principles. If the bill is terrible, don't vote for it. Stop obeying the mob boss. Things are already going very badly BECAUSE democrats are weak (Trump is not in jail). The shutdown will be on the GOP too.
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Schumer needs to resign.
#ChuckSchumerOUT
Once again, the OLD GUARD shows its true weak ass colors again.
Vote younger generations in people.
We need younger updated minds to combat the threat of them taking us back to the 50s.
Calling him "weak" isn't even fair. He's EVIL.
#FuckChuck
#DumpChuck
#CowardlyLying
After all Chuck's not on SS.
Such a fighter for his own interests.
Apparently "We the People" does not include the poor, the disabled, or the elderly.
Just corporations and lobbyists.
I guess we're probably damned if we do and damned if we don't then.
It sure would be nice to see a few more democrats grow a spine- that I DO know
This spineless clown should resign.
Jan 6 rioters were released and are in the House with the Republicans, why are so many of them?
Trump released them to side his way.
Criminals are in the White House, State, and House of Representatives.
Read the room.
You. Need. To. Leave.
shame on you, @schumer.senate.gov
what a disgrace.
you own what happens next.
Do NOT be cowardly and vote for the fascist GOP CR! Make the GOP own the shutdown, as it IS THEIRS and everyone knows it!
If you can’t grow a spine and fight for our democracy in our time of greatest need,then don’t bother running again!
https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/jen-asks-for-your-help?r=1r1km9&utm_medium=ios
Shut it down!
His Senate phone numbers:
DC office - 202-224-6542
Syracuse office - 315-423-5471
Buffalo office - 716-846-4111
Dear Senator Shumer,
The Continuing Resolution is not a clean CR. It contains one serious and another critical giveaway: 1. a provision that neuters lawmakers’ powers to force a vote on whether to terminate a president’s ability to impose tariffs; ...
#FuckChuck
Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand
Schumer: Say pretty please.
Omfg dude could you be any more feckless?
Shut it all down! Do not comply ahead of time! Remember, the GOP VOTED AGAINST OBAMA for 2 terms! Have some balls! @schiff.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov
Jesus Christ they are fucking losers. It's just so shameful. What do they stand for ?
Fuking traitor
Complain about the evils of the Trump administration. Explain how the law would hurt everyone and everything.
Shrug their shoulders and say, ‘now’s not the time to fight.’
Roll over and give the republicans everything.
Rinse and repeat
Ontario Premier Doug Ford showed the world how to deal with Trump. You don't back down and you come back like a ton of bricks.
You retreat on excuses.
Chris Steinwalt said this:
When a bully punches you in the nose you just don't punch him back. You burn down his house.