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The continuing resolution is the one near-term lever Democrats might have to limit the Musk/Trump administration lawbreaking.

A current tally of positions on the Continuing Resolution makes it quite clear that things are very much in flux right now, which makes constituent pressure important. Call your senators and tell them to oppose.

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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Chuck Schumer, minority leader of the Senate, said that Hakeem Jeffries (who himself has taken the "cower in the corner" approach) needs to work with New York Republicans in the house and ask them to play nice because there's nothing he can do in the Senate.

There's your answer.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 7 points 4 months ago

To put it in terms of the headline: Democrats pick up their sword, and drive it into their own chest.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No

We need a leftist party that's interested in representing its voters

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That could - by no means a guarantee - result in vote splitting and worse outcomes.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I remember when the DNC said that in 2015, and we know what happened in 2015

Maybe we should try unifying under non neolib leadership?

[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Both my senators, the D and the R, will tell me to go pound sand and give my name to Kash Patel as a leftist agitator.

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 3 points 4 months ago

Knowing them, if they do they'll immediately stab themselves with it.

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

Lmao, no. The dems are as useless as the repubs are compromised.

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago
[–] Hafty@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Haven’t there been leaked conversations among the dems that are basically “we need to alienate the left side of the party and try appealing to center-right voters by sucking some maga dick.”? The dems are a lost cause.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

I absolutely guarantee not a single politician will pick up a sword.

[–] Drax_@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago
[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Betteridge would like a word.

[–] EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

The only time Dems pickup the sword is to fight the left when they get too loud.