Current Events > The Democrats are coming out swinging with a hard-hitting response

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https://twitter.com/FarnoushAmiri/status/1540370901803433984

Jesus fucking Christ I hate this country.

Why are they singing that?

Dis a joke right? I'm dreaming right? Dis can't be real lol

Why arent they passing a law to codify Roe Vs Wade. They control the Senate, House, and have Biden.

Tear the whole country down at this point.

ChopinList posted...

Why arent they passing a law to codify Roe Vs Wade. They control the Senate, House, and have Biden.

For the millionth time, they dont control the senate because of DINOs.

sondast posted...

For the millionth time, they dont control the senate because of DINOs.

Awfully convenient excuse for them to not even try to put any social or political pressure on Manchin and Sinema to fall in line. Miss me with this bullshit.

Are they challenging the republicans to a sing off?

Fuck God. He doesn't hear your prayers and clearly hates all of us.

Lmao they're really going the Gal Gadot route

ChopinList posted...

Why arent they passing a law to codify Roe Vs Wade. They control the Senate, House, and have Biden.

Need more that a simple majority to pass laws in the Senate.

Well, unless you break the filibuster

people who really feel goofy shit like this will do anything to make the world a better place for others make stuff like this more hopeless, sad, and frustrating

Both wings of the same terrible bird, it's all a fucking show they don't actually care about anything but their own power

this is what democrats have always been. prioritize bullshit symbolic gestures over actual policies to improve peoples material condition.

Starting to look like violent protest is the only way to get things done

emblem boy posted...

Need more that a simple majority to pass laws in the Senate.

Well, unless you break the filibuster

Good. Break the filibuster. Pack the court. Use the bully pulpit to shame and pressure Manchin and Sinema until they fall in line. Do SOMETHING other than wring your hands and crow about respectability politics and fundraising.

OudeGeuze posted...

Lmao they're really going the Gal Gadot route

L MA O caps

Nerevar791 posted...

Good. Break the filibuster. Pack the court. Use the bully pulpit to shame and pressure Manchin and Sinema until they fall in line. Do SOMETHING other than wring your hands and crow about respectability politics and fundraising.

I fully agree with removing the filibuster.

But I don't know why people think bullying manchin and sinema would work. What leverage do we have? Arizona isn't some Blue stronghold.
If we lose manchin in west Virginia, a Republican will just get voted in. There's no leverage. The answer is to get more Democrats seats in other states.

What really needs to happen is we kiss ass to them and give them whatever they want, not to bully them. Again, they have all the leverage here.

emblem boy posted...

I fully agree with removing the filibuster.

But I don't know why people think bullying manchin and sinema would work. What leverage do we have? Arizona isn't some Blue stronghold.
If we lose manchin in west Virginia, a Republican will just get voted in. There's no leverage. The answer is to get more Democrats seats in other states.

You can strip them from their committees and go after Manchin's brother's coal company.

emblem boy posted...

What really needs to happen is we kiss ass to them and give them whatever they want, not to bully them.

You mean what Democrats have been doing for Republicans the past 6 years?

emblem boy posted...

I fully agree with removing the filibuster.

But I don't know why people think bullying manchin and sinema would work. What leverage do we have? Arizona isn't some Blue stronghold.
If we lose manchin in west Virginia, a Republican will just get voted in. There's no leverage. The answer is to get more Democrats seats in other states.

What really needs to happen is we kiss ass to them and give them whatever they want, not to bully them. Again, they have all the leverage here.

Lmao shut the fuck up

https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1540353602274959361

CommonStar posted...

Go after Manchin's brother's coal company.

...that sounds illegal bro.

CommonStar posted...

You can strip them from their committees

Again, what does that do. What makes you think they'll fall in line if that happens.

emblem boy posted...

Arizona isn't some Blue stronghold.

Arizona elected a Democratic senator and voted blue in 2020. It's not a stronghold, but it's certainly not West Virginia.

emblem boy posted...

...that sounds illegal bro.

Again, what does that do. What makes you think they'll fall in line if that happens.

There's a lot of corruption going on between him and his brother's company that should be investigated and they should be audited. It wouldn't be illegal to do so, it's leverage.

Stripping them from their committees, strips them from some of their powers which they would not get lobbied for. Manchin is still on the energy committee and is getting tons of lobbying money.

OudeGeuze posted...

You mean what Democrats have been doing for Republicans the past 6 years?

Republicans are odious pieces of shit who do nothing in good faith. Democrats were stupid to try it with them. Too many are just a lost cause.

The question is if you think there's anything you could give manchin and sinema that would be good enough to get them to fall in line. If there isn't anything, then don't try it. If there is something though, then Dems should pucker up.
And that's where I really do lay the blame on Biden, McCarty, and polosi. This is their job and they've fucked up on it.

So yes, there is plenty to blame on the Democratic leadership

so fucking cringe. God, I hate the dems

So when will Captain America make his appearance to uppercut Mitch McConnell?

CommonStar posted...

Stripping them from their committees, strips them from some of their powers which they would not get lobbied for. Manchin is still on the energy committee and is getting tons of lobbying money.

I'll agree that could make a difference

The dems are like the Uvalde Cops but for politics.

Democrats are just Republicans who do nothing.

Nerevar791 posted...

Awfully convenient excuse for them to not even try to put any social or political pressure on Manchin and Sinema to fall in line. Miss me with this bullshit.

Have you not been paying fucking attention to what they've done to Mancin and Sinema?

bump

Tyranthraxus posted...

Have you not been paying fucking attention to what they've done to Mancin and Sinema?

A small amount of disapproval?

Democrats need to abandon the idea that they will always take the high road. Honestly, though, I don't think the leaders give a shit. As long as they stay in power, they are perfectly content to do nothing.

Bunch of jobbers who are probably secretly happy their side took a huge L that will motivate people to vote for them.

sevihaimerej posted...

Both wings of the same terrible bird, it's all a fucking show they don't actually care about anything but their own power

Bingo

emblem boy posted...

Again, what does that do. What makes you think they'll fall in line if that happens.

But kissing their asses for the umpteenth time will *surely* make them cooperate *this* time, right?

Democrats have the majority! Why is all this happening! Why cant they get their agenda passed??!?

Well because Joe Manchin

EXCUSES!!

Im kinda looking forward to when he leaves office so we can just totally write off West Virginia

OudeGeuze posted...

Lmao they're really going the Gal Gadot route

They need Arnold singing with them

https://www.twitter.com/WillSasso/status/1240871226861441025

emblem boy posted...

What really needs to happen is we kiss ass to them and give them whatever they want, not to bully them. Again, they have all the leverage here.

but what they want is for democrats to lose in november

(also for democrats to humiliate themselves right now by singing god bless america in the face of protests about the stripping of rights)

like i wouldnt say it's imposible that sinema specifically asked for house dems to sing right now

and they're doing it because they're still hoping she won't pull the football out from under them this time when they try to pass build back better again

iPhone_7 posted...

Democrats have the majority! Why is all this happening! Why cant they get their agenda passed??!?

Well because Joe Manchin

EXCUSES!!

Im kinda looking forward to when he leaves office so we can just totally write off West Virginia

Well the problem in the first place is that neither Sinema nor Manchin should be allowed to call themselves Democrats.

hockeybub89 posted...

Fuck God. He doesn't hear your prayers and clearly hates all of us.

Yeh god pissed in my cheerios the other day fr fr screw that guy

There will always be enough DINOs to block something no matter how many seats you have. Obama had enough of them to block things in a super majority.

You aren't going to get more Dem seats than that. It's literally impossible. So to say we simply haven't had enough Dems is to say we never will.

So you have to use all other levers of power.

https://youtu.be/yHM0ow6Pc_M

Same energy.