What The Shutdown Tells Us About Modern Democrats

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Democrats, it seems, may precipitate a government shutdown this week. They’re able to do this because, despite their own best efforts, in the United States, the minority party has a genuine ability to participate in governing the nation. It’s one of our system’s authentic strengths.

Then again, this episode — and many others over the past nine years — reveal something else about the modern Democratic Party: Minority or majority, it doesn’t really matter to them. Process and norms? Largely irrelevant. Not only do they believe it’s undemocratic for elected Republicans to vote against a liberal president’s agenda when in the minority they believe it’s undemocratic for Republicans to pass a tax bill even after winning both houses of Congress and the presidency.

Basically the existence of the Republican Party itself is undemocratic, because for many liberals “democracy” is nothing but a synonym for whatever hobbyhorse they’re focused on at the moment.

Yesterday, the House passed a short-term extension of government funding after President Donald Trump pressure a handful of reluctant members to sign on, ensuring the GOP could pull together enough votes to get it done. Around virtually the same time, NBC News was reporting that Democrats had the votes to block any spending bill in the Senate to prevent Republicans from keeping the government open.

Democrats blame the GOP solely for the shutdown. Yet, any person with even rudimentary understanding of American governance knows that’s not how this works. A minority can shut down the government — which amounts to very little but a paid vacation for non-essential government workers. In this case, they’re helping to do it because of an ancillary issue. Democrats will block the longest-ever extension of the CHIP program, because they believe it politically expedient to connect the DACA issue to the funding debate. Perhaps it’s good politics. We’ll see.



What The Shutdown Tells Us About Modern Democrats
Minority, majority, process, or norms, it doesn’t really matter. Democrats believe they should always be in control.
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
That, right there, is why Trump was elected. Period.

Where is Mitch and why haven't we heard from him.
Satd up for a change Mitch and tell the world who is blocking this.
tell them if traitors to the party Graham and Flake.
people who are selling out the party, and for what?
Take away some committee assignments and when they ask why tell them.
Give them new offices in the basement next to the toilet.
Stop the cleaners from going to their offices. Learn to play hardball.

If these two clowns want to join the Democrats , make them do it---officially..
 

Lurk

Happy Creepy Ass Cracka
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baxter

Active Member
Democrats.....YOU ARE AN EMBARASSMENT to this country,,perhaps we should also ship you out!!!!!!!
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
PREMO Member
Patron
Where is Mitch and why haven't we heard from him.

He gave a floor speech last night, then went on the talk shows. He was quite clear about how Congress failed. This one's on the Democrats. I know they try to spin it so nothing's their fault, but when Schumer took the floor and all he had was to blame Donald Trump - you know, the guy who *doesn't* vote in these things? - it was clear that the Dems wanted to die on this hill.
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
He gave a floor speech last night, then went on the talk shows. He was quite clear about how Congress failed. This one's on the Democrats. I know they try to spin it so nothing's their fault, but when Schumer took the floor and all he had was to blame Donald Trump - you know, the guy who *doesn't* vote in these things? - it was clear that the Dems wanted to die on this hill.

Hopefully they will. This is insanity at it's worst.
They have 2 more months to work on DACA. If they ant it so badly then work on it in those 2 months.
Closing down the Government now for an answer they should have come up with years ago and still have 2 months to work on is insane.
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
PREMO Member
Patron
Closing down the Government now for an answer they should have come up with years ago and still have 2 months to work on is insane.

This this this! What the hell have they been doing besides, you know, their job?? It's not like this budget snuck up on them - it happens every freaking year. And many of those years we have this last minute drama because they were getting drunk and picking their nose instead of hammering out a budget. It should be ready to go come vote time and just a matter of making it official.

Obamacare was the same thing. The GOP kept saying they had an alternative, and yet when it came time to put up....nope.

Jerks.
 
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