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I absolutely despise the CR as written and think it should be rejected. But I can also see Schumer’s argument. Can the cheeto and his puppet master use the shutdown to finish the destruction of the federal agencies by just keeping them closed?

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I, for one, agree with Schumer that a shut down is a gift to the Trump regime. I agree that shutdown would make the current destruction of government services go even faster than it’s already going. The important legal cases heading to the US Supreme Court would get bogged down due to no staff to process them. We should continue fighting on all other fronts. Get Musk OUT ASAP, win control of Congress in 2026 and impeach Trump AGAIN. Finally, focus on reversing Citizen’s United to get the money out of politics.

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I cannot understand what is going through the heads of the Democrats in the Senate.

The Republicans are going scorched earth, forcing this bill down the throats of the Democrats, taunting them, daring them to NOT VOTE FOR A BILL THEY HAD NO SAY IN!!!

Vote it down, let the government close.

No matter what is in the bill, the PINO can change it because the power of the purse has been handed over to him. So why even vote on it?

I am so ashamed of all the Democratic senators who lament the problem, but don't have the integrity to stand up and say this is wrong!

You now showed you have no spine, no fortitude and you let the Republic senators do whatever they want.

Thank you for nothing!!!

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Nope, I think this goes deeper. This is about the unlimited executive power given to Trump during a government shutdown. He gets to determine what the word essential and non-essential means. After 91 days his ability to completely destroy our country.

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Go away, we do not need your services anymore. Go out to pasture and enjoy your healthcare we the people paid for.

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One thing is very clear to me. We need new leadership.

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My senators are Van Hollen and Alsobrooks. I know Van Hollen is voting no. Have never gotten anything but voicemail from Alsobrooks office. Message says they will call back but never do. I call her my ghost senator. I hope she votes no, but have been very disappointed with her.

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I called and emailed my senators (Ron Wyden’s phone message system was overwhelmed)last night. Spineless Chuck Schumer 😠😠😠

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Continue to voice a no vote is expected of every democratic. The GOP owns this shutdown. Stand up for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Stand up for the American people and protect us.

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Spineless cowards!

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Let the GOP own the shut down. They have achieved power by sticking together and look what that has got us. The majority of Americans oppose where we’re going. So let’s stick together and take them on!!!

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What a Coward, and a sellout. If he was worried about Families he would of done more to thwart the Republicans from dismantling programs that benefit families.

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After all is said and done with trump ,putting his friends into office, will find a enemy or two or more in his command . He has no “checks and balances “🤔 !

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We need new leadership in the Democratic Party….fresh ideas not old wore out politics. AOC, Crockett,Pete, Gavin and Walz…..

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"In the event of a shutdown, the OMB would have wide latitude to decide what is deemed "essential" government work. With the president's blessing, Vought could determine that DOGE was doing essential government work and keep it open while other agencies did furloughs, for instance, making it easier for Musk's team of employees to access internal systems and operate freely."

Newspeak. 13 Mar 2025

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The Democrats need to be in synch. They as a party need to begin proactive discussions about impeachment NOW and they need to consult with mental health experts i.e., Dr Bandy X Lee and her colleagues from the World Mental Health Coalition. All here plz consider checking out Dr Lee's substack and web site BandyLee.com. She has authored several books about the Existential threat to democracy and Humankind that DJT poses and was meeting with 50 senate bipartisan leaders in 2017 about impeachment. Dr. Lee educates, "fascism is not a political ideology but mental pathology in politics". She has also authored one of the few collegiate textbooks about Violence. Mental health experts can help. No one is talking about the need for mental health experts to intervene.

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Absolutely agree Anne Marie! I message everywhere that we have had a President 2 terms with UNFITNESS so severe Donald Trump has disrupted the world order. That, we as a society and over history have made so much progress only to have this mad man tear it all down and contaminate the minds of a significant part of American society is unbelievable. Yet, Dr. Lee and social, military and National Security expert psychiatrists warned us over and again! Journalists and Congressional leaders were equally mislead about how important Dr. Lee’s messaging is to society CURRENTLY! Dr. Lee’s “Prescription for Survival”, her insight and brilliant skillset is there for anyone who sees the emergency we are in and the need to intervene! Substack.com/BandyXLee

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