Democrats Torpedo Compromise Funding Bill: Only 2 Dems Voted for It, While 172 Republicans Voted for It--When Will Enough Dems Compromise?

[Crepitus]

emocrats would rather burn the country down than pass a budget

We had a bi-partisan deal that you kids torpedoed at the 11th hour.

Don't try to pretend this is something Democrats did to you.

 

[Moonglow]

It's like republican don't know why we do these things.

They want to blame everyone but themselves when it does happen.

 

[1srelluc]

We had a bi-partisan deal that you kids torpedoed at the 11th hour.

Don't try to pretend this is something Democrats did to you.

The American people spoke:

 

[Crepitus]

Moses Johnson has to get his people in line.

He cannot.

The whack-jobs of the party on a rising trajectory with the second coming of Cheeto Jesus.

MAGA Mike ain't MAGA enough.

 

[Crepitus]

The American people spoke:

Nope, pResident Musk spoke.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Shut it down and make it painful so that Congress will really hear from constituents.

• Government workers (all of them) are sent home with no back pay for time missed. This includes EVERYONE.
• Air Traffic Controllers get to stay on the job until aircraft have landed, no new flights are allowed to take off or enter American air space from other countries if they took off after the shutdown time.
• FBI, Border Patrol, NSA, CIA, etc. - Go home. We'll call you to come back.
• Government processing of financials stops.
• No Social Security checks issued.
• No Medicare checks issued.
• No VA checks issued.
• No pay for the military.
• Payment to State and School districts for everything stops.
• Federal Courts shut down.
• etc.

Congressional staff is sent home. The only ones allowed to work in the empty Capital Building are the actual members of Congress because under the Constitution their compensation cannot be reduced during their term of office so they are the only ones getting paid.

If a shutdown was a real shut down Congress would think twice before ignoring their responsibilities and pulling political stunts.

WW

 

[Moonglow]

Soldiers will not deport people if they can't get paid.

 

[1srelluc]

Nope, pResident Musk spoke.

It's a package deal, and the deal is delivering.

 

[Moonglow]

Shut it down and make it painful so that Congress will really hear from constituents.

• Government workers (all of them) are sent home with no back pay for time missed. This includes EVERYONE.
• Air Traffic Controllers get to stay on the job until aircraft have landed, no new flights are allowed to take off or enter American air space from other countries if they took off after the shutdown time.
• FBI, Border Patrol, NSA, CIA, etc. - Go home. We'll call you to come back.
• Government processing of financials stops.
• No Social Security checks issued.
• No Medicare checks issued.
• No VA checks issued.
• No pay for the military.
• Payment to State and School districts for everything stops.
• Federal Courts shut down.
• etc.

Congressional staff is sent home. The only ones allowed to work in the empty Capital Building are the actual members of Congress because under the Constitution their compensation cannot be reduced during their term of office so they are the only ones getting paid.

If a shutdown was a real shut down Congress would think twice before ignoring their responsibilities and pulling political stunts.

WW

Merry Christmas from the Billionaire Club that says **** you to you and yer family.

 

[Moonglow]

It's a package deal, and the deal is delivering.

No, it is not.

 

[Crepitus]

It's a package deal, and the deal is delivering.

Yup, bend over and get yours!

 

[Maxdeath]

Compromise is a word only used by democrats when they want something passed and they do not have the power to do it. If the Republicans want something passed compromise is not in the democrat vocabulary

 

[1srelluc]

Yup, bend over and get yours!

I know better than to "drop the soap".....I suspect you carry a bar around just to drop.

 

[hadit]

He cannot.

The whack-jobs of the party on a rising trajectory with the second coming of Cheeto Jesus.

MAGA Mike ain't MAGA enough.

Thank goodness that's not going on, that sounds scary.

 

[Moonglow]

Compromise is a word only used by democrats when they want something passed and they do not have the power to do it. If the Republicans want something passed compromise is not in the democrat vocabulary

Has been for the last two years in the House.

 

[AsherN]

What a horror, no perverts pawing over people trying to travel, no wide spread theft of property, paying customers going their way without interference. Like we used to do.

No flying, period. TSA and ATC. If they are not working, nothing flies.

 

[Moonglow]

No flying, period. TSA and ATC. If they are not working, nothing flies.

Which causes everyone to lose money.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Merry Christmas from the Billionaire Club that says **** you to you and yer family.

The Billionaire Club doesn't care.

But I guarentee you that if the government were to really shut down (totally, no "essential worker" or back pay or government checks going out (no back pay)), that such a shut down would only happen once.

Let Congress FAFO.

WW

 

[1srelluc]

 

[Hellokitty]

Shamefully, only 2 Democrats voted for the compromise spending bill that Speaker Johnson submitted yesterday. 172 Republicans voted for it, with 38 voting against. Thus, if just 33 Democrats had voted for it, it would have passed and there'd be no worry about a government shutdown during Christmas.

The compromise bill contained about 80-85% of the provisions of the original bill, which is why 38 hardline Republicans voted against it. Speaker Johnson needed help from the Democrats to pass the bill, but only 2 Democrats voted for it.

Democrats are hoping they can extort Johnson into caving in and submitting the original bill, which would most likely pass because at least 50 Republicans would vote for it just to avoid a shutdown. But why can't the Democrats compromise and accept 80-85% of what they originally said they wanted?

Sorry republicans own this. The 38 republicans who are trying to grandstand own this, and many of the big names will face primaries. This will make it much harder for TRUMP to do tax cuts when he takes office.