Emerging leader Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he is refusing to fund the government next month until the war is defunded.

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[–] 27 points 16 hours ago (7 children)

Yup, agree completely. Trump will veto most of it, but he's a craven narcissistic populist in addition to being a fascist. El-Sayed's suggestion to call Medicare for All "Trumpcare" may in fact be all the ego-stroking needed to make the difference. Either way, if he vetoes everything, we can go into 2028 with a clear demonstration of what needs to happen and who is in the way of it.

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  • [–] 11 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (3 children)

    There’s a chance he could get impeached as well - should investigations become the core focus, assuming he’s not rubber stamping legislation.

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  • [–] 10 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

    At least 10 Republican Senators would have to vote to impeach for it to stick

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  • [–] 11 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

    If the full documents come up as well as the handling of Iran, then there could be 10 Republican Senators that vote that way. If not, at least they’ll be on record for how they voted which is also something many of them would want to avoid.

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  • [–] 5 points 13 hours ago

    At least if we get rid of filibuster, Trump will have to veto everything. With the filibuster, it's the senate's fault for sucking. Without, it's Trump's fault for sucking.

    Maybe Republicans had a reason to keep the filibuster, since it makes Trump's job easier, but I don't think there's any legitimate reason for Democrats to keep it.

    Filibuster is just so stupid. In the future, after we hopefully abolish it, nobody will understand why we ever had it.

    Just like when we get real universal healthcare, people will look back at these times and wonder what the fuck was wrong with us idiots.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 hours ago*

    That's exactly why I disagree with it. Trump will veto everything and we lose the main protection against Republicans if they reclaim the majority.

    The time to drop the fillabuster is when they control all 3 branches

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