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And Republicans look at the same situation, and see Democrats standing in the way of one of 2016's biggest campaign promises. Didn't the shut down happen befor
by SolaceQuantum 8y ago
And Republicans look at the same situation, and see Democrats standing in the way of one of 2016's biggest campaign promises.
Didn't the shut down happen before the democrats had any power? I'm very confused. (Not in a sarcastic, caustic way. I'm actually genuinely confused why it is the democrats fault if the shut down occured before they had any power to stop anything.)
(EDIT: I guess my policies align with more democrat??? views but I'm very much a voter on policies not party.)
- jedberg 8y agoIt did start before they had power. It's completely a political play by the GOP. The Senate literally passed the same budget bill last session that has now come back to their desk, but they refuse to vote on it. Yes, the Democrats could in theory stop this by allocating money for the wall, but much like giving your lunch money to the bully while he's beating you, it's not really a good idea.
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- a_tractor 8y agoThey still needed Democrat Senators in order to pass anything (60 votes).
- manfredo 8y agoThat asterisk is more just to clairify that using "we" makes my comment imply that you're a Democrat. Which may or may not be the case, hence the asterisk acknowledging that.
- masonic 8y agoUnlike the Democrats under Obama, the Republicans never had a cloture majority in the Senate.