• assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Republican House, Senate, Supreme Court, Executive Branch. What would you like for them to do? They’re already getting arrested at protests outside ICE facilities, they’re attempting to rally support via public statements and open letters, and progressives are starting to win primaries in preparation for the midterms.

    You want Senator Kelly to show up to Congress with a rifle or something?

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      2 months ago

      Blocking unanimous consent on everything in the Senate until their demands are met would be nice.

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        2 months ago

        Idk if you’ve noticed but almost everything is passing on party line votes. Bills only need a simple majority to pass the Senate and the House, and Republicams have a simple majority. Democrats have done a few successful filibusters to prevent bills from making to the vote, but it’s not possible to do for every bill.

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          2 months ago

          You don’t understand. I don’t mean a filibuster.

          Daily business in the Senate operates under unanimous consent. That way, they avoid voting for things like setting schedules and super minor nonsense.

          It takes only a single Senator to force votes on everything to grind the Senate to a halt.