• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    7 days ago

    Republicans have control of every branch of the government

    Democrats are holding up closure and Republicans haven’t totally abandoned the filibuster mechanic. So they keep holding closure votes that need 60 Senators and failing to get a supermajority.

    republican constituents are getting angry

    Angry enough to do what? They’re living in red states and red counties, owned and operated by Republican loyalists. Their votes don’t matter, because their elections are fully captured by a corrupt administration.

    And all that “2A Remedies” crap just clears the way for Nick Fuentes to take over from Charlie Kirk.

    • jacksilver@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      7 days ago

      I’m not saying it’s going to matter (it may or may not). All I was calling out is why you might consider the Republicans losing this particular battle.

      When you’re hold most of the cards and still can’t accomplish what you want, that seems like a loss.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        edit-2
        7 days ago

        All I was calling out is why you might consider the Republicans losing this particular battle.

        Given that national security services continue to receive funding while the civilian administrative state is on indefinite furlough, I’ve got to ask why you think Republicans object to this arrangement?

        When you’re hold most of the cards and still can’t accomplish what you want, that seems like a loss.

        Who says Republicans aren’t getting what they want? We’ve got no budget but we can still bomb random boats in the Caribbean and drag people around by their hair in Pasadena. Milei got $40B in USAID money gift wrapped to him on the eve of his party’s midterms. Trump’s jet-setting to East Asia to be wined and dined by our most loyal satraps, while the White House undergoes a corporately financed face lift.

        What isn’t this administration accomplishing, exactly? Oh no! We’ve got no money for SNAP, a thing conservatives have always deeply cared about!