Why block snap benefits?

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you absolute morons are arguing about who “should” and “should not” receive SNAP while the billionaires are picking your pockets. Fools, all of you.

It’s because they run into the snap recipient on a regular basis.

The billionaire at best is a mythical creature that can give them money.

US born citizens are entitled to SNAP and should get it.

Not expecting both immigrants and billionaires to not rely on middle class to fund their lifestyles is reasonable.

Worrying about the scraps the poor (US citizens or otherwise) receive marks you for a fool. The rich and powerful are selling this country down the river, destroying the environment, and ruining your kids’ and grandkids’ futures RIGHT NOW.

For the love of God, pull your head out of your @$$.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

What would Trump do with that funding though? Send it to his buddy in Argentina? Save it for himself? We all (Trump supporters and haters) know that he's a conman snake who won't keep his word or follow the law. He never has and never will.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

You might be right. But that’s for the courts to decide. Not Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to decide.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

You might be right. But that’s for the courts to decide. Not Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to decide.

Trump ignores the courts. We've all been watching this destructive game for 10 months. So you're saying that the Democrats should simply rubberstamp Trump's plans to loot the country for his own ends?

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"He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

You might be right. But that’s for the courts to decide. Not Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to decide.

Trump ignores the courts. We've all been watching this destructive game for 10 months. So you're saying that the Democrats should simply rubberstamp Trump's plans to loot the country for his own ends?

I’m saying the Democrats should reopen the government. Then hold a separate vote on the unrelated ACS subsidies.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

Agreed. This is what changed the game.

DOGE came in without oversight, made changes that drastically changed the fundamentals of our government, gave no proven benefit, and then dipped out without transparency or any reasonable audit, at least as far as I can see.

It has to be cards on the table, right now -- not promises, and not "it will be taken care of." This can't move forward as it would have 2, or 4, or 6 years ago. This has to be transparent, now.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

You might be right. But that’s for the courts to decide. Not Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to decide.

Trump ignores the courts. We've all been watching this destructive game for 10 months. So you're saying that the Democrats should simply rubberstamp Trump's plans to loot the country for his own ends?

I’m saying the Democrats should reopen the government. Then hold a separate vote on the unrelated ACS subsidies.

Has Thune and Johnson committed to that?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Democrat. However I said on day 1 of the shutdown Schumer went into this against an administration that breaks the law and he probably had no plan for an off ramp. He is not going to get what he wants for all the pain it is causing. That's the sad truth. You can't win a staring contest against people who want to destroy the government. It's time to vote to open the government.

COURTS have orderd the administration to pay SNAP and they are refuseng to do it. It has nothing tp do with the shut down. SNAP benefits were never cut off in a shut down before. Until this one.

Where exactly should the $8 billion come from?

Well, the money sent to Argentina is gone. How about taking it from what we pay to subsidize fossil fuels and tax breaks to big oil?

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NYT reporting Trump administration demanding states undo work already done to issue food stamps.

For an administration blaming Democrats, Trump sure is working ridiculously hard not to feed people despite court order after court order.

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Anonymous wrote:The Democrats are blocking SNAP benefits.

Pretty amazing that the GOP's permanent "mandate" didn't even last 10 months (not really). They're getting blown out in every election in 2025 and not sure what they plan to run on next year. Going to the SCOTUS to block SNAP? Refusing to help people with exorbitant health care insurance? Driving up grocery and energy costs? Protecting Trump's pedophilia? Great message they have...

You had me until “pedophilia.” That is a fringe left rallying cry that doesn’t resonate with normal people.

Then why is Trump blocking the release of the Epstein files? Something he ran on. And not it’s a hoax?

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer understand anything that is happening. I used to think I had figured some of it out and knew some of the whys and hows -even if I disagreed - I could still figure out motives and reasoning.

None of this makes sense to me.

This doesn’t make sense because our government has reached a severe point of dysfunction. If this was a parliamentary system they would be calling a new election right now. It’s really bad.

And Trump would be booted out.

OUR only option is impeachment.

And the puppets the Republicans put in office won’t do their jobs (of honoring the Constitution). They literally have not reported to work for 8 weeks—though they are collecting paychecks.

The Democrats stand ready to negotiate. The Republicans won’t even show up in DC.

What’s there to negotiate?

Pay attention.
Schumer just made an offer to the Republicans.

Thune called it a nonstarter. Johnson won’t even let his caucus come to work.

That is one side trying to negotiate and the other stonewalling.

The House passed a bill to reopen the government. The Republican majority in the Senate is likewise happy to reopen the government.

It is the Democrat minority in the Senate that is blocking funding to the entire government because they want to demand changes they don’t have the votes for. What they are doing is fundamentally undemocratic.

If the majorities of the House and Senate give in to this type of tactic will the minority party shut down the entire government every time they want something they don’t have the votes for?

It seems the Republicans also don't have the votes for what they want. Why is your position that democrats must capitulate and not Republicans? Or better yet, compromise? Why is it undemocratic for Democrats to vote in a way that reflects the citizens that voted them in?

Because Democrats are keeping the government closed for reasons unrelated to the FY26 budget process. The Republicans voted 13 times to keep the government open during Biden’s term. Democrats have an amazing capacity to conflate issues.

Fundamentally untrue. Had the Democrats played any part in the FY 26 budget process, there would be a very strong reason for them to support a CR. They would have prioritized keeping ACA it in some fashion. Instead, the Republicans pushed it through, with only Republican support, and they now reap what they’ve sown.

But the Senate Democrats could support the CR and still oppose the underlying FY26 bills. Thats how we know this is not about the appropriations process. It’s about Leader Schumers reelection process. Federal workers in MD and VA should be apoplectic with Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, and Alsobrooks for putting us through this trauma. Reopen the government tomorrow. Then have a separate vote on ACA subsidies and let it win or lose on its own merits.

Make that make sense. Support the CR—which is the execution of the FY 26 Republican-only budget— and then “oppose FY 26”. This is opposing FY 26. If Republicans wanted their support, they had all the time in the world to get it.

The CR would be a continuation of the FY24 budget that Democrats have already voted in favor 15 times. So, no.

Yeah? I seem to remember in 2024...we had a budget for some agency… USAID? This CR restores USAID funding?

Yes, it would.

And then it becomes your boys slush fund to send to Argentina. Nope. Republicans broke this process beginning with DOGE. They have no reasonable expectation that anyone should support the way their governing.

You might be right. But that’s for the courts to decide. Not Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to decide.

Trump ignores the courts. We've all been watching this destructive game for 10 months. So you're saying that the Democrats should simply rubberstamp Trump's plans to loot the country for his own ends?

I’m saying the Democrats should reopen the government. Then hold a separate vote on the unrelated ACS subsidies.

Our form of government require compromise to get bills through Congress and the presidential signature. the GOP decided to go it alone in passing the BBB. Now the GOP wants the democrats to simply dign on to the BBB without any concession or compromise. Sorry, that isn't happening. And the American public, though polling and election results, know who is responsible for this. The pressure is on the GOP, and if the politicians think it will be a smooth ride to have hungry, cold and desperate people all because of the Epstein Files and covering for the billionaires, they have another thing coming.