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Pissed At What Chuck Just Got Through? Call Your Senators (if Dems) and Tell Them to Remove Him From Senate Leadership (piefed.social)
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Cross-posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/27194393:

House dems are PISSED at what Schumer just did. This is the case where outside voices are maximally helpful - when people on the inside of the party want him out. Let's build continued pressure. This will not happen overnight, it will happened when we keep the pressure consistently high

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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

“This was not an easy decision,” Cortez Masto, who represents a state that Trump carried last year, said in a statement. “I’m outraged by the reckless actions of President Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans in control of Congress, so I refuse to hand them a shutdown where they would have free rein to cause more chaos and harm.”

How would shutting down the government give the president more power to cause chaos?

[–] BaldProphet@piefed.social 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The shutdown would potentially give Trump leeway to indefinitely furlough federal employees.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You know who else doesn't get paid during a shutdown? The military. The fucking military! You think they'd forget about a one, two, or three week shutdown when Trump tries to use them to enforce martial law to "cancel" an election or subdue protests?

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

No, they remember, they always remember. They would just pass a temporarily permanent funding exception to continue funding the police, military, concentration camps, and other select operations at Donald choosing. Keeping the government turned in at least gives dems a platform to fight back. I don't love it and it feels gross but also I kinda get it.

[–] detectivemittens@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

He was already going to fire them anyway. I’m not really sure how it matters either way. Giving Trump the power of the purse just alllws him to make these firings legal.

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Leaving federal buildings empty, so musk and his goons can go in and do damage without any resistance? A shutdown will not stop musk since he is not a government employee.

[–] biznachio@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Chuck +9 others. Anyone seen a list of the senators?

[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It passed 62 - 38 with one Independent, King (Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, and the following nine D bitches:

Schumer (New York)

Durbin (Illinois)

Cortez Masto (Nevada)

Hassan (New Hampshire)

Fetterman (Pennsylvania)

Gillibrand (New York)

Shaheen (New Hampshire)

Peters (Michigan)

Schatz (Hawaii)

Here Are the Democrats Who Voted to Avert a Shutdown | TIME

[–] biznachio@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I was making the rounds to find it. I appreciate the share.

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What I sent:

Senator, thank you got voting no on cloture and for opposing the insanity of the GOP CR. I’m paying attention closely and I respect you for doing what is right.

Please consider partnering with your colleagues and removing Schumer from his leadership position in the senate. He is not a leader, and is unfit for the role, especially now with how radical the Republicans have become. He clearly does not recognize the danger that we are now in. People will die because of his cowardice. Please oust him as leader of Democrats in the Senate.

Thank you

Edited because formatting is hard

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I'll tell Merkley just that tomorrow when I see him in person. I know I won't be the only one.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I already did that Friday morning, before the vote.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I will do so on Monday.