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yaesu

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4. if the government can't stop tRump and president musk it might as well shut down, it will be painful for all but

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2025, 03:17 PM

Feb 11

will also be our make or break moment, It may get nasty, maybe even bloody but it may be the only way to bring back a resemblance of normalcy. At the very least it will cause tRump to ignore the phony debt crisis that has been used by fascists for decades to blackmail Dems. It's all moot anyway because top Dems will never go for it.

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Democrats step up talk about using shutdown as leverage against Trump [View all] Mr. Sparkle Feb 11 OP

Not sure supporting a shutdown to protest trump's shutdown (freezing of funds) will go over well. But trump deserves it. Silent Type Feb 11 #1

That's my concern as well FBaggins Feb 11 #3

I wrote to my congressmen to shut the government down. One of our few bargaining chips. LiberalLoner Feb 11 #2

I called all of mine and said the same. Heck, I went further and said consider the nuclear option of a c-rational Feb 11 #5

if the government can't stop tRump and president musk it might as well shut down, it will be painful for all but yaesu Feb 11 #4

It's the only hammer in the tool belt. usonian Feb 11 #6

It can't affect the victims of the fires in LA. OneCrazyDiamond Feb 11 #7