Again?

The more seats the more we can do.

It’s all in this handy guide: https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_legislative_branch.php

Boop! Boop! Boop!

Or is the job of government administrator really something that anyone at all is allowed to do?

It’s this. Voting for a party that cares about qualifications would be better than allowing a law that says some people can’t hold office.

The republiQan electorate is completely mindfucked. In a normal situation there wouldn’t be such a gross dereliction of duty. But we’re dealing with a cult created by a huge network of propaganda backed by the richest people on earth. And none of them care about it.

Thanks Merrick. Great work.

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

It has been before. Many, many times.

How would they do well to lose more seats?

I mean, the vote count can change but it stands as we have it.

What Democrats did secure is a future vote on the matter. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on the chamber floor Sunday that he will hold a vote on a measure to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits by the middle of next month.

So that’s sooner - right before Christmas, which. Good timing.

They believe that Democrats have an upper hand on the issue of health care and that a separate health care vote will spotlight the differences between the two parties, even though it has little chance of becoming law. And they’re not ruling out another shutdown showdown in January, when the next tranche of funding expires (though critical programs such as food aid and WIC will already be funded, to lessen the pain for millions of Americans).

So they shut down again in Jan. and no one loses food - SNAP will be funded.

The deal, which has been in the works for the last five weeks, came together between three former governors — Shaheen of New Hampshire, Angus King of Maine and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire — along with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the White House. Details of the deal were first reported by CNN.

One of those Democrats involved is Sen. Tim Kaine, who represents thousands of federal workers in Virginia and who said he supports the GOP’s promise for a future vote on the subsidies.

Senate Democratic leadership was split on the vote, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer opposing the deal while his No. 2, retiring Sen. Dick Durbin, supported it.

They got the health care vote, which they weren’t going to, they got everyone fed, they got everyone paid, got the layoffs reversed, and they’ll be in good stead to do it again in Jan. Plus: here come the Epstein files.

How much should people who can’t afford food suffer for politics? Federal workers getting past due notices. Travel utterly fucked for the holidays. I can see the benefits to ending it now, funding some stuff for the year and then seeing what the healthcare/Epstein issues do in three months. Maybe nothing but that’s kind of unlikely.

Screeching soiled manbaby

Part of the calculation to end the shutdown was getting the files released, so no.

Only MAGAts and jerk-offs use it though.

just privatize the ATC network to some billionaire.

Didn’t Musk try to steal the FAA code for one of his toilet companies to “rewrite”? I thought that was a headline from the past year.

You’d have to make Being A Stupid Idiot Bastard illegal. There would need to be some sort of competency test to be eligible to hold office.

It’s a fine line.

Ah, but you see you’re using logic and reason there.

So.

Wait wait - so the minority leader knew what his party was doing??!?

“No, we kept leadership informed throughout,” Shaheen responded. “And I think it’s important to remember who’s responsible for why we got into this shutdown. We are here because we are concerned about the health care costs rising significantly on millions of Americans, and we didn’t have any indication before the shutdown started that our Republican colleagues were willing to address it.”

Normally TNR isn’t as fucky but “either he was scheming the whole time or he’s unable to control his party” is pretty much the most uncharitable spin that can possibly be put on it.

It seems like they got a guaranteed healthcare vote which they didn’t have before (MAGAs were just going to trash it then move on and not speak of it again), they got everyone’s jobs back, they got everyone guaranteed back pay, and they got language to say the MAGAts won’t do that again.

Not to mention we cleaned their fucking clock in the elections, and everyone gets food and gets to travel to see their families during the busiest travel-and-food-related holiday of the year. Plus, they’ll see them back at the OK corral in January to lock in the healthcare or else we go again.

Federal workers get paychecks, which, kind of a big deal normally but more so at holiday season, and they racked up some wins while the republicans got a funded three months.

It doesn’t look like the huge “blink” right-wing-owned corporate news sewers want to paint it as.

OH! AND the House will swear in our deciding Epstein vote, which should make for some interesting holiday reading for all the MAGAts and those of us who may see them on the holidays.

That might be the whole shootin’ match, really. Healthcare subsidy vote notwithstanding.

Welcome to Lemmy! (First time or new account for reasons?)

That is, indeed, an excellent question.

I suppose it’s the only way vast swaths of the country will believe they exist.

Poor ol cat. Feel better!