• NABDad@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Great. Now the Democrats can have everything lined up to take over during the midterms and…change nothing.

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      8 hours ago

      Last time we had a filibuster proof majority was in 2009 for two different periods of two months each.

      Essentially Republicans have either been in power or had enough power to stop Democrats for the entire voting lives of most people on this sub.

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        6 hours ago

        It’s crazy that there are people still using this line. I’m sorry but when was the last time the Republicans had a “filibuster proof majority”. They seem to be doing really well in getting their policies passed.

        The Democratic party is an absolute failure in providing the policies that they pretend to want. I’m so tired of hearing this “there is nothing we can do”.

        It’s like the Democrats are sitting here constantly complaining that “a dog can’t play basketball” while they get dunked on by a dog over and over.

        We are at this stage BECAUSE the Democrats are trying to “play by the rules” that the Republicans threw out the fucking window decades ago. We have DOGE and people are still using this “filibuster” excuse for a pathetic excuse for a resistance party. Stop defending their incompetence!

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        7 hours ago

        Last time we had a filibuster proof majority was in 2009 for two different periods of two months each.

        Any time during which democrats possessed a simple majority, they could have done away with the filibuster forever. Stop making excuses.

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          6 hours ago

          We will. It will not matter. Congress will likely be powerless by that point. Or a large portion of the Democratic party will align with the fascist policies by then as their donors place more pressure on them. We know how much democrats love to “reach across the isle”.

          Keeping up the illusion of democracy is the one of the most important things for the bourgeoisie to maintain. They will go through the charades for sure.

          It’s more important that people see through the charades of our system. I’m hoping that starts happening more.

          I feel like everyone is waiting for a “moment” to get them off their couch. By the time that moment happens it’s already too late.