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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudd Legum: If there are Democratic Senators who plan on voting for the GOP budget, other than Fetterman and Schumer,
they should say so now and articulate their reasoning.Elected officials should not hide their intentions from their own constituents.
If there are Democratic Senators who plan on voting for the GOP budget, other than Fetterman and Schumer, they should say so now and articulate their reasoning.
— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T16:22:37.663Z
Elected officials should not hide their intentions from their own constituents.
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Judd Legum: If there are Democratic Senators who plan on voting for the GOP budget, other than Fetterman and Schumer, (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Mar 2025
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SheltieLover
(79,728 posts)1. Yup
There is no way to rationalize betraying voters.
awesomerwb1
(5,085 posts)2. I agree with this
Their silence is deafening.
The choice for me and almost every person in my circle of people I know is clear: start behaving like a proper opposition party, or step aside and let others do it. (I know my experience is anecdotal).
Lawjo
(20 posts)3. are they voting for it because
they fear rump will not start the gov. backup? that is one concern i have.