So, nothing going on in the Senate?

[bluestarone]

RETHUGS good with shut down? I'm thinking they are.

[pfitz59]

1. Placing the blame

the GOP's only play is to make the Dems the 'bad guys'.

[DemocracyForever]

2. Dems are the good guys on this

Dems shutting down the federal government until the ICE Nazis are shut down will make dems the good guys. We the people want this ICE Nazi goon squad brought under control and dems shutting down the government is the way to do it. Senate dems have real leverage right now and they need to use every ounce of it to stop this Trump Nazi insanity.

[W_HAMILTON]

3. ICE will continue to operate during a government shutdown...

...but the same everyday people that became collateral damage during the last shutdown will become so again, which means it's only a matter of time before the same reasons that ended the last shutdown end this one.

[DemocracyForever]

4. If the dems don't make a stand...

against the lawless domestic terrorist ICE, I fear they can kiss the 2026 midterms goodbye. The dems must show the country they're fighting back against trump's dictatorship behavior.

[W_HAMILTON]

5. The country doesn't like what ICE is doing, but they also don't want to bear the brunt of """fighting back""" either.

And the country already realizes that Democrats are their only hope to stop Trump and his MAGA fascists, which is we've been over-performing and winning elections ever since the country made their fateful mistake last November.

[DemocracyForever]

6. I don't think that'll be the case at all

The country hates what ICE is doing and the only way to stop it before November is for dems to cut off ICE funding. I think we the people understand that the situation for our country is dire and that dire steps need to be taken to stop ICE's lawless, unconstitutional behavior.