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10. How does your friend feel about native lands not being plowed?

Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:55 PM

Jan 2019

The only government agency that provides snow plows for native lands is the federal government, by treaty. This is one of those "non-essential" government services, but is life or death for the people currently snowbound in the Navajo Nations:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/2/1823008/-Trump-s-shutdown-Navaho-Nation-residents-trapped-in-their-homes-as-federal-snowplows-stop-running

Does your friend think these people should just die, frozen and alone? Because that's pretty goddam cruel and inhuman, and you might think about getting some new friends.

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Starting to think the Shutdown wont end until the Dems cave [View all] D_Master81 Jan 2019 OP

Then the GOP will own us forever. FiveGoodMen Jan 2019 #1

Why cave? Cary Jan 2019 #2

How does your friend feel about workers in the"important parts" curlyred Jan 2019 #3

How does your friend feel about native lands not being plowed? gratuitous Jan 2019 #10

I guess the poster isn't as concerned as they initially sounded..... curlyred Jan 2019 #14

B.S. spanone Jan 2019 #4

Note D_Master81 Jan 2019 #6

Not sure where you're seeing leftynyc Jan 2019 #11

You haven't addressed why we should cave. Kaleva Jan 2019 #7

NO. They own this. This is the GOP Shutdown of 2018 - 2019. lpbk2713 Jan 2019 #8

Well then i guess the dems should just cave now Fullduplexxx Jan 2019 #9

You seem concerned. Squinch Jan 2019 #12

They're not scared of tRump. Why cave? stopbush Jan 2019 #13

The shutdown is Trump's drama because Mueller.... lovemydogs Jan 2019 #16

In these types of negotiations, the sociopath has the upper hand MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #17