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CousinIT

(11,258 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2025, 10:40 PM Feb 4

TWENTY-TWO MORE DEMOCRATS VOTED FOR A TRUMP NOMINEE AGAIN TODAY. WTF?! [View all]

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TWENTY-TWO MORE DEMOCRATS VOTED FOR A TRUMP NOMINEE AGAIN TODAY. WTF?! [View all] CousinIT Feb 4 OP

Apparently, they all think this is okay Bettie Feb 4 #1

They should not vote for any of them... shut it down. Meowmee Feb 4 #2

Not voting for any of them shuts nothing down. Wiz Imp Feb 4 #6

Not good enough though, for symbolism at least don't vote for any of them at all.. Meowmee Feb 5 #20

Symbolism doesn't block anything. Wiz Imp Feb 5 #22

Symbolism IS important Meowmee Feb 5 #31

Wow. Symbolism is important yet you don't care how anyone voted in the past. Wiz Imp Feb 5 #41

You're funny 😹 Meowmee Feb 5 #42

Showing support for a fascist takeover is not the right thing to do. Think. Again. Feb 5 #43

Before people start dumping on the usual suspects, be aware that BERNIE SANDERS voted for Doug Collins Wiz Imp Feb 4 #3

Oh Snap!!!!! sheshe2 Feb 5 #27

Behold, bipartisanship! (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Feb 4 #4

Show the list. I'll wager that they're all corporatists. SoCal Roomba Feb 4 #5

Bernie Sanders is a corporatist? He voted for Doug Collins as VA Secretary TODAY. Wiz Imp Feb 4 #7

So you and Bernie agree on everything? Emile Feb 5 #46

They obviously don't care about reelection dickthegrouch Feb 4 #8

Meanwhile republicans block kacekwl Feb 4 #9

Democrats have no power to block any cabinet nominee. Republicans can easily get around a hold Wiz Imp Feb 4 #12

Mitch did it all the time J-9 Feb 5 #17

No he didn't Wiz Imp Feb 5 #18

McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade Rigpa108 Feb 5 #37

Um, a Supreme Court nominee is NOT a cabinet nominee Wiz Imp Feb 5 #40

Can you cite a single one? Should be easy since he did it 'all the time'. nt kelly1mm Feb 5 #29

Wrong Polybius Feb 5 #34

My point is J-9 Feb 5 #44

And Democrats are actually doing much the same. Wiz Imp Feb 5 #45

I was told repeatedly that the first thing to go in this Senate was the filibuster and that was why we should kelly1mm Feb 5 #28

I'm Guessing Voters in Their Home State Value Bi-Partisanship PBC_Democrat Feb 4 #10

Unfortuately, most people here seem to want 100% NO votes on everything Wiz Imp Feb 4 #15

It is important symbolically, for sure Meowmee Feb 5 #21

How many of Biden's and Obama's nominees do you think received unanimous NO votes from Republicans? Wiz Imp Feb 5 #23

I don't care at this point- just do everything to block R in every way Meowmee Feb 5 #30

I'll leave this here... Rigpa108 Feb 5 #39

What nominee SocialDemocrat61 Feb 4 #11

Doug Collins for Secretary of VA Wiz Imp Feb 4 #13

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Feb 4 #14

Thank you. usedtobedemgurl Feb 5 #24

Their heads are in their asses ecstatic Feb 4 #16

who cares? All already had 50 votes. When one is the deciding vote then it's an issue krawhitham Feb 5 #19

WE DO!! The point is at minimum solidarity with Americans MAGA is hurting uponit7771 Feb 5 #25

George Carlin: "It's a big club, and you ain't in it." RockRaven Feb 5 #26

You mis-stated, sheshe2 Feb 5 #32

No it was 22 Democrats and 2 independents. 24 total. Wiz Imp Feb 5 #33

Thanks sheshe2 Feb 5 #36

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 5 #35

I'm so sick of this shit C and what our world is in for 😖 arthritisR_US Feb 5 #38

I would like to hear Sanders's reasoning mvd Feb 5 #47