Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

relayerbob

(7,367 posts)

24. The GQP had another option

Reply to JohnSJ (Original post)

Sat Mar 15, 2025, 01:04 PM

Mar 2025

They could revoke the 60 vote requirement straight up, they had their 52 votes. Doing that would have set the precedent for the Democrats doing it in the future though. We should have forced them into the cornet of shutting it all down, or triggering "The nuclear option".

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

usedtobedemgurl

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

There were no good options with the choices that the Democrats had in the Senate on the CR, that wasn't the point. [View all] JohnSJ Mar 2025 OP

K&R Docreed2003 Mar 2025 #1

THIS NotHardly Mar 2025 #30

You are absolutley correct. William769 Mar 2025 #2

Shutting down the government would have hurt Democrats, not the GOP. valleyrogue Mar 2025 #3

+1. the "show 'em we're mad as hell!" routine stopdiggin Mar 2025 #8

If what you say is true, why didn't the majority party Emile Mar 2025 #9

It would have affected everyone. What do you think will happen when this happens again? JohnSJ Mar 2025 #11

This +1 Emile Mar 2025 #37

Just a question for you sagetea Mar 2025 #27

I disagree strongly with your assumptions. NotHardly Mar 2025 #31

disagree nt Celerity Mar 2025 #36

it still amounts to argung for a shutdown stopdiggin Mar 2025 #4

Repugs did not cross the aisle. Not in the House or Senate, No democratic input. GreenWave Mar 2025 #5

If the base needs rallying then we are indeed in trouble. Personally, at this point we should be focusing on winning Silent Type Mar 2025 #6

This sort of thing affects voting in a terrible way...people think why even bother. Demsrule86 Mar 2025 #14

Collusion Timewas Mar 2025 #7

the option was either a CR - or a shutdown stopdiggin Mar 2025 #10

I don't believe there would have been a shut down and even so Trump would have been blamed. Demsrule86 Mar 2025 #15

we were within hours of a shutdown stopdiggin Mar 2025 #17

No winners Timewas Mar 2025 #16

There was no Continuing Resolution of the original House budget. CountMyVote4Reality Mar 2025 #21

it was what was on the table - for an up or down vote - at zero hour stopdiggin Mar 2025 #38

This bill is bad...it enables Musk and people will literally die. Demsrule86 Mar 2025 #12

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2025 #13

Oh, great wryter2000 Mar 2025 #18

I have to sit this one out. My wish would be a governtment shut-up, not shut-down. twodogsbarking Mar 2025 #19

The base had a unified push back. Schumer and 8 Dems and 1 Ind chose to ignore the majority of the Senate Democrats Nanjeanne Mar 2025 #20

Why blame the Democratic congress members? Turbineguy Mar 2025 #22

I don't get why democrats would blame their Emile Mar 2025 #39

I think Senator Schumer has been around the block enough times to understand Erda Mar 2025 #23

IMO, I think he provided cover for the centrists. Emile Mar 2025 #40

The GQP had another option relayerbob Mar 2025 #24

I suspect that is exactly what they would have done. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #25

I've little doubt relayerbob Mar 2025 #32

What raised consciousness during the civil rights movement? Frasier Balzov Mar 2025 #26

Authoritarian regime. SSJVegeta Mar 2025 #28

Amazing Cirsium Mar 2025 #29

Everyone will be hurt. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #34

Totally agree -misanthroptimist Mar 2025 #33

I agree. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #35