Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Tra…

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies.

excellent

The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill. It needed 60 votes to advance.

centrist my fucking asshole.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Cmon, this is the dems we’re talking about. It would be the first time in my life they didn’t sell us out for imaginary “moderate republicans” (really just their donors).

        • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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          2 days ago

          If the democratic party turned into a useful vehicle for enacting positive social change, then it would be a useful vehicle for enacting positive social change.

          That doesn’t mean I won’t continue to organize outside the party and criticize any failure, since its still a fundamentally pro-capital party and will revert back to its nature when the threat diminishes.