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yankee87

(2,486 posts)
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 06:19 PM Jan 3

Time for Democrats to Get Out of the Bipartisanship Business

One of the many commitments that the incoming Trump administration made on the campaign trail this past year was a promise to find new ways to weaponize the federal government against the GOP’s opponents. But if Republicans get their way, we won’t have to wait until Inauguration Day for Trump to earn broad new powers to crush his enemies. Worming its way through the legislature at the moment is H.R. 9495, a bill that would give the executive branch the power to unilaterally declare any nonprofit organization in America to be a terrorist organization. Outfits so deemed would be stripped of their tax-exempt status and subject to what amounts to a financial death penalty, as banks would no longer be permitted to service them. What’s more, these organizations would have no legal recourse to fight back.

The article then states, fight the oligarchs all the time. Never help them, even if good for the country. I'm with this. It's about time for MAGA to find out.


https://newrepublic.com/post/188760/democrats-bipartisanship-trump-refusal-obstruction

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Time for Democrats to Get Out of the Bipartisanship Business (Original Post) yankee87 Jan 3 OP
they go low we go....to the camps in boxcars nt msongs Jan 3 #1
No Boxcars yankee87 Jan 3 #2
Using that expression is so wrong on so many levels it turns my stomach. William769 Jan 3 #15
I think Jefferies has done a remarkable job. So, no we are not allowing them to send us packing PortTack Jan 3 #9
Complete and utter resistance. Think. Again. Jan 3 #3
Sadly we always have a Sinema or Manchin to.. yourout Jan 3 #4
Both gone yankee87 Jan 3 #5
Someone will fill the void. yourout Jan 3 #6
yes Skittles Jan 3 #7
Or accept a bribe behind the scenes. nt Frank D. Lincoln Jan 3 #17
Post removed Post removed Jan 3 #8
Fetterman Disappointment yankee87 Jan 3 #10
So did I. Won't be making THAT mistake again. calimary Jan 3 #18
Agreed Evolve Dammit Jan 3 #11
Long past time. 2006 was time for Democrats to get out of the bipartisanship business. D23MIURG23 Jan 3 #12
Two wrongs don't make a right. nt William769 Jan 3 #13
I am glad this article had no influence on the previous Congress when bipartisanship was key valleyrogue Jan 3 #14
What constitutes bipartisan legislation? displacedvermoter Jan 3 #16
Pass time. republianmushroom Jan 3 #19

William769

(57,281 posts)
15. Using that expression is so wrong on so many levels it turns my stomach.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:48 PM
Jan 3

WTG on diminishing the Holocaust. Not to mention our kind.

PortTack

(35,363 posts)
9. I think Jefferies has done a remarkable job. So, no we are not allowing them to send us packing
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:03 PM
Jan 3

Response to yankee87 (Original post)

yankee87

(2,486 posts)
10. Fetterman Disappointment
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:18 PM
Jan 3

I'm in Ohio and supported him so hard. MAGA is going to offer him some post to shift. He may do it.

calimary

(85,363 posts)
18. So did I. Won't be making THAT mistake again.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:11 PM
Jan 3

And I even sent him a donation.

I hope it’s not true, but I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this one.

D23MIURG23

(3,121 posts)
12. Long past time. 2006 was time for Democrats to get out of the bipartisanship business.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:39 PM
Jan 3

If you want to give Obama a pass for trying then 2010 was the time.

valleyrogue

(1,826 posts)
14. I am glad this article had no influence on the previous Congress when bipartisanship was key
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:44 PM
Jan 3

to passing H.R. 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. It took years to get the entire Congress to act, and, when it did, it easily passed. President Biden is going to sign the bill into law on Monday.

The process to passage was bipartisan--the way it is SUPPOSED to be done. That is the way it USED to be done. I am old enough to remember how it USED to be before the far right started to destroy the GOP beginning with Reagan.

Trump doesn't have shit coming into office. Both Houses of Congress are practically evenly divided by party. Congress isn't going to get much done, and Trump has his share of GOP enemies there.

displacedvermoter

(3,577 posts)
16. What constitutes bipartisan legislation?
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:52 PM
Jan 3

In the last Congress 5 or 6 Republicans signing on to a piece of legislation in the House or in the Senate would be enough to get the Bipartisanship seal of approval. In the coming year the same number of Dinos in the House joining to approve any atrocious piece of legislation will constitute bipartisanship and will get David Brooks cheering.

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