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nolabear

(42,010 posts)
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 03:54 PM Nov 2021

They're voting again on whether to keep debating the BBB bill.

Who’s the Democrat who voted against it? What POSSIBLE motive could they have? JFC.

So a vote not to adjourn and a vote on whether to even take up the bill. Next, a vote on whether to accept the result of the vote to debate, then one to define what “to debate” means?

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They're voting again on whether to keep debating the BBB bill. (Original Post) nolabear Nov 2021 OP
These fools have lost sight of what they were elected to do! ARGH. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2021 #1
220 Democratic congressmen were elected from 220 districts, Hortensis Nov 2021 #5
Yup. Maybe their taxpayer funded salary should be minimun wage with performance bonuses .... Budi Nov 2021 #6
The Repukes will not agree that today is Friday. Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #3
Well at least they all have voting rights n/t leftstreet Nov 2021 #4
... nolabear Nov 2021 #7
K & R Budi Nov 2021 #10
I thought it was the infrastructure bill Chille Nov 2021 #8
It's a head-banger, to be sure. madamesilverspurs Nov 2021 #9
Now none, but they keep fluctuating AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #12
IMO the ball is in Biden's court cuz there's too many members of Congress -- both parties -- in2herbs Nov 2021 #11

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. 220 Democratic congressmen were elected from 220 districts,
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 04:03 PM
Nov 2021

and majorities in those districts don't all want or need the same thing.

Pluralism's a bitch.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
6. Yup. Maybe their taxpayer funded salary should be minimun wage with performance bonuses ....
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 04:05 PM
Nov 2021

...when they do the people's work in the people's House.

Instead they're driving Maserattis & Teslas and supporting the gluttonous Billionare Corporate Media everytime they grab their Celebrity spotlight with their pre-written script & pre-practiced camera poses.

They don't even know who the fk the American people are anymore.

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madamesilverspurs

(15,821 posts)
9. It's a head-banger, to be sure.
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 04:06 PM
Nov 2021

There were 3 Dems voting no, now back to one. Procedures are too often clogged by arcane bits, small wonder that people don't like to watch.

At a time when our system of government has been violently challenged, we are increasingly in need of clarity as only half of "the hill" is interested in preserving the republic, the other half concerning itself with muddying the waters. We need to get past this. Fingers crossed.

eta -- now 2 Dems in the "nay" column

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in2herbs

(2,947 posts)
11. IMO the ball is in Biden's court cuz there's too many members of Congress -- both parties --
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 04:19 PM
Nov 2021

to get anything done. We can't pass bills so why not try passing court reform, and I'm talking about major court reform like splitting the 9th Circuit, adding USSC justices, or maybe even creating a constitutional court that deals strictly with issues that involve quick and necessary decisions related to running the country! If we had such a court under TFG we wouldn't be in this mess.

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