"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/07/2018 at 20:18 • Filed to: Whimsy
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"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
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When asked for comment, Travis Okulski shakes his head and swore under his breath.
facw
> For Sweden
02/07/2018 at 20:22 |
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Pity it seems meaningless. Even if they get their vote, and make it, Trump would presumably veto it. At this point it seems more about making sure the Republicans get blamed for deporting the dreamers rather than stopping it.
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For Sweden
> facw
02/07/2018 at 20:34 |
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8 hour speeches usually have a low meaning-to-word ratio
Berang
> facw
02/07/2018 at 20:41 |
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Donald would presumably also fart uninterrupted for 10 or 15 minutes straight.
Chariotoflove
> For Sweden
02/07/2018 at 20:47 |
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Didn’t realize House rules would let you essentially filibuster like that.
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For Sweden
> Chariotoflove
02/07/2018 at 20:48 |
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Only if they are enforced. I think the GOP leadership was happy to let her talk.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> facw
02/07/2018 at 21:40 |
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And what do you suppose they do?
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facw
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
02/07/2018 at 22:00 |
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It’s a tough situation. They don’t have much leverage, but what little they have is tied to willing to block the new budget to get it done (which they tried, but quickly caved on), or they could try to do a deal with Trump on immigration (which they tried, and found that he’d back out of any deals as soon as he talked to his staff). So I’m not sure either method would have been successful. I don’t know if they could have played things better, at a certain point, you say that the time to prevent this was in November 2016, and it may be too late now. It’s still disheartening though, it’s great to see Pelosi fighting, but what she’s asking for is not enough to protect the dreamers, it’s just enough to force the GOP (or just Trump) to clearly be the ones to kill DACA.
Jonee
> Chariotoflove
02/07/2018 at 22:17 |
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It wasn’t a filibuster. Since she’s the minority party leader, she gets a “magic minute” which, despite the name, has no time limit.
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Chariotoflove
> Jonee
02/07/2018 at 23:21 |
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Yeah, I just used the filibuster term for going on and on. I know it’s inaccurate, since that’s a specific maneuver that takes advantage of the Senate’s rules. I didn’t know about this magic minute thing, though. Waste of everyone’s time, regardless.
ttyymmnn
> For Sweden
02/08/2018 at 00:20 |
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Now THAT was funny.