Republicans Issue New Government Shutdown Threat Over Trans People (USA)
Republicans Issue New Government Shutdown Threat Over Trans People (USA)
On Wednesday, the House Freedom Caucus issued a letter indicating that the government may shut down if anti-trans polices are not included.
I will be calling my representatives and letting them know that I would sooner see the government shutdown than see any of these proposals become law.
A ban on pride flags? Really? You're scared of some fabric or colors?
Grow up and mind your damn business. We're just trying to live our own lives. Fuck
But muh FrEeEe SPeeCH!
Where do you see a ban on pride flags? I read the letter published by the House Freedom Caucus and didn't see mention of flags.
It doesn't appear in the letter, but is mentioned in the article. The letter also states that there are "more" policies that need to be defunded.
These policies encompass bans on pride flags, prohibitions on insurance coverage, restrictions on DEI programs, and even the defunding of children’s hospitals that offer gender-affirming care.
Now the GOP is just going to threaten government shutdown until they can take over democracy completely.
That's sounds like terrorism
Maybe I'm overly cynical, but I suspect this was the plan all along.
Don't you post on Facebook or I'll shut the government down!
Don't you post on Twitter or I'll shut the government down!
Don't you post on Reddit or I'll shut the government down!
Don't you post on Lemmy or I'll shut the government down!
At some point, I start to wonder if they are just searching for an excuse to shut it down?
Also, there are laws about "obstructing the workings of the government", but good luck enforcing them in the current environment, when the enforcers are themselves the ones doing it.
A #GOP shutdown right before an election? That has literally never worked out in their favor before, but let's see if it works this time.
Can't they do the usual and place blame for all the pain on the party in power?
they can, but only their dumbest followers will fall for it, not the undecided voters they need
In an exclusive released by Axios, Republican sources state that “people are predicting a shutdown.”
The people who want a shutdown and are demanding policies that violate basic civil rights or else they are going to throw a tantrum are predicting they are going to shut down the government. Wow, it's like they can see the future. Such clairvoyance.
literally become ungovernable
I’m going to scream. Fuck this goddamn piece of shit country and the steaming piles of human garbage that run it
Another disgusting case of Republicans using the country’s well being as a hostage to enact culture war bigotry - but it’s top-tier asshole gamesmanship, that keeps being appeased and rewarded:
- Demands suicidal internal rules that enforce a lame-duck speakership, chaos ensues.
- Demands cuts to previously agreed budgeting, largely cutting liberal spending. Tantrum rewarded, shutdown avoided
- Tries to pull the same trick in the same year, gets snubbed by establishment partisan dealings. Removes McCarthy, installs hardline Speaker.
- Demands ‘impossible’ border controls, Dems agree to deal. Trump putting Trump first like always, kills the deal so that he can wield that club in the general election. Deal avoided, everyone loses
And now this. You cannot deal with these people in good faith, this is the end result of appeasement without consequences. Realpolitik and hard power win when met with milquetoast responses, and the left continues to enable these bold plays. Fuck that, mint the stupid coin and let the court decide to tank the global economy or affirm “yes, spending bills mean spending is authorized” and put this to bed
Ha, Ken Buck signed it pretending he isn't giving up his position this year. Waste of space, every last one of them.
With the way Democrats caved on the border I'm very worried they'll cave on this too
These people are fucking insane. They are willing to fuck this whole country over to stop people from just living their lives as they please.