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House GOP may pass Senate's "skinny repeal" outright. CALL YOUR SENATORS.

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TetraGenesis

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sphagnum said:
Also Dems need to stop being incrementalists and just go nuts when they have power. Pass as mich shit as possible, make it as radical as possible so that it's harder to tear down.

Presidents always take a hit in the midterms anyway so just expect it and try to shove aa much through at once as possible, then defend defend defend.
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I'm hoping for this too but I honestly kind of wonder if the Democrats will ever be in power again. The GOP is doing everything it can to ensure we never have another fair election.
 
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StoOgE

First tragedy, then farce.
JABEE said:
How does a human being think, let's not repeal in full, let's just pull out all its funding and destroy the system currently in place?
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This is WORSE than repeal because it kills of shitty catastrophic plans. At least with those I might not go bankrupt but only lose 10K
 
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Pryce

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hodayathink said:
Which means a competent Republican probably still wins by 6-10 points. Arizona is like Texas in that while it may turn blue eventually, we're not getting there anytime soon.
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Arizona and Texas are not close. Texas has not elected a nationwide Dem in 20 years while Arizona had a Democrat governor from 2002-2010. Arizona has a higher Democrat state legislature than Taxes as well.

Arizona may turn blue in 2020. Texas? 2028.
 
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Shauni

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thepotatoman said:
At least there isn't the clear giddiness in the conservative atmosphere like there was when it passed the house.

Though that could just be all these old men staying up past their bedtime.
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Because with the House they knew it was just kicking it to the Senate. This is the real deal now. It still has to go to the House again, but they all know in the end it'll get a rubber stamp and go about.
 
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metalslimer

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btrboyev said:
I've made multiple contributions to the thread. Now I'm angry and speaking up to some of the people here who failed to see how Republicans was I'll do pretty much anything to win. Time and time again.

And yes, I don't need to be told that this isn't a repeal. But the entire goal was to remove the ACA and destroy it. Repeal or not, this is the end of it.
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What does getting upset a freaking message board users accomplish. Many of us here have repeatedly called out congressperson/senator. Our posts didn't cause them to attempt this. Get upset at the electorate that voted for their senators and representatives.
 
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btrboyev

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theWB27 said:
And you should continue to keep that anger...all of it...directed at the party who actually make a difference in something passing. Not a person here is making a vote. You sound silly.
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I'm angry at the ignorance. It's directed at every single person who said don't worry. It's not just people here. It's people all over this country who are complacent to what's happening in Washington right now.
 
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Arrogant Bastard

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JABEE said:
How does a human being think, let's not repeal in full, let's just pull out all its funding and destroy the system currently in place?

They want to repeal and do absolutely nothing.
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Let it fail, blame Democrats, and then people will be more likely to want to fix it. Trump said it fairly clearly.
 
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Dierce

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JABEE said:
How does a human being think, let's not repeal in full, let's just pull out all its funding and destroy the system currently in place?
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Someone who is a psychopath. Someone who hates minorities, who hates anyone that isn't rich or white.
 
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Mirado

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darthsontin said:
According to Nate Silver, Tweets about McCain's body language mean that betting markets have the odds of passage fluctuating between 60-75%.
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They may be holding this vote open because they don't have the votes and are discussing what to do next. A lot of incidental tweets about sour body language from the Republican side.

Take it all with a grain of salt, kids. I'm a huge McCain critic and will not be swayed until proven otherwise, but it's odd how long this is taking if they have the votes they need.
 
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celebi23

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Here's what a ton of americans will be saying if this shit passes:
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Can't drink due to medical reasons but seriously considering raiding the huge collection of expensive booze in my dad's basement >_< Trying to not think about the massive list of pre-existing conditions that I could be labeled as >_<
 
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Shauni

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Link said:
Spoiler alert: They'll allow it. Gorsuch will probably write the opinion.
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They've ruled 2-3 times against it in State cases, and not just 5-4 rulings, either, so it's by no means a guarantee. Some of you are addicted to these hot takes.
 
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GK86

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Republicans could be discussing their next steps if this skinny repeal amendment vote fails. That may be why they're stalling.
 
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Koomaster

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I'll happily eat my words, but counting on McCain for anything after he's pulled the football away time and time again. C'mon you Charlie Browns, when are you going to learn not to put any faith/hope in this man doing the right thing?
 
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Angelus Errare

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Next time one of these republican assholes get shot, I'm definitely going to need a reminder as to why I should feel bad. And "no one deserves to get shot" won't be a good answer. This is crazy, in any other country I would imagine we'd be seeing protesting in the streets en masse, like whole cities going up in flames, making the LA riots look like a neighborly quarrel.
 
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theWB27

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btrboyev said:
I'm angry at the ignorance. It's directed at every single person who said don't worry. It's by just people here. It's people all over this country who are complacent to what's happening in Washington right now.
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And the GOP would love to hear you say this because they know there's a sliver of you angry at someone else for their votes and bills.
 
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Arrogant Bastard

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Shauni said:
They've ruled 2-3 times against it in State cases, and not just 5-4 rulings, either, so it's by no means a guarantee. Some of you are addicted to these hot takes.
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No they really haven't, unless I'm mistaken. They have ruled that it is allowed they just aren't sure to what degree you can fuck people through gerrymandering.

Talking SCOTUS, its off topic though.
 
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