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US Democrats Vow to boycott Trumps HHS and Treasury picks
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Garrett Hawke
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the spin in the replies about how the dems are "holding democracy hostage"
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where have they been for the past 6 years of republican obstructionist bullshit?
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where have they been for the past 6 years of republican obstructionist bullshit?
They know their zombies don't care about the hypocrisy and will eat up their absurd attacks on the dems. They can say whatever they want. It's infuriating.
And then accuse the right of fake news. Its enough to make me pull my hair out.
They see it as "fighting the good fight"
legacyzero
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DELAY DEVOS
DrROBschiz
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Oh now they are organizing?
About damn time
About damn time
KuwabaraTheMan
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About fucking time they woke up.
Dark Cloud
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You have to understand how brainwashed these people are. All it's about is "America America". They don't understand how things work. Trump can feed any line he wants and they will eat it up without thinking.
It's sad how people don't take the time to sit down and get all the facts of what's going on or even take things into context. He's a republican so that's good enough.
BronsonLee
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Should've boycotted the major ones
Emerson
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No, it's happening right now.
Laevateinn
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Filibuster everything.
fredrancour
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surely tillerson and devos were also worthy of this level of opposition?
Good. We need more of this.
Dark Cloud
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I don't get it either...
Skellig Gra
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I think they were feeling him out a little but we've blown way past the threshold of reasonable cooperation in the past week. Plus there is the precedent of if they block everything then the next Dem president is not going to have a cabinet at all.
These picks directly lied in their hearings so they have a cast iron excuse to boycott. "She's shit" should be a reason for DeVos, but it isn't.
Not in this case they don't.
Honestly there isn't a good reason to boycott literally all of them. Some of them are fine choices, or at the least the best you can hope for under any Republican president, much less Trump.
The Voting for Jeff Sessions is currently in progress. All Dems are voting a firm NO.
Dianne Feinstein gave a supremely scathing review of Sessions and the Trump Admin about an hour ago that needs to be seen and heard about how utterly unqualified Sessions is for the job. And then listen to the man to her right say how much of a great respectful man he is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HORiDWC5gIo
- Jeff sessions being a yes man
- Unconstitutional Immigration ban
- Trumps petty reactions being alarming and dangerous
- Trump being a danger to women, and reproductive rights.
- Violation of civil liberties
- His support for torture and unlawful imprisonment
- Praising Sally Yates for disobeying the OE "A spine of steel"
Dianne Feinstein gave a supremely scathing review of Sessions and the Trump Admin about an hour ago that needs to be seen and heard about how utterly unqualified Sessions is for the job. And then listen to the man to her right say how much of a great respectful man he is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HORiDWC5gIo
- Jeff sessions being a yes man
- Unconstitutional Immigration ban
- Trumps petty reactions being alarming and dangerous
- Trump being a danger to women, and reproductive rights.
- Violation of civil liberties
- His support for torture and unlawful imprisonment
- Praising Sally Yates for disobeying the OE "A spine of steel"
onadesertedisland
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that would be really surprising, because there are guys like Manchin who I am sure will vote for Sessions - partly because of next year's elections, but also because a lot of Dem Senators are personally friendly with Sessions.
If Schumer was able to get his entire caucus to vote no on Sessions, that would be a hell of a feat.
Outdoor Miner
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DeVos is the one that needs to be blocked. A complete farce and shitshow if she is able to get through.
WeAreStarStuff
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We're basically two countries at this point. Might as well split the US in two and be done with it.
teruterubozu
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Totally. If she gets through I have no faith in Democrats.
All they've passed is SecDef and Homeland Security, right? Those really were cases where they genuinely wouldn't have gotten anyone better, and they give them a bit of cover to say it wasn't just hatred of Trump that motivating future boycotts.
That said, everyone remaining needs to be resisted to the maximum extent possible. Price, Mnuchin, DeVos, Sessions, and Tillerson are all unacceptable, and anyone who shows up for any of them should get unending shit for it (particularly Sessions, given recent events)
Edit: Guess Tillerson is out of committee as of yesterday. Fuuuuuck that
The truth doesn't matter any more. We're post truth. The only thing that matters is convincing enough people that someone else is wrong.
Well the voting started only a few hours ago, and so far the Dems that have spoken have all voted no. So it's still to see.
UnluckyKate
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Just impeach trump and have pence make more reasonnable cabinet pick ?
They can't block this stuff indefinitely, there's no fillibuster. You have to flip moderate GOPers, and they're spineless.
There really isn't much they can do outside of flipping some moderate GOP. No filibuster and the GOP straight up have the votes. That's why it's important for people to keep calling their reps.
Pop-O-Matic
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Pence is horrible in a lot of ways, but he is NOT a powergrabbing fascist like Trump and would be a marked improvement for the stability of our country.
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