jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 days agoRepublicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to votewww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1706arrow-down116
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minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·7 days agoIt’s worked every other time Republicans have shut down the government. Why wouldn’t they get their way this time?
minus-squarebrianary@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoWhen did they last get their way via shutdown? Usually it costs Republicans politically.
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 days agoOur collective situation may have become so dire that We the People may realize we’ve far more power than what we express at the ballot box. Probably not yet. But, possibly soon.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 days agoA little more than half* of We the People will have no problem with this. * by land area
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-27 days agoBy numbers, one third will advocate. One third will do nothing. One third will object. About ten percent will sacrifice to lead the rest. We could argue with history. But, that’d be dumb.
It’s worked every other time Republicans have shut down the government. Why wouldn’t they get their way this time?
When did they last get their way via shutdown? Usually it costs Republicans politically.
Our collective situation may have become so dire that We the People may realize we’ve far more power than what we express at the ballot box.
Probably not yet. But, possibly soon.
A little more than half* of We the People will have no problem with this.
* by land area
By numbers, one third will advocate. One third will do nothing. One third will object. About ten percent will sacrifice to lead the rest. We could argue with history. But, that’d be dumb.