Virtue signaling by attempting to pass a bill that will be vetoed does not save lives.

As for your request, I did consider that. Even stated it in my original comment. My fear is that too many people only respond after something has happened and don’t follow the debate at all.

I’m unconvinced removing gaurd rails just to debate on bills that will be vetoed is worth the risk of what happens when/if Republicans regain control

If this was just politics sure, but Republicans have made it clear lives are at stake. Not worth the risk right now, but maybe in the future

NJ and NY are going to lose out on a lot of free tax revenue though

Gutting the fillabuster is a terrible idea. They don’t control the presidency so whatever they pass will recieve a veto. I understand that it would force Trump to do it, but I just don’t think it will resonate in a way that will change anything

Then if Republicans regain control somehow there’s no fillabuster to slow them down like there has been.

The time to remove the fillabuster would be if they reclaim the presidency and hold the house/senate. Then they could ram through popular reform that should prevent Republicans from winning next cycle, but removing the fillabuster now is a huge risk with a small chance of reward. People just don’t see failing to pass a bill as success, unfortunately too many voters only respond on what they feel at home. Not what politicians tried to do. It’s shortsighted, but that’s the reality

Why do you type like a boomer?

Anyway, last vote to end the war was last month before midterms.

If you’re talking about the vote to impeach Hegseth that was narrowly blocked in the house. 211 against 204 for, let’s just check how many seats democrats gained in the house. That’s +41 seats. But impeaching Hegseth does nothing to stop the Iran war. The president commands the secretary of Defense and the military. Congress needs to vote under the war powers act to stop the war

Also impeachment does not require the executive branch to sign off so the veto is irrelevant there.

If you weren’t trying to complain sarcastically my bad

Medicare for all will still be a cost for employers. It just changes who they’re paying for their contribution to employee insurance.

Although it does level the playing field so buisness don’t have to compete to have the best health benefits. This will save some employers money, but most it’ll be the same. Maybe a decrease on what they have to pay as well

Not impossible. I think many Republicans will break with Trump seeing this election and the loss of so many “safe” seats should have them afraid.

I’m not saying they will help pass Medicare for all, but I think they will help pass bills like the end of the Iran war

Yes he can’t be president, but no reason he can’t be governor of New York for 2 terms and then become senator. He’s young enough to do 2 terms as mayor, 2 terms as governor, and still enter the senate significantly younger than the average age

That’s exactly why I disagree with it. Trump will veto everything and we lose the main protection against Republicans if they reclaim the majority.

The time to drop the fillabuster is when they control all 3 branches

Just like Manchin did

Why use Manchin when we have Fetterman

And we pay for that too

That would explain the last decade

If those munitions are so defensive why don’t we give them to the Palestinians and Iranians and Yemeni and Somali and etc.?

Well that’s fucking easy. It takes a multi-billion dollar system that we also maintain for them. We shouldn’t be giving it out to anyone the cost is outrageous. But those missiles can only be fired at incoming projectiles from said system.

Yep, and this is a massive tell.

I mean deferring to the international court does mean you will agree to call it a genocide eventually. Like I said not perfect.

Yeah, I’m sure conservatives in Georgia just love spending money on foreign wars on behalf of a Jewish state /s

No literally, remove the /s. There’s an unfunny number of people that support Israel for religious reasons. Even the cooler more moderate sects that are fine with abortion and homosexuality also often support Israel. It’s nuts, but that’s the South

Supporting Israel is about not pissing off donors

And yet he has managed to do just that.

I swear people like you are the enemy of good. His actions and votes prove that if he wins the presidency it would result in less money for Israeli war crimes. Does he go as far as I want? No, but he’s done a lot more than many democrats.

Plus there may be a bare minimum required by federal law/state law. The state laws may very well change in a year or so

He voted to fund defensive munitions, ie air to air missile/drone interceptor, and he voted against providing more offensive weapons in 2024. He continued to vote against the sales of rifles, bulldozers, and 1,000 pound bombs in 2025 and 2026.

He refused in debate to call the conflict in Gaza a genocide, instead he listed off war crimes being committed in Gaza and said he would refer to the international court’s determinations. Specifically he said "There is no doubt in my mind that Israeli forces prosecuting the war in Gaza violated the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law.”

Seems like ideologically he is opposed to the genocide in Gaza and has blocked material support for Israel. I think he’s toeing the line of calling it what it is since he represents Georgia. Georgia the first time was a hard win for him, the conservatives held that state for nearly 20 years before he and Warnock took the Senate.

Of those the media have called as possible 2028 presidential candidates, he’s definitely not the worst. If he moves to the national statge I hope he’s brave enough to call it what it is, but even if he toes the line his record shows he will decrease funding and support to Israel.

Overall not my ideal, but pragmatically not the worst option.

The issue when it’s that close you still have to wait for everything to come in. We mail out 1-3 months in advance depending on state, but in some states you just have to have it post marked on election day

Uh oh someone doesn’t know the difference between a primary and the general election

I hope the dems use the power they’ve been given for this. I do think this wave has created a new fear in politics. They need to give the people what they want or lose their seat

Damn media making it take a few days for mail in ballots to arrive