Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 13 days agoDear Democrats: It Would Be Nice If You Could Lead, And Not Off A Cliffwww.techdirt.comexternal-linkmessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkDear Democrats: It Would Be Nice If You Could Lead, And Not Off A Cliffwww.techdirt.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square195fedilinkcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoWe need the Democrats. We need 60 in the senate. That’s the only way out which doesn’t result in things only getting worse.
minus-squarerandon31415@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoWe don’t need 60, we need 51 Democrats willing to get rid of the filibuster.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoWe could have all 100 and they would still find enough no votes.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days ago We need 60 in the senate. And if they ever get 60, they’ll need 70 to do anything. They’re useless on purpose and you’re making excuses for them.
We need the Democrats. We need 60 in the senate. That’s the only way out which doesn’t result in things only getting worse.
We don’t need 60, we need 51 Democrats willing to get rid of the filibuster.
We could have all 100 and they would still find enough no votes.
And if they ever get 60, they’ll need 70 to do anything. They’re useless on purpose and you’re making excuses for them.