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Shut it down - shut the government down

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by DaDakota, Sep 30, 2025.

  1. Rocket River

    Rocket River Member

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    10 Illegals get Healthcare . .. .so 100 million Americans can get HealthCare. . .
    I'll Take it

    Republicans is now the Party of PedoPhiles and Criminals

    Rocket River
     
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  2. TheRealist137

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    Republicans are panicking. They control the branches of the government. They allowed the government to be shut down due to incompetence
     
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  4. adoo

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    on this past 23 Sept, Adelita Grijalva won her special election to replace her late father in Arizona’s 7th Congressional district.
    She has indicated that she would vote to release the Epstein files

    but, as of today, almost 3 weeks later, House Speaker Mike Johnson has not sworn her in

    according to GOP Rep, Speaker Johnson is stalling to block a House vote to release the Epstein file

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  5. No Worries

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    The next time the Ds win control of the House, all they have to do is not swear in the Rs?
     
  6. adoo

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    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ats-welcome-her/ar-AA1NHnwN?ocid=BingNewsSerp

    House Speaker Mike Johnson says it's “standard practice” to swear in new members once the House is in session, and Grijalva is expected to be sworn in when the chamber resumes business next week.

     
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  7. T_Man

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    This is the part that is killing me....

    You own all the branches and yet still blaming others...

    T_Man
     
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  8. Andre0087

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    Republican's lying? That does seem like standard practice...
     
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  9. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    This is where many of you don't have a grasp of basic civics. Passing legislation requires 60 votes in the Senate... which requires 7 Democrat votes in the Senate... and right now they have 3. Democrats are needed to unblock the shutdown... and Democrats have repeatedly voted 'no' to a clean bill which reopens the government. Facts matter, and the blame lays at the feet of the dishonest Democrats. Again.


    GOOD DAY
     
  10. T_Man

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    [​IMG]

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  11. ROCKSS

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    Politicians have always "fibbed", but trump took it to a whole new level and its trickled down to his unqualified loyalists. Gaslight and Lie is the daily go to now. Another thing is the way trump talks to people, he sounds like a kid in high school who is a bully, now his minions do the same thing, Bondi in front of congress yesterday was a joke........................I know I shouldn't, but they have shocked me in just 9 months..................they really don't give 2 ****s about anyone but their "team" and then then they lie about how great everything is, but if you can critically think for yourself, you know this **** is going downhill fast
     
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  12. Andre0087

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    So tired of all this...could be worst though.

     
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  13. DaDakota

    DaDakota Fight Facism
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    The Republicans could do the nuclear option and bypass the 60 votes needed but then the government would open and the Epstein vote would be happening.

    They are stalling in hopes of distraction that it goes away - it won't.......

    Trump may have been an informer - but that would only be because he was going to prison and had to.....wasn't he involved with Paul Tatum? The Hotel owner shot in Russia?

    DD
     
  14. adoo

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    Renovations to the White House continue during the Govt shutdown
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  15. adoo

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    Trump spinning to put all the blame on the Dems

    to which Gavin Newsom responded



     
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    Shutdown RIFs have started. Included in the firings are these from CDC:
    • Leadership of the Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
    • Leadership of Global Health Center
    • Leadership of the Measles Outbreak Response
    • Center for Forecasting and Analytics
    • All of CDC Washington
    • Office of Human Resources
    • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    • CDC’s 2023 and 2024 class of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers--these are the first responders when an outbreak happens.
    This will surely make America great again, right?

    edit: Also, the staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the primary way CDC shares disease information with doctors and hospitals across the country.
     
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  17. rimrocker

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    The entire staff at the Depart of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation has been fired. You know, those are the folks who ensure kids with disabilities get access to an education.

    The Fort Bragg Food Bank can no longer meet the demand, so soldiers are encouraged to get a credit card that allows them to make commissary purchases with no payment for three months.

    What are we doing here?
     
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    CDC staff responding to Ebola outbreak in Africa have been fired.
     
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  20. Ottomaton

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    Trump is cutting off America's nose to spite Democrat faces.

    Apparently 33% of the country is cool with destroying the country, as long as they can own the libs one more time before they die.
     
    #160 Ottomaton, Oct 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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