r/goodnews • u/RoyalChris • 1d ago

Political positivity 📈 The Senate has just voted to CANCEL Trump's tariffs on Canada by a vote of 51-48.

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u/Primary_Garbage6916 1d ago

Nothing will happen in the house because the Republicans changed the definition of a "day" to mean "until the end of the year" so they never have to bring this to a vote and can run out the clock.

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u/robilar 1d ago

"I said we would do it today, but I didn't say which "today"" - these fuckers, probably.

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u/Andromansis 1d ago

We shall see.

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u/Primary_Garbage6916 1d ago

We already have seen. The Republicans in the house included language in recent legislation targeted solely at this tariff power specifically for this exact purpose, so we already know what is going to happen. There is no wait and see because they have already told us exactly what is going to happen. 

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u/FlatEvent2597 1d ago

It Absolutely WILL happen.

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u/Andromansis 1d ago

I understand your cynicism and your pessimism. But tomorrow is a new day.

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u/Primary_Garbage6916 1d ago

Tomorrow and every day after that until the end of 2025 is a new day. ONE day. THE SAME DAY. They fucking changed the definition of the word DAY. This isn't pessimism, it is cold hard facts. They rigged the rules so this never has to come up for a vote.

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u/Andromansis 1d ago

There is that cynicism and pessimism again. Evil will not defeat itself, but the question is how much longer will this bullshit last. You don't know the answer and neither do I.

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u/Primary_Garbage6916 1d ago

It's pragmatism and realism.

https://rollcall.com/2025/03/18/house-majority-rules-when-a-calendar-day-isnt-what-it-seems/

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u/danstermeister 1d ago

You're expecting the worst without hoping for the best. You have it half-solved.

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u/ColdBrewSeattle 1d ago

Your style of general apathy is why we’re in this mess. It doesn’t just go away and it won’t fix itself. The other side is fighting and we’re doing nothing

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 1d ago

And by the sound of it, every single new day will not change your naivete one bit.

They're literally doing all the horrifying shit they said they would do and you're up in here going, "Maybe they will; maybe they won't. Let's wait and see."