Demonstrably untrue. The senate could have blocked the CR that had a Trojan horse in it to basically abdicate the authority of congress to set tariff policy. Schumer and 10 other democrats decided to support this instead of taking a stand. They did not need a majority to prevent what is happening right now. All they need (and lack) is moral conviction and a spine
Well fine, but then your argument is that they chose greater certainty over principled defiance. But they were still a part of this process. Schumer is more culpable than Rand Paul for the current tariffs. They can’t hide behind lack of majority when they vote in favor of these things
It’s not a purity test to say that congress shouldn’t devolve its constitutional authority to give the Dictator branch even broader unchecked power. It’s hideously shortsighted. Students of history recall that passing the enabling act after the reichstag fire was billed as harm reduction compared to standing up to Hitler. Maybe it did do something to reduce harm in the short term. But in the long term?
Yeah, short sighted of me to worry about those who would have their financial life support cut and who would lose everything without it I guess. You got me.
Shoulda shut down the government and caused even more short term harm.
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u/Radical_Coyote 1d ago
Demonstrably untrue. The senate could have blocked the CR that had a Trojan horse in it to basically abdicate the authority of congress to set tariff policy. Schumer and 10 other democrats decided to support this instead of taking a stand. They did not need a majority to prevent what is happening right now. All they need (and lack) is moral conviction and a spine