The Republican-controlled Congress has three options [by Sept. 30]: pass a full-year appropriations bill, which is extremely unlikely; pass another continuing resolution, for which they again would need votes from Senate Democrats; or shut down the government.
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If Democrats decide to vote against a new CR, [Continuing Resolution] the government will run out of money, causing a shutdown. This is where it gets interesting.
Ezra Klein in The New York Times brings a new argument and a new reasoning to this debate:
“[J]oining Republicans to fund this government is worse than failing at opposition. It’s complicity. If there’s a better plan than a shutdown, great. But if the plan is still nothing, then Democrats need new leaders.”
Klein is someone to whom Democrats in Washington listen. He’s finally saying enough is enough. Democrats should not be party to Trump’s lawlessness.
via Dan Rather, steady@substack
