Thread on why we cant have nice things #VichyDems
Democrats kill the public option in the senate in committee
.. #vichyDems
2. Look at the date. Less than a year after crashing the Global economy..
Democrats had a majority in all 3 chambers...

But alas Chris Dodd says its an uphill battle.
It is even more uphill when you don't introduce it.

#vichydems
3. It is very hard to pass legislation, when you dont even bring it up for vote.

Harry Reid kills Carbon Bill based on some Washington "polling" around voter messaging.

#vichyDems
4.Even though they had 3 Republicans on board, the Dream Act died because Democrats defected.

#vichyDems
5. Marcy Kaptur introduced a bill to help homeowners from getting foreclosed.
It failed in procedure
5 Democrats voted against even bringing it up for a vote.
6. 2013: Right after the Sandy Hook massacre, Feinstein introduced a bill to ban assault rifles.

It failed because 15 democrats voted against it.

*incidentally, Bernie Sanders, who is not a Democrat, voted for it.
7. Not enough votes to pass card check....

Count the total number of Democrats in the Senate during this time.

It can't even get out of committee??

#VichyDems
8. 2002: 58% of the Democratic Senators voted for the Iraq War.

Btw, Lincoln Chaffee voted no. If All the Democrats had voted no, we would have no Iraq war.

#VichyDems
9. The vichiest of Vichy moves
Now, @SenatorTester has joined the #QuislingClownCaucus with this ad
1968: , #VichyDems collaborate to get left Senator out.
12. "One in seven US Court seats have a judge nominated by President Trump."

#VichyDems
13. Killing ACORN in 2010 because of a video, made by notorious clown and smear merchant Jamie O'Keefe. Look at the makeup of congress when they killed ACORN.

My guess: Hillary would have won Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and the Presidency if Acorn were alive.
14. Gulf War. Imagine if they didn't bring it up to vote like they did with the public option.

Half a million children may be alive... https://twitter.com/eshaLegal/status/1346297250465669120?s=19
15. Bernie Sanders in 2018, got 5 GOP senators to vote against war in Yemen.

Curiously, 10 Democratic senators detected to continue the war.

Curious, how this is always so conveniently organized.
16. Why were there over 97 judicial vacancies in 2009?
Curious, how these things always fail.
Hoyer pigeonholes voting rights...
"Hurdles"
Why the bleep would a Democratic congress allow such hearings?
Curious, how the Democratic majority leader would not let this on the floor.
Come on!
By who? remember, how Mitch McConnell sped Kavanaugh through despite not passing the judiciary committee and all this other nonsense?
If only, Pelosi treated the Patriot act like she treated single payer...

Why did she allow this to be brought up to vote?

She could have killed it by pigeonholing it. She didn't need a floor vote on it.
Omg.
This was in the middle of the BP Oil disaster.
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