Just called my representative to plead that he vote against funding DHS, given all the atrocities we've seen from ICE, and the staffer taking my call said he did indeed plan to vote against the bill providing such funding.
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@jeridansky I did too. It feels so worthless to make this call in my red district. But I did it anyway.
@firefly It may seem futile, but it certainly can't hurt to remind them that we know ICE is out of control and we're angry about that.
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@jeridansky i've called all my reps as well and plan to continue for the days to come.
@elmiko @jeridansky The House already passed the DHS funding. The Senate is voting next
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Just called my representative to plead that he vote against funding DHS, given all the atrocities we've seen from ICE, and the staffer taking my call said he did indeed plan to vote against the bill providing such funding.
If you're in the US and haven't made such a call, you might want to do it *now* before the votes happen.
And now we know which Democrats — seven of them — don't care enough about the ICE atrocities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5702347-house-democrats-homeland-security-funding/
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@elmiko @jeridansky The House already passed the DHS funding. The Senate is voting next
@EricFielding @elmiko The House hadn't yet voted when I posted. Sadly, I've seen commentary that the Senate would be a harder place to stop the funding. Still worth raising our voices before the vote.
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And now we know which Democrats — seven of them — don't care enough about the ICE atrocities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5702347-house-democrats-homeland-security-funding/
@jeridansky ahhhh. Don Davis from NC is one. Remembering all 7 names.
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@jeridansky ahhhh. Don Davis from NC is one. Remembering all 7 names.
@firefly Looking forward to donating to their primary opponents. Assuming we still have elections in November.
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And now we know which Democrats — seven of them — don't care enough about the ICE atrocities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5702347-house-democrats-homeland-security-funding/
Cuellar has been incredibly disappointing - I can't for the life of me remember who ran against him in the primary, but I do remember they were far better and actually progressive, and Pelosi wasn't having any of it.
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And now we know which Democrats — seven of them — don't care enough about the ICE atrocities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5702347-house-democrats-homeland-security-funding/
@jeridansky I'm so angry. Heartsick and angry.
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@jeridansky I'm so angry. Heartsick and angry.
@jodystillwrites Me, too.
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And now we know which Democrats — seven of them — don't care enough about the ICE atrocities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5702347-house-democrats-homeland-security-funding/
@jeridansky
A reminder that not too long ago, Henry Cuellar was in a tight primary race against a progressive challenger. The Democratic Party leadership—Nancy Pelosi, specifically—went out of their way to endorse Cuellar and helped him win.FUCK CORPORATE DEMOCRATS
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@jeridansky
A reminder that not too long ago, Henry Cuellar was in a tight primary race against a progressive challenger. The Democratic Party leadership—Nancy Pelosi, specifically—went out of their way to endorse Cuellar and helped him win.FUCK CORPORATE DEMOCRATS
@freediverx Yeah, I know. Democratic Party leadership really let us down.
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Cuellar has been incredibly disappointing - I can't for the life of me remember who ran against him in the primary, but I do remember they were far better and actually progressive, and Pelosi wasn't having any of it.
@cafechatnoir I remember that. Grrrrr.
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@EricFielding @elmiko The House hadn't yet voted when I posted. Sadly, I've seen commentary that the Senate would be a harder place to stop the funding. Still worth raising our voices before the vote.
@jeridansky @elmiko A few Democrats voted for the DHS bill. Some clippings from WashPost:
The Department of Homeland Security funding bill — which would allocate $64.4 billion to it, including $10 billion for ICE — was approved 220-207, with seven Democrats joining all but one Republican in voting yes.
Senate leaders are expected to bundle the bills together to make it tougher for senators to vote against it. Seven Democrats would need to vote with Republicans.
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@jeridansky @elmiko A few Democrats voted for the DHS bill. Some clippings from WashPost:
The Department of Homeland Security funding bill — which would allocate $64.4 billion to it, including $10 billion for ICE — was approved 220-207, with seven Democrats joining all but one Republican in voting yes.
Senate leaders are expected to bundle the bills together to make it tougher for senators to vote against it. Seven Democrats would need to vote with Republicans.
@EricFielding Yes, as I noted earlier about the 7 Democrats in the house:
https://sfba.social/@jeridansky/115941668693342024That part about the Senate leaders is new to me, but I'd already heard that the easiest way to block the funding would have been with the House.
