Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul joined Democrats to vote in favor.
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They are actors in the Republican theater ensemble
Now do all of them.
Woo they worked together on something, now do better
It's all theater. It will die in the House
Is trump the common enemy that finally unites the reds and the blues?
The bill will still need to pass the House and be signed by the president
Cool. So more pageantry.
Right, they really should have just continued to do nothing. /s
I’d rather see them dump money into organizing and rallying like the 50501 folks are.
Symbolic bills get you a handful of clicks, and that’s it. They’re not an effective use of time, and we need get people active and organized.
You understand that more than one thing can happen right?
100%.
But this just feels like more of politics as normal. It’s the stuff that we know doesn’t actually do anything, and IMHO, in an era where the DNC is viewed as a party that’s all talk and no substance, this stuff does help. It reenforces that negative image.