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Keepthesoulalive

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28. People tell dems to stand up and fight back

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Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:28 PM

Oct 27

When it hurts you want them to capitulate, but if they do you will not like the results and people who vote will say both parties are the same. They will vote for the party they perceive to be strong or worse they won’t vote at all.

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Have the Democrats made their point and it is time to end the shutdown. [View all] everyonematters Oct 27 OP

You should word it properly.. usedtobedemgurl Oct 27 #1

My granddaughters insurance portion Tree Lady Oct 27 #12

Republican daughter voted for this. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 27 #34

Have no idea who she will vote for Tree Lady Oct 27 #37

Is it time to end the shut down to ensure 42 million Luz Oct 27 #18

I think the GOP has put the GOP in a worse spot here Torchlight Oct 27 #30

Republicans are choosing to let people starve EarlG Oct 27 #31

Yep Hekate Oct 27 #44

What point do you think they were making? leftstreet Oct 27 #2

ahem: it is time FOR THE REPUBLICANS to end the shutdown. They control all 3 branches CurtEastPoint Oct 27 #3

Why place onus of responsibility on Dems rather the guys who broke it? Torchlight Oct 27 #4

Democrats should agree to let millions of people lose their healthcare? kentuck Oct 27 #5

The screaming faces in the leopards mouths havent even started yet Volaris Oct 27 #6

The point has been made but it is not time to end is what I meant to say. tirebiter Oct 27 #7

What point? If we end it without th ACA fix... Happy Hoosier Oct 27 #8

A better question is, why is the con artist willing to starve people and make health care premiums unaffordable for Quiet Em Oct 27 #9

Well, he is giving all of us a grand gold johnnyfins Oct 27 #29

Not a good time to be soft. BannonsLiver Oct 27 #10

The real point is... BH liberal Oct 27 #11

did I miss something? bigtree Oct 27 #13

Hell no. MAGAGOP started this, not the Dems. The Dems are fighting back as best we can. Hekate Oct 27 #14

Since the Republicans are refusing to compromise, anything other than a complete caving to their demands wouldn't work. Oneironaut Oct 27 #15

One more thing: How would you like 7 million people in the streets screaming at the Dems? Hekate Oct 27 #16

And staying home again not voting Tree Lady Oct 27 #38

Bingo Hekate Oct 27 #43

Democrats are in the minority in Congress. It's Republicans that are causing the shut down. JI7 Oct 27 #17

This is not the democrats' shut down. Initech Oct 27 #19

Waaaaay too many repub voters are going to hurt kerouac2 Oct 27 #20

Definitely not yet mvd Oct 27 #21

It's the GOP shutdown. They control the gov & can end it at any time. Any. Time. Jbraybarten Oct 27 #22

This shut down was 100% a "fuck you" to us. Initech Oct 27 #24

absolutely. The GOP, especially their leader is happy to destroy the country. Jbraybarten Oct 27 #25

Good grief! The infinite republican theory of a thousand republicans making a thousand promises taxi Oct 27 #23

Should we give our lunch money to the schoolyard bully again? Permanut Oct 27 #26

Susan Collins says the bully has learned his lesson & will henceforth be nice Hekate Oct 27 #45

Mike Johnson is who decides when the shutdown is over. He can end it all by himself. marble falls Oct 27 #27

People tell dems to stand up and fight back Keepthesoulalive Oct 27 #28

No. Republicans aren't going to spare the ACA subsidues no matter what Ritabert Oct 27 #32

There's a tipping point where it's beneficial to hold out vs. non beneficial. People going without food and federal Vinca Oct 27 #33

There is no "point," this isn't an acdemic debate obamanut2012 Oct 27 #35

Remind me again which party started the shutdown? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 27 #36

No. They want to kill off the ACA and Trump wants to wipe out Obama's... Xolodno Oct 27 #39

They are trying to destroy the ACA...healthcare for millions... Demsrule86 Oct 27 #40

... demmiblue Oct 27 #41

This is Trumps Republicans shutdown. Maybe they should do their job and negotiate with the Dems. Autumn Oct 27 #42