The votes over the past five days demonstrate that the Democratic Party functions not as an opposition but as an enabler of the Trump administration.

These votes demonstrate that the Democratic Party functions not as an opposition but as an enabler of the Trump administration. Its priority is to ensure the uninterrupted funding of the US military while diverting popular opposition with calls for meaningless cosmetic changes to the administration’s efforts to establish a presidential dictatorship.

  • pageflight@piefed.socialEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    Twenty-one Republicans—primarily from the fascistic House Freedom Caucus—voted against the bill. The Democrats responded by supplying the exact number of votes needed to offset Republican defections.

    Were the Republicans just unwilling to accept the reduced ICE budget, or actually against it?