US Politics December 2018: ~very legal and very cool~

every year can be stupider

every wall can be brickier

omg how did they get the drugs in wall, wall was supposed to keep drugs out

https://www.metro.us/sites/default/files/main/articles/2015/01/05/time-bandits-4_2.png

http://www.retroland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Breakout.jpg

lmao this is not a joke account

A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful! pic.twitter.com/sGltXh0cu9

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018

House conservatives are not for the .6 bn deal that Pence, Mulvaney and Kushner were pitching. Government shuts down in six hours and forty minutes.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 21, 2018

Probably not a good sign … SPOTTED: @RepCurbelo on a flight to Miami tonight.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 21, 2018

McCarthy says he'll give House members "ample" warning before there is a vote on funding the government.

Right now, the House will have another series to vote on flood insurance, and then members will leave.

Guys, face it, they're shutting it down.

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) December 21, 2018

made a derp wall pic

https://i.imgur.com/gJY9hKj.jpg

I'd approve a giant spiked wall to keep out even bigger dinosaurs, but *only* to keep out dinosaurs.

Maybe Trump thinks there are dinosaurs? Didn't I see him express surprise that there were coyotes coming over the border, with the implication he thought they were actual coyotes?

“A nation without borders is not a nation at all,” Trump said. “Without borders, we have the reign of chaos, crime, and — believe it or not — coyotes.”

That's a real quote. From Thursday, which was a year ago, iirc.

don't blame me I voted for coyote

If this vote stays open until at least 5:47 p.m. — it’ll be the longest Senate vote in the modern history of the chamber

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) December 21, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvR86EwYNGU

Trump E. Coyote

a coyote pooped in front of our door at work a couple of weeks ago, if only there had been a wall

so, would a government shutdown mean that USPS isn't delivering presents tomorrow or monday? because trump literally ruining xmas would be a fitting end to such a cartoonishly bad year

oh shit, good question!

USPS is continuing as normal. since it's only a partial shutdown some things will still remain.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/20/18136667/partial-government-shutdown-post-office-military-passports

apparently they're never impacted by shutdowns

fall of rome type shit. we're shutting down govt and possibly spending billions for a childish ridiculous solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

it's only 25% of the govt, and mostly means a lot of gov't employees will effectively be working without pay/losing a paycheck (temporarily), but services like the parks and post office are not affected.

xp

departments affected include the IRS, some other stuff most ppl don't deal with regularly iirc

departments affected include the IRS

A-HA!

Corker and Flake speaking on the floor now, trying to show that they too have big boy pants

Corker explains that there will not be a single other vote in the Senate until there's a deal between Congressional Ds, Rs and the White House. Says if there's a shutdown, it will only be brief

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) December 21, 2018

departments affected include the IRS

A-HA!
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, December 21, 2018 5:52 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

LOL

Corker delusional as usual

one must use their illusions

Sit on it, you imbecile. https://t.co/R4jOyjxsqv

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) December 21, 2018

Every time I think Brexit is the stupidest thing ever I just look over at whatever Trump is doing.

^^ truth bomb

There's no scale on that picture - maybe the SUV is a toy, meaning that the wall itself is only a foot high? Wouldn't reduce it's (complete lack of) effectiveness any.

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Senators agreed to advance a House-passed government funding bill on Friday evening as part of a last-ditch effort to make room for negotiations about how to prevent a partial shutdown that is scheduled to start at midnight.

Senators say they agreed to take up the House bill not because they have a deal on how to avert a partial shutdown but to allow talks to continue in good faith.

The Senate will not vote again on a funding bill unless it's on a bill that Democrats and the White House can agree on, senators said.

“The Senate has voted to proceed to legislation before us in order, in order to preserve maximum flexibility for productive conversations to continue between the White House and our Democratic colleagues,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said from the Senate floor.
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The decision came after a vote on taking up the House bill, which includes $5.7 billion for the border, was held open for hours as senators scrambled to reach a deal moving forward.

But the agreement to take up the House bill doesn’t guarantee senators will be able to craft a deal by the midnight deadline.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) added that the struggle for Senate Republicans to take up the House bill makes it “clear” that President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall can’t get 60 votes, or even a simple majority, in the Senate.

But he added that he was willing to keep talking about how to fund approximately 25 percent of the government, including the Department of Homeland Security.

“We are willing to continue discussions on those proposals with the leader, the president, the speaker of the House and the Democratic leader of the House. All five are necessary to get something done,” Schumer said.

McConnell and Schumer’s announcement came after the chamber voted 50-50 to take up the stopgap bill, which passed the House on Thursday night. Vice President Pence broke the tie in the Senate.

The House bill will still need to overcome a 60-vote filibuster if it is to be able to clear the Senate and Democrats have said they will not support the seven-week continuing resolution (CR) with funding for the border wall.

Where the Senate goes next is unclear, with neither Schumer nor McConnell offering a path to how they get to an actual agreement or if they can reach one on Friday night.

still can’t get over ‘i know tech better than anyone’

The House bill will still need to overcome a 60-vote filibuster if it is to be able to clear the Senate and Democrats have said they will not support the seven-week continuing resolution (CR) with funding for the border wall.

Where the Senate goes next is unclear, with neither Schumer nor McConnell offering a path to how they get to an actual agreement or if they can reach one on Friday night.

so basically the shutdown is on and negotiations will continue while that is happening

Funny post from Chris Hayes not long ago wherein he recounts talking to a congress person who didn't even remember the last government shutdown.

You know what shutdown would be awesome? If the staff of Trump's resorts went on strike.

he would just enslave some illegal immigrants currently in detention

pic.twitter.com/3rl0Gz81nr

— Rick Mylectum (@rickmylectum) December 21, 2018

how long will this last

it's hard to see either side compromising without losing face

My guess is through jan 3rd

sweet

Poor boy

Breaking: The President lashed out at the Acting Attorney General for letting Federal prosecutors file charges against Cohen that made Trump look bad. https://t.co/E4mg2kLqP6

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 22, 2018

Man it's a shame nobody will let Trump do his job

what stands out to me is how unfairly he's being treated

very very poorly

Did the court cases against Whittaker from a few weeks ago regarding his legitimacy actually come to court yet.
Just trying to work out if that's imminent or past. Thought he had very little credibility.
I know one was from Dems others had to do with then current cases defendants asking how they could be tried if AG not fully legit.

trumps border wall just looks like mueller's indictments on its side lmao pic.twitter.com/V2IlXoMkeG

— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) December 22, 2018

Ah, of course

BREAKING: Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell as his frustration has intensified after this week’s interest-rate increase and months of stock-market losses.

Advisers close to Trump aren’t convinced he will try to do it, but say he wants to.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 22, 2018

He may try it, but to the best of my knowledge he doesn't have the authority to fire a Fed chairperson who was approved by the Senate and whose term hasn't expired. There might be a side door somewhere for removing him, but even then I greatly doubt it is in his sole power. There would be a statutory process he'd have to follow.