Good article. Until democrats jettison "the groups" or at least muzzle them, they will keep being linked to the far-left activists that drive away the normals
A necessary take but every defense needs a prosecution. The most fundamental thing a Democrat can stand for is democracy, and Fetterman has failed that test repeatedly.
Fetterman was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against the war powers resolution to reign in Trump on Iran. This is a war that almost every American opposed before Trump launched it, and still most Americans oppose even now. Is an insane war with no end strategy and in which the administration has failed to demonstrate that it can avoid civilian harm to a reasonable degree. It was done in violation of the Constitution as there was no emergency to justify article II powers, but by failing to advance the resolution Congress has given it cover.
Take Republicans out of the picture for a moment - this vote is unacceptable in a democracy. Adding the existence of Republicans makes it "bipartisan". But that doesn't make it a reasonable vote. It's a vote for dictatorship.
And it's far from Fetterman's only pro-dictatorship vote. He voted to confirm Trump enforcer Pam Bondi as head of DOJ, instantly converting the agency from an independent law enforcement department into part of Trump's personal crime family. It's now known for political prosecutions of Trump opponents and news reporters and for covering up the Epstein files, and Fetterman voted for that. He also voted to keep funding DHS after the killings of protesters in Minneapolis.
What Trump abuse of power is too much for him to support? I ask that honestly. Has he voted against a single one? Fetterman will "bipartisan" us into a one-party failed state.
So voting for or against war powers resolutions has nothing to do with democracy.
Also, none of the votes you cite as examples of Fetterman’s devious curtailment was he a deciding vote: his vote wouldn’t change the outcome. He’s pretty conservative on immigration and crime, areas where Republicans are heavily favored, so it makes sense why he’d find himself against Democrats base on those.
I’m just not seeing the problem. As I state in my defense, do you prioritize competitiveness with Republicans or conformity to the left wing? His approval is better than Republicans and he hasn’t obstructed Democrats legislative achievements.
I get that every time there's been a threat to democracy in the past it's been overblown. But right now we're in a war of aggression where the president didn't even bother trying to sell it to us. Among other dictatorial realities I've already enumerated. If you don't think any of that is really happening, then I get Fetterman perfectly. But it is actually happening, and Fetterman keeps voting for it.
I'm all for people of every political stripe joining hands and singing kumbaya. But when it comes to our representatives, there's a higher standard. They need to represent us, not the regime. Representatives who can't do that are failing at the most basic function of their job.
Good article. Until democrats jettison "the groups" or at least muzzle them, they will keep being linked to the far-left activists that drive away the normals
A necessary take but every defense needs a prosecution. The most fundamental thing a Democrat can stand for is democracy, and Fetterman has failed that test repeatedly.
Fetterman was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against the war powers resolution to reign in Trump on Iran. This is a war that almost every American opposed before Trump launched it, and still most Americans oppose even now. Is an insane war with no end strategy and in which the administration has failed to demonstrate that it can avoid civilian harm to a reasonable degree. It was done in violation of the Constitution as there was no emergency to justify article II powers, but by failing to advance the resolution Congress has given it cover.
Take Republicans out of the picture for a moment - this vote is unacceptable in a democracy. Adding the existence of Republicans makes it "bipartisan". But that doesn't make it a reasonable vote. It's a vote for dictatorship.
And it's far from Fetterman's only pro-dictatorship vote. He voted to confirm Trump enforcer Pam Bondi as head of DOJ, instantly converting the agency from an independent law enforcement department into part of Trump's personal crime family. It's now known for political prosecutions of Trump opponents and news reporters and for covering up the Epstein files, and Fetterman voted for that. He also voted to keep funding DHS after the killings of protesters in Minneapolis.
What Trump abuse of power is too much for him to support? I ask that honestly. Has he voted against a single one? Fetterman will "bipartisan" us into a one-party failed state.
So voting for or against war powers resolutions has nothing to do with democracy.
Also, none of the votes you cite as examples of Fetterman’s devious curtailment was he a deciding vote: his vote wouldn’t change the outcome. He’s pretty conservative on immigration and crime, areas where Republicans are heavily favored, so it makes sense why he’d find himself against Democrats base on those.
I’m just not seeing the problem. As I state in my defense, do you prioritize competitiveness with Republicans or conformity to the left wing? His approval is better than Republicans and he hasn’t obstructed Democrats legislative achievements.
"You're with us or you're against democracy"
I think you've been playing too much Helldivers
I get that every time there's been a threat to democracy in the past it's been overblown. But right now we're in a war of aggression where the president didn't even bother trying to sell it to us. Among other dictatorial realities I've already enumerated. If you don't think any of that is really happening, then I get Fetterman perfectly. But it is actually happening, and Fetterman keeps voting for it.
I'm all for people of every political stripe joining hands and singing kumbaya. But when it comes to our representatives, there's a higher standard. They need to represent us, not the regime. Representatives who can't do that are failing at the most basic function of their job.
Sadly true!