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Related: About this forumLawrence: Trump's budget bill has created a 'legislative suicide pact' for House Republicans - The Last Word - MSNBC
MSNBCs Lawrence ODonnell details how House Republicans are hiding debate on a massive tax cut bill that Donald Trump is urging them to vote for because they know what a betrayal it is to their own campaign promises apparently not realizing that if Republicans do pass this bill, they will lose the House of Representatives in the next election. - Aired on 05/20/2025.
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Lawrence: Trump's budget bill has created a 'legislative suicide pact' for House Republicans - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
May 21
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JT45242
(3,352 posts)1. They are not planning on ever again having free and fair elections
They think they have won...
Neonazi loyalists in charge of the military
Crazy loyalists in charge of the DOJ and FBI
Apartheid Clyde and his hackers
They are already arresting judges and threatening opponents with prosecution.
They plan to only allow one party on the ballot.
It does not matter how unpopular things are if the elections are already decided....just look at Putin.
msongs
(71,300 posts)2. impeachment means nothing without a senate majority in favor of conviction. Lawrence knows that nt
Rhiannon12866
(235,075 posts)3. And so do we after experiencing the TWO historic TFG impeachments

dweller
(26,613 posts)4. What else are they hiding ?
Are social security cuts in the bill ?
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Rhiannon12866
(235,075 posts)5. I certainly wouldn't be surprised, along with cuts to Medicare:

BREAKING: Top House Dem: CBO says Trump budget bill contains $500B in Medicare cuts - The Last Word - MSNBC
https://democraticunderground.com/132148765