#House #GOP Passes Bill to Avert a #Shutdown, Daring the #Senate to Accept It
Approval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where #Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a filibuster and to passage before a midnight deadline on Friday.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/house-stopgap-funding-bill-vote-government-shutdown.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=91F98B57-1554-445A-97DA-17684F62EE4B
@Nonilex Here's the problem... we're screwed either way. If the bill goes through, all kinds of nasty things happen but hopefully those can be argued in court.
If the bill *doesn't* pass and the government shuts down, Trump will declare DOGE an emergency function and Musk can continue rampaging through agencies with nobody in the buildings to oppose him.
We've seen what he's doing, imagine how fast he'll move if nobody is there to kick sand in his face.
@Shdwdrgn @Nonilex a bit like arguing that it's an emergency function to optimize the engine's fuel use when there's no gas in the tank
They'll try, but it sticks out for what it is and can be fought in court
The alternative is to effectively ratify the lawbreaking so far and leave precedent that this is fine. And by the way, the way they're allowing the President more control over tariffs is to redefine the meaning of a day
Think a little on how that could be abused…