Yes, but, there is a possible silver lining here. It may also provide some accountability to those in congress. This way they’re not just grossly negligent standing by and letting it happen. It will make them specifically vote in favor of it, making them directly complicit. And they can’t afford to have hardly anyone abstain from voting on it because congress is so close. This means that the few GOP congresspeople that represent purple districts that are up for election in 2026 will have to choose. 1) risk losing their seat to a dem for supporting wildly unpopular cuts, or 2) split from the party on the votes for those cuts and then the worst cuts don’t go through. It’s a small victory, but a welcome one to me.
Yes, but, there is a possible silver lining here. It may also provide some accountability to those in congress. This way they’re not just grossly negligent standing by and letting it happen. It will make them specifically vote in favor of it, making them directly complicit. And they can’t afford to have hardly anyone abstain from voting on it because congress is so close. This means that the few GOP congresspeople that represent purple districts that are up for election in 2026 will have to choose. 1) risk losing their seat to a dem for supporting wildly unpopular cuts, or 2) split from the party on the votes for those cuts and then the worst cuts don’t go through. It’s a small victory, but a welcome one to me.