croes 6 hours ago

> In this case, Republican leaders did so using a particularly unusual contortion: They essentially declared the rest of the year one long day, nullifying a law that allows the House and Senate to jointly put an end to a disaster declared by the president.

yawpitch 5 hours ago

It’s “cede”.

rhelz 6 hours ago

Wasn't checks and balances supposed to correct this kind of thing?

  • actionfromafar 5 hours ago

    To silence Republican congressmen you don't have to threaten defenstration, merely a suggestion of being primaried will suffice.

nine_zeros 3 hours ago

Republicans are spineless traitors willing to cede the will of the people to a dictator.

Talk so much about gender but here we have Republicans changing the definition of a day.

Madness!