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  Large increase to US military and increases to DHS and ICE funding
context: The nine Republicans broke from the GOP and voted for the bill were: Reps. John Katko (N.Y.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Liz Cheney (Wyo.), Fred Upton (Mich.), Rodney Davis (Ill.), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) and Steve Womack (Ark.).
  Only two — Fitzpatrick and Womack — are returning to Congress next year. The others either opted against running for another term or lost their reelection races. >
  
  Because he represent the district I live in, I just need to add that the reason that Chris Jacobs didn't seek re-election is because he simply said that he might support an assault rifle ban after a white supremacist spouting replacement theory intentionally targeted a heavily black area four hours from his home and slaughtered ten black people at a grocery store.
  So just for saying he might support a ban, the Western New York GOP dumped the nephew of billionaire Jeremy Jacobs.  But hey, it's not a cult. >
  
  WNY Republicans are some of the absolute dumbest fucking people I've ever met/have to call family. >
  
  Once could argue you could remove the “W” and still be correct.  Once could also argue you could remove “WNY” and still be correct! >
  
  9 house Republicans realized letting a fractured and idiotic GOP attempt to fund the government a month into a new Congress would be an absolute shit show >
  
  Seven of the nine realized now that they're retiring they should probably do the right thing to try to save their legacy. >
  
  Could they switch to Dems and elect a house speaker? >
  
  I'd imagine only incoming members get to vote on that >
  
  So, 7 House Republicans who voted in favor will be out of a job in 10 days anyway, and the other two will be out of a job in two years. It blows my mind that the GOP is totally OK with crippling government operation just so they can try to make Democrats look bad. Just wait until the vote on whether to raise the debt ceiling or not. >
  
  The SCOTUS will say it's unconstitutional, if Biden ignores it you're going to be reminded of January 6th. Remember these people are getting bolder by the year, and are taking less to be set off >
  
  Honestly... Ok? We know their play book for Jan 6th and we don't have a president who will sit idle hoping they succeed this time at toppling the government. We may get to find out who will really win in a battle between 2nd amendment LARPers and the military...
  Spoiler alert: the military will win.
  The only other alternative is continuing to be held hostage by insane, right wing terrorists who are willing to set the house on fire with everyone in it to save the house. >
  
  January 6th was largely unarmed insurrectionists. You say the military will win, but DC has 3400 national guard and 2000 police. I don't know how you can believe that would actually beat an actual attempt at a coup. January 6th was peaceful compared to what it could have been.
  70 million or so voted for trump. 1 percent of them with AR 15's would take the capital in 20 minutes. >
  
  It’s not about taking the Capitol, it’s about holding it. You really think that if a horde armed MAGA LARPers descended upon the Capitol, shooting and killing National Guard and police, that the military would just let ‘em have it? The full weight of the US Armed Forces would come down on them, armed with A LOT more than just AR-15s. The second these out-of-shape, slovenly cowards see tanks pointed at them, platoons of troops surrounding them, and drones in the air waiting to rain hell down on them, 95% would surrender. The remainder would be instantly eviscerated.
  Like in all of human history, the one and only factor that determines whether a coup succeeds or fails, is which side the military is on. >
  
  How many of the armed forces would have fought when trump, the commander in chief, said stand down? Thankfully we don't know. It's trusting them, and their bosses, to do the right thing. >
  
  
  How many would have fought
  
  If they slaughtered thousands of US military service members and civilian police? I’d bet my entire life savings that the answer would be all of them. 
  Members of the Armed Forces are bound by the Constitution to refuse any unconstitutional orders - and an order to not respond to a hostile, violent, treasonous force holding sacred federal property that slaughtered more US soldiers than were killed in all of Afghanistan.. is 1000% unconstitutional.
  In this ridiculous hypothetical, to think that any outcome other than the swift, overwhelming destruction of the traitorous occupiers would have happened is ludicrous fantasy. >
  
  People really overestimate the effectiveness of an armed populace. >
  
  
  The nine Republicans broke from the GOP and voted for the bill were: Reps. John Katko (N.Y.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Liz Cheney (Wyo.), Fred Upton (Mich.), Rodney Davis (Ill.), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) and Steve Womack (Ark.). >
  
  Now get them to switch parties >
  
  It’s so revealing to see what representatives actually want once they’re no longer fearing for their re-election.
  I’d be interested in seeing a case study on “exit” votes versus previous voting records. >
  
  And one Democrat broke away to vote no >
  
  Say her Name. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Let the Progressives be proud about standing alongside the fucking MAGA hats. The squad has voted against Ukraine so many times that it really is just fucking disgusting. >
  
  Did she provide a justification? Or was just seeking attention to discuss some other issue?