Still crazy that the "moderates" think since we're defending Ukraine from a genocide. That means we need to fund Israel's genocide against Palestine...
But that's what happens when people think the right answer is always "half of each position"
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Still crazy to me that somehow this will decide our next president. Listening to people explain ( and they are unfortunately 100% correct ,) how this will make people vote a certain way is so batshit crazy to me. Blame before the solution simply means more people are going to die for no reason.
There's few things that make me feel less American than an election
There's a lot of lobby money tied into that but there's another policy pill that's hard to swallow, as well. The US has stated numerous times that after the assault on Hamas is over, Palestinians should and need to be the ones to govern themselves either through a new government or the Palestinian Authority which has been kept out of power since Hamas assumed rule in the West Bank. Israel hasn't committed to that solution and without the US, there is no one to make them commit. So if the US pulls out, now, Israel still won't stop and the resolution will be Palestinians living under Israeli rule. There isn't a right answer or path forward so they're opting for the least bad, long-term.
Earth could either be spherical or flat. Therefore we should act on the basis that it's a half sphere to encapsulate both positions into our world view.
The craziest thing is that a single person can decide what the representatives can vote on, and thus keep the entire country hostage. In many civilised democracies, any faction (usually there are more than two) in parliament can introduce bills to be voted on. Which would make this whole thing impossible, because there clearly is a broad majority for a huge Ukraine aid package. But they don't get to vote on it, because a minority can demand that unrelated stuff get tacked onto the same bill. What does Israel (armed to the teeth anyway, and not currently putting their might to good use, losing what sympathy they might have had after the October 7 atrocities) and US border security have to do with Ukraine? You want to vote on those issues, too? Fine, introduce a bill and vote on them. Separately.
(usually there are more than two)
You've hit on the biggest failing of the US version of democracy.
Omnibus bills get made because it acts as the compromise document. Instead of promises to vote on separate bills, all the compromises are lumped into one bill to vote on.
It is also important for a Congressional system like the US, with two houses with their own democratic mandate and an executive who can veto. Most countries have a Parliamentary system, or at least a different kind of system without the stark division of powers that the USA has.
Nice, finally
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Biden intends to “underscore the United States’ unshakeable commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine” in its war against Russia, Jean-Pierre said.
Top Biden aides have been in contact with lawmakers directly involved in the negotiations, including Schumer as well as Sens.
He previously said he’d oppose unconditional aid to Israel unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government changes “its current offensive military approach.”
Senators last week resumed talks about border provisions, which Republicans have insisted be included in the foreign aid bill, after the measure failed.
Murphy stressed that “we are not going to put Donald Trump’s immigration policies into statute” as he spoke about the battle over the border provisions of the aid bill.
Asked by host Kristen Welker if an additional $60 billion in Ukraine aid could change the outcome of its war with Russia, Murphy said he believes it would.
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