Not that I ever liked what Democrats do. Ramming a bill through at two in the morning, which time there are few of the opposition in attendance, is a disgusting and childish way to get legislation passed. But you have never ever ever ever ever heard ONE SINGLE Democrat criticize Congressional Democrats for doing it. What's more, no Democrat has ever, to my knowledge, claimed that a bill so passed was less legitimate than one passed in the civilzed and traditional manner.
So why are they now shouting "Shame! Shame!" at Republicans? How dare they?
Will they be held to account for their hypocricy? Does anyone think they will receive hate mail from people claiming to be Democrats but surreptitiously damning their behavior as evil?
Don't hold your breath!
Meanwhile, I can't say I like what the republicans did, but how else were they going to deal with the fleebaggers?
Which brings up another issue. Who will criticize the fleebaggers for running from the vote? Or any of the other several instances when democrats fled from a vote so that it couldn't be held. Again, don't hold your breath.
Oh, and I have a suggestion for legislatures all across the country: pass laws that will make it possible to get bills passed even if the opposition bails out.
Editing to add:
Mary Magdalen Moser, daughter of a former Wisconsin "top democrat" (possibly the party leader in WI? I missed hearing her father's name), is angry about the missing legislators and is speaking up on this issue. She calls what they're doing "cheating", and says that just because you don't like an issue doesn't mean you run away from it. Bless her heart!
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