[croes]

> 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]

It’s “cede”.

[userlander]

More cowardice

[rhelz]

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

[bediger4000 → rhelz]

Only for Dem presidents

[actionfromafar → rhelz]

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

[nine_zeros]

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!