Should Democrats Abstain From Voting?

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

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I am a firm believer that a lot of the bad things getting ready to come down in Washington, DC need to be fully and completely owned by the Republicans (IE...Obama Care Repeal).

I am wondering if (especially in the Senate) if all 48 Democrats should simply not vote on those issue, abstain from the vote, let the Republicans and Trump own it fully and completely. Let all of the blood on hands as it were be Republican Blood, as it it going to get far uglier than the first ten days we have witnessed.

Let Republicans vote first on every bill, and once they cross the threshold of 51 votes in favor of a bill, get up and walk out refusing to cast a vote for wrong sited legislation.

[guillaumeb]

1. Should they.............or will they?

I agree that they should not vote for any of the GOP agenda to dismantle the safety net. And they should refuse to meet for a quorum on committees, and use holds and other procedural delays on everything. Let the GOP see obstruction from the other side.

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

2. All we can do is HOPE

[onecaliberal]

3. Deny them a quorum

[OKNancy]

4. locking - please repost in General DIscussion

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