Five Democrats Voted With The Fascists To PUNISH Sanctuary Cities!

[MayReasonRule]

https://defendingthetruth.com/t/handful-of-house-democrats-join-republicans-in-sanctuary-city-crackdown.150960/

This makes less than zero sense to me.

[LoisB]

1. I don't know much about any of these folks but it seems that every time I read something

about Cuellar, it seems to be that he has voted with Republicans.

[Captain Zero]

3. He is older than the hills too

I think.

[karynnj]

24. Isn't he also under investigation?

I think he almost lost a primary last time to an impressive contender. I suspect this is his last term

As to the others, I think Golden represents the more conservative part of Maine. MGP represents a district that had been red. Her win was a surprise.

[onenote]

32. Cuellar had no primary opponent in 2024.

Jessica Cisneros ran against him in the Democratic primary in 2022 and 2020 and narrowly lost. If she had won the nomination she very likely would have been crushed in the general election. Cuellar's district went for Trump in 2024 by a 53.1 - 45.8 margin.

[karynnj]

42. Thanks.

Does that mean with his age and the district's voters, this is one we stand to lose? Making ONLY his vote for a (Democratic) speaker important.

[slightlv]

25. I reached out to him decades ago for some help,

he was as bad as a republican back then, too. I have absolutely no use for him. I don't consider him a DINO, I consider him a republican.

[LoisB]

27. Disgusting. What use is he?

[slightlv]

30. He was worse than none, when I lived in Texas.

[hamsterjill]

35. Cuellar was hand picked by a bunch of Republicans.

I know this because when he was first picked, I worked for one of the Republicans' companies. There were discussions about running him as a Democrat because the area that he serves is/was mostly Democratic. A decision was made and he ran as a Democrat.

Cuellar's record speaks for itself.

[LoisB]

36. Wow. No wonder. Thanks for that background.

[GoodRaisin]

44. If it's a democratic area go ahead and primary him?

I doubt democratic constituents like watching him vote with republicans.

[hamsterjill]

45. One would think, right?

He's been primaried, but he won. He has a lot of money backers, and this is, after all, Texas.

[Captain Zero]

2. It still would have passed anyway

Wouldn't it?
Maybe I'm not counting the votes right..??

[dickthegrouch]

4. The wider the margin by which it passes, the greater the "Mandate" that the fools claim

It happens time after time, the GOP deplorables look at the gap between Yays and Nays and claim more of a mandate to pursue their insanity / cruelty / damage.

With "friends" like these folks, who needs enemies?

[W_HAMILTON]

8. Have you not been watching Republicans? They will claim they have a mandate even if it doesn't pass.

I think the posting of these sorts of votes where how individual Democrats vote don't ultimately matter is just to continue the almost decades-long mission by some to """take down the Democratic establishment."""

So, no, how these handful of Democrats voted won't matter one iota in whether Republicans claim they have a mandate or not, but they will be used to depress potential Democratic turnout by using it as another false example to push """both parties are the same""" bullshit, which ultimately only hurts Democrats because Republicans are a cult and they will vote Republican in the end regardless.

[pimpbot]

16. GOP can yammer on about "bipartisan"

Now that some dems voted for it. I know we don't actually want to be like the GOP, but it would be nice if we could muster some spines and show a united front to whatever crazy bill they are trying to ramrod through.

[betsuni]

38. Rule: 1- 12 or so Democrats vote in a way that doesn't change anything and they're immediately

named, breathless with outrage and disgust, as proof the whole party is an elderly wealthy elite corrupt establishment of Republican Lite/conservative/moderate/centrist/ THIRD WAY /Vichy Dems/bribed by oligarchs/hate and ignore the working class/will stop at nothing to defeat progress/always assumed to have evil motivations etc. etc. etc.

Of course if you ask them the names of all the shadowy evil enemies, who exactly is the "old guard of the Democratic Establishment" and who's the oligarchy supposedly controlling everything, names of Democrats who have changed votes because of campaign contributions, names of DNC members that are "rigging" elections, who are the elites, who are the Democrats "not fighting" and how do you know --- no no no, no names there. They just know they are right.

[MayReasonRule]

40. Happy Saturday To You... I Whollly And Wholeheartedly Disagree

Not calling out bullshit does nothing but encourage ongoing bullshit.

Every time.

This is that.

Party unity is not defined by ignoring deleterious actions by members of our party.

Quite the opposite.

[mzmolly]

5. If they're running against Republicans

I do know what to do. Vote for the less than perfect Democrat.

[Scrivener7]

7. Unless a better Democrat wins the primary. And this is information to consider during the primaries.

This is a ridiculous vote.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. These Democrats have been winning their primaries.

That's how they got into office to begin with.

I don't recognize all the names, but I recognize a few of the usual suspects and they have had primary challengers in the past but apparently beat them and their Republican opponents in the general, so...

[Scrivener7]

11. Yes. But maybe someone better will run against them at primary time.

[Captain Zero]

14. Cuellar still under indictment for BRIBERY

Henry Cuellar's Texas indictment for bribery is still active. He and his wife were indicted in May 2024 on charges of bribery, money laundering, and acting as an unregistered foreign agent, according to the Department of Justice. The trial is scheduled to take place in federal court in Houston. While the initial trial date was in July 2024, it was delayed until after the election in November 2024. The trial is now set to begin in the spring of 2025.
(This is from Wikipedia, but we are past springtime, so who knows?)

[mzmolly]

12. Agree.

During the primaries, vote for the best candidate.

[dsc]

6. Don Davis is my Congressman

sadly I am not surprised.

[wendyb-NC]

20. He is my Congressman, also

That's a disappointment.

[Ritabert]

10. Here are the usual suspects

Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Laura Gillen of New York, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington.

[Samael13]

13. I know its not popular

But if we want any chance of taking back the house and senate we have to accept some dems aren't gonna be flying a ultra liberal flag some are gonna be more moderate or conservative just because of the areas they represent. Having lived in texas before there are democrats that dont support the idea of sanctuary cities and we have to accept that. Personally id rather win with imperfect candidates than lose with perfect ones

[milestogo]

15. I'd rather vote for candidates who do the right thing.

[TomSlick]

17. It can sometimes be a hard call in a primary

whether to vote for the Democrat with whom I agree or the one that has the best shot at winning the general election.

With the republic on the line, I'll vote in the primary for the Democrat who has the best shot in the general election.

[speak easy]

18. Henry Cuellar is the Democrat who voted for the anti-abortion

'Born Alive' bill. The only Democrat He is also the only Democratic Rep. I know of who did fundraising for a sitting Republican in a competitive district.

If concurring with Texas' anti-abortion laws and supporting Republican candidates is just imperfect, I don't want to know what impermissible is. We paid big time for giving free passes to Zell Miller and Joe Lieberman.

[lonely bird]

22. Enough with the "ultra liberal" crap

There is literally nobody who is ultra liberal in congress.

[BidenRocks]

19. Hey Musk!

This is your mission!
Primary these fucks!

[soldierant]

21. Cuellar doesn't surprise me.

Gluesenkamp Perez does a little. The others I don't know about. At least none of them is mine.

[onenote]

33. Trump won her district in 2024. So its no surprise.

I know a lot of folks will disagree, but my test for who to vote for in a primary is who has the best chance of defeating their repub opponent. And four of the five identified in the OP won in districts that Trump won and all are ranked as toss-ups for 2026.

[soldierant]

46. Oftentimes that is the best way to vote in the primary. I do believe there are exceptions - but, I agree, not many.

[Ping Tung]

23. My rep is on that list and she's going to have to change course to get my vote in 26.

Last week I sent her a note telling her that her votes decides my vote the seat.

I didn't get a response. And, now, voting against sanctuary cities makes my vote very questionable.

[travelingthrulife]

26. They all need to go.

[et tu]

28. what good are they

if they don't hold dem values- useless
get them out!

[onenote]

34. And replace them with Republicans? No thanks.

Four of the five are from districts carried by Trump in 2024. They are ranked as toss-up districts for 2026. A progressive candidate will not win in these districts. Period.

[et tu]

41. didn't say that

but do get better candidates
why are we stuck with these?

[onenote]

43. What you think is a better candidate will lose in these districts

They are essentially repub districts that voted for Trump.

[J_William_Ryan]

29. Pragmatists?

Perhaps they believe such a measure would not pass in the Senate.

Or would be struck down by the courts as un-Constitutional – which it is.

There's also no such thing as a 'sanctuary city.'

[republianmushroom]

31. And the Dem. national committee wonders why I won't

give them money.

[Initech]

37. Fucking what? This is bullshit!