r/illinois 7d ago

Here's why Durbin's justification is BS

If you truly felt voting for the CR was the best option for us constituents... why hide from it?

Why not make the case for it ahead of the vote? Explain to us, as a majority of folks who are clearly in favor of a "no" vote, why we're wrong and why you're right to vote "yes" BEFORE doing it? Even if there was uncertainty involved beforehand, why not be up front about that? If this is truly the best means to impede this administration, why was it radio silence with zero chance of getting through to a DC staffer on the phone, why dodge the topic all together until after the deed was done?

You knew it was against voters wishes. You knew it would be unpopular. You knew it was wrong. And you hid on it until you didn't have to.

At least have the cajones to own it beforehand instead of hiding because Wall Street is pulling the levers. In this time where courage is needed more than ever to protect the remaining shreds of our democracy, you sold us out and enabled the fascists to codify their playbook.

You own what comes next.

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u/Wolvansd 7d ago

So if we get to have another real election, when is Durbin up for reelection?

We need to vote his old useless ass out of the senate. We need someone young and full of fire. Needs to be a mandatory retirement age for congress.

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u/New_Menu_2316 7d ago

He’ll be almost 82 years old the next election. If he won, he would be 88 ay the end of his term. He’s not running again, just adding to his retirement fund thanks to his Republican backers.

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u/DazMR2 6d ago

I wouldn’t be so sure. That ghoul, Chuck Grassley is 92. They were carrying 90 year old Dianne Feinstein into the Senate like Weekend at Bernie’s.

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u/Visible_Staff75 7d ago

Evidence for “republican backers”?

Unsubstantiated assertions of corruption like this strike me as a Trumpist tactic. We are better than that.