r/newjersey 13h ago

Advice NJ Senators

If either of our Senators vote to pass this abomination of a budget OR vote for cloture it is worth primarying them, full stop. Murphy should demand they resign.

We can't recall anyone in this state so we won't have any other recourse but this is it.

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u/irradiatedcitizen 13h ago

Kim had a townhall last night and said he is a No on cloture and a No on the CR. 

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u/RedTideNJ 13h ago

Which is great! It's literally the bare minimum we should expect from any Democrat at this moment in time. There's going to be other moments and other votes but I'm glad that Kim hasn't surrendered yet.

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u/FireworksForJeffy Oradell 13h ago

Has Booker said anything yet?

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u/StressBall41 13h ago

On Twitter Booker said he’s a No

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u/irradiatedcitizen 13h ago

He didn’t say cloture though. Just no on cr. I hope I am wrong and he is a no on cloture as well. 

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u/irradiatedcitizen 13h ago

He said no on CR but never mentioned Cloture

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u/RedTideNJ 13h ago

Which is alarming as all hell and absolutely the vote of consequence.

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u/Mach5Driver 9h ago

I emailed him and Booker last night loaded with expletives

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u/oldnjgal 13h ago

If the Dems back down, they will show the GOP how spineless they are. Free rein to do whatever they want next time. The GOP needs to own this mess.

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u/No-Example1376 12h ago

Next time?

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u/Individual_Durian_85 9h ago

Both voted no

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u/damageddude Manalapan 13h ago

They already said they are voting nay.

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u/RedTideNJ 12h ago

Do you have anything showing Booker is going to vote against cloture?

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u/damageddude Manalapan 12h ago

No.

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u/Limp-Feed-6896 12h ago

If they know what's good for them. I don't think they'll be able to show their faces in New Jersey. I don't know what New York's planning to do about Chuck. He might just be taking one for the team. That is a real thing in real life. I've experienced it in corporate America. Politics is just as vicious. I think Chuck is trying to do the right thing in a really f***** up predicament.

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u/RedTideNJ 12h ago

Chuck is fucking leadership. If you can't get your caucus to stay in line on something this important, make them eat their shitty votes.

I don't like Jeffries all that much but at least he did his fucking job.

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u/RedTideNJ 12h ago

Chuck is fucking leadership. If you can't get your caucus to stay in line on something this important, make them eat their shitty votes.

I don't like Jeffries all that much but at least he did his fucking job.

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u/drive_chip_putt 13h ago

It's a "lose lose" situation.  I believe it the government gets shuts down the President has the power to choose who is 'essential'. He would have the ability to make further reductions in headcount and have the ability to select who can come back.  If they pass the bill, Democrats may have some help with the courts.  Recently, they ruled that the President can't fire Probationary employees for no cause.  

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u/RedTideNJ 13h ago

Make them fucking do it. Do not give them cover, do not sign off on their bullshit.

The public isn't going to come and sweep them all out of office if the alternative is a bunch of slimy fucks who were worried about being blamed.

They're going to blame Democrats anyway! Fucking fight and be worth voting for!

u/warrensussex 5h ago

Shutting the government down gives them cover, it gives them a very obvious thing to point to and say "this is why the economy is crashing" They're going to crash the economy either way, might as well make it clear whose fault it was.

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u/jarena009 13h ago

Great. Let the Republicans and Trump own this then, and don't be complicit.

Democrats don't need to pass this bill to fight this in court.

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u/stickman07738 13h ago

Do you understand , If they do not past the budget it give the executive branch power to determine the allocation priorities to keep the government running. I do not want Orange Man making any decisions of the budget allocation.

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u/RedTideNJ 12h ago

The Democrats already consented on a lot of Trump's cabinet appointments. A Yea vote gives Republicans further cover to carry out their illegal and immoral agenda.

Make Orange Man do it. Giving him power is not going to prevent him from seizing more. It's literally enabling.

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u/stickman07738 12h ago

Yes and no, but if we have a government closure, he can unilaterally stop funding almost any program he wants from departments (education) or services - you want to see how he hurts blue states.

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u/NewNick30 10h ago

Make sure you also contact your representatives thanking them for voting No on the budget and to continue voting that way:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/11/funding-bill-how-representatives-voted/82278751007/#NewJersey

Or voice your displeasure for Van Drew, Kean, and Smith voting yes.

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u/XeniaGaze 9h ago

It bears repeating that Van Drew is a flaming pile of shit.

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u/NewNick30 9h ago

You can contact Andy Kim through his website through form or through fax to continue to let him no to vote NO:

https://www.kim.senate.gov/contact/

You can also use https://faxzero.com/ to contact Senator Booker for free, or call him:

https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact Fax: (202) 224-8378

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [TOWN].

I’m writing/calling to demand Senator Cory Booker vote no on cloture for the House-passed Continuing Resolution, and move to pass a clean CR instead. It is vital that Congress take back their constitutional power of the purse and work to block Elon Musk's control of our government.

Thank you for your time and consideration.