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@jwilker they actively voted for this, though.
The Republican conference overwhelmingly rejected the eight and rejected the motion to vacate the chair. Democrats did not have to support the motion, but they did, they stood up and chose to vote yes on the shutdown motion.
We should not allow them to escape. Blame for standing and voting yes to the question, particularly since there's a good chance that vote will put them in a worse position to influence legislation, harming their own causes at least in the short term.
