• dhork@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    They also cancelled special TSA escorts for members of Congress. That’s a perk that some members take very seriously.

    This seems like a targeted attempt to affect Congress directly. And with all due respect to Rep. Mace, I think more Democrats fly commercial than Republicans. Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me to find Elon funding a fleet of private jets to ferry his preferred Congressmen (and maybe a few Congresswomen, if he thinks they’re hot) around during this dark time, leaving Democratic officials stuck in line.

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      3 days ago

      Problem is that just slows down getting a new budget passed. So in an effort to punish Democrats DHS is also hurting itself in not letting congress do their job effectively

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        Republicans despise government, though. They view Congress’s job as doing nothing.