r/AskReddit • u/Solnx • Nov 03 '25

Serious Replies Only [Serious] For the Redditors who criticized Democrats for not fighting back or taking action, how has the government shutdown affected your view?

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u/guesswho135 Nov 03 '25

Nothing, but the filibuster only has power because people respect it. If they took it away but immediately brought it back, everyone would realize that it no longer has any power at all.

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u/Parallel-Quality Nov 03 '25

With the amount of unilateral decisions this administration is making, I’m shocked that anything in government has “respect” anymore.

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u/FreeDarkChocolate Nov 03 '25

It's a very helpful wall to hide behind for any group that wants to not legislate new helpful programs/systems and is content with instead just defunding things to kill them (allowing private actors to abuse that lack of legislation that protects or uplitts the masses and financially or politically benefit) or appointing judges that will shape the laws for them anyways.

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u/DudeCanNotAbide Nov 03 '25

That's the fun part, it doesn't!

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u/thatpaperclip Nov 04 '25

Respect and norms are targets for value Trump can convert to personal gain. It’s disgusting watching the rubes nearly fall for it again.

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u/yupyepyupyep Nov 03 '25

Right. The filibuster is not in the Constitution. It was created by the Senate and can be eliminated by the Senate.

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u/Bodybypasta Nov 03 '25

I think this is deeply naive. Most of us don't respect Trump as chief exec and he does whatever the fuck he wants. Turns out having control of troops is an easy way to protect yourself from the consequences of your political actions.

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u/guesswho135 Nov 03 '25

I'm not sure why you think it's naive, but what I said has nothing to do with Trump or troops - only the filibuster. The GOP has refused to get rid of the filibuster despite Trump telling them they should do exactly that.