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3. Not a big shock that Robert Reich makes the case for Dems shutting down the government.

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 12:37 AM

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But the surprise was seeing two other knowledgeable and prominent people less known for radical responses call for it too.

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government

Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.

So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down.

Morally, Democrats must not enable what is now occurring. Politically, they cannot remain silent in the face of such mayhem.

Dan Rather (and Ezra Klein) are raising the same question and making the case for doing so.
https://substack.com/@steady/note/p-173138267

Rather quotes Ezra Klein from the New York Times:

Ezra Klein in The New York Times brings a new argument and a new reasoning to this debate: “[J]oining Republicans to fund this government is worse than failing at opposition. It’s complicity. If there’s a better plan than a shutdown, great. But if the plan is still nothing, then Democrats need new leaders.”

Rather concludes:

Whether it is national Democrats pulling the purse strings from Trump or state Democrats refusing to enforce laws and mandates deemed illegal, resistance is building. And Democrats need to build it fast. They can’t wait for the 2026 midterms to check Trump’s power grab.

One prominent and knowledgeable advocate would be unsurprising but also unconvincing. But three?

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Not to "bash Democratic public figures," but... regnaD kciN Sep 9 #1

Shut it down. Shut it all down. PSPS Sep 9 #2

Not a big shock that Robert Reich makes the case for Dems shutting down the government. summer_in_TX Wednesday #3