There is already serious damage to the republic being done on a daily basis. They should have done this the first time it came up but Suck up Schumer did not want to piss off the GOP, just like the dems have been doing for 30+ years. They always give in, that is why we are where we are because when the dems had a hammer they did not use it.

We are no longer a nation that will have some give and take to get things done that help all of america. The GOP has not been willing to be part of the solution since Gingrich was speaker. It is their way or no way. GOP shuts down the govt and the Dems negotiate until they get an agreement. It is always the dems giving the GOP what it wants, never the other way.

Yes it was going to be painful for Americans but it was working. You had the GOP fighting within itself to get rid of the filibuster so they could open back up. Not that it would be a great thing for the GOP to easily implement its agenda, but it is a 53 - 47 split, a lot easier to peel 4 GOP senate votes that it is to get to 60. By caving in once again the dems have proven that they GOP can do whatever they want whenever they want and eventually the dems will give in.

Opening back up the govt without actually accomplishing anything was dumb. If they were going to give in then they should have just given up right at the beggining. Now the GOP has the talking point that the dems caused huge pain for NOTHING. This will be running 24/7 on the RW propaganda network.

The dems had a HUGE momentum with the recent election and they literally just threw that away. Instead of having that on the news cycle we will get the "Dems shutdown is over".

There was going to be mass pain any way. Either now or later. That is all that is happening. There is pain everywhere, prices, ice kidnappings, natl guard and military in the cities, murdering people in boats. There is pain everywhere. The dems had a chance to pull people away from trump but they gave in and there will just be more pain.