Americans with Disabilities Act is getting gutted

Remember when Nancy Pelosi presided over the gutting of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Neither do I.

Because it didn't happen.

The most privileged thing I have ever heard is "both parties are the same" because they fucking aren't. 93.5% of Democrats voted against this bill, 91.8% of Republicans voted for it.

These laws exist because people were routinely taken advantage of before the ADA, and lost their jobs and livelihood because they were disabled, when they were perfectly able to do their jobs.

Most employers are not sued under the ADA, because most employers follow the law. The only people who will gain from this are abusive managers who will do everything in their power to crush their employees.

But if you voted third party because of your "Jill Not Hill" bullshit, there are going to be people who are going to lose their jobs because they will be abused by their employers just like we used to be. Clinton (who has been fighting for the rights of disabled people for over 25 years) would have vetoed this, but it is almost certainly going to pass under this Republican trifecta.

Remember what good the filibuster did against tax reform? This thing is likely going to become law.

What's even worse is they passed this in the dead of night as America was reeling from one of the largest school shootings in history.

Kick United Russia out this November. Millions of disabled Americans rely on you.

 

http://www.newsweek.com/house-republicans-americans-disabilities-act-civil-rights-808106

Historic Government Shutdowns

Two shut downs later, and you know what has changed?

Our credit worthiness is declining in the eyes of investors and our purchasing power has taken a small hit.

You know what hasn't changed?

DACA has not, and cannot pass this year. It just doesn't have the votes.

This is also the second time this has ever happened under a trifecta, the first time was last month. The truth is, United Russia can't govern.

It is time for a change in strategy. We need to Get Out the Vote, Degerrymander our country, and get great candidates running for office up and down the ballot.

 You know the last time that happened? It was 2006 and 2008, which made very real changes in the health care for disabled people around the country and our health care inflation is down significantly from where it was a decade ago despite continuous attacks from Putin over the past year. It also restored the most important rules from the New Deal giving our financial system our stability.

Let's do what works.

Let's take back our government.