Larry Marso

San Francisco

[Larry Marso @larrymarso]

The Washington Post has a new slogan! "Information Can Be Poison."

[Michael @Mike95158556]

@BasedMikeLee Where is the RECORDED roll call vote you promised? If it was truly just a voice vote, then you are deceiving us. Where is the promised roll call vote showing WHO voted yes and WHO voted no?

[Cleta Mitchell @CletaMitchell]

There is a serious constitutional crisis when the legislative branch of the federal government is unable to legislate because of self-imposed ‘extra-constitutional’ rules and procedures. The Byrd Rule… named for a long-dead Democrat leader who appears to control the Senate from the grave. The filibuster rule that can’t work because of some long ago interpretation of the filibuster process.

The question is whether the Senate leaders will continue to allow their foolish adherence to arcane rules and procedures to create this constitutional crisis.

They say they won’t “nuke” the filibuster. But they also won’t overturn the long ago ruling by a parliamentarian who “interpreted” the 2-speech rule to mean the filibuster can never ever end.

As we have had to learn more about the Senate rules, it is becoming increasingly clear that the Senate is refusing to protect the filibuster by overturning the interpretation that makes the filibuster impossible to end without a supermajority.

That’s a constitutional crisis and rather than seriously address the issue and the procedures and the rules, the Senators left town.

So disgraceful.

We will know soon enough where these Senators went if they traveled during the recess. How many went on junkets. Who had fundraising trips. What they did rather than face their responsibilities.

Like funding DHS.
Like securing our elections.

Like addressing this constitutional crisis they have allowed to take over the Senate and that they refuse to remedy.

This is not what the voters bargained for. This irresponsible bunch of Senators who refuse to protect the Senate and ensure its ability to function to serve the people.

They’re mad at @BasedMikeLee for calling this all into public view.
On full display so we now see it - understand it. And hate it. But he’s not the problem. They just didn’t want the public to ever find out. But now we know. And we are disgusted.

@EIwatchdogs @BasedMikeLee @chiproytx

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

Hello Senator Thune,

At 3 AM on Friday, March 27th, in a near-empty chamber, you passed a bill by voice vote that excludes all funding for ICE and CBP.

Let me repeat that: voice vote. No roll call. No record of who was there. No accountability. Just you, Barrasso, and a handful of senators shuffling paper in the dead of night while America slept.

You could have demanded a recorded vote. You chose not to.

You could have held the line for five more days until the House returned. You chose not to.

You could have used the same procedural tools Democrats have used against you for 40 days. You chose not to.

Instead, you gave Chuck Schumer exactly what he asked for, DHS funding minus immigration enforcement, and called it a win. Then you walked to the cameras and blamed the Democrats.

Let's be precise about what you did:

1. You caved to a demand Democrats made on Day 1 of this shutdown. Forty-one days of supposed hardball negotiation, and you settled for their opening offer.
2. You handed them a template. The next time Democrats want to defund any agency — ICE, CBP, or anything else — they now know: just shut down DHS and wait. John Thune will fold at 3 AM.
3. You punted to reconciliation. "Good possibility," you said. Not "we will." Not "guaranteed." Just maybe. Meanwhile, ICE operates on fumes from last year's bill with no certainty of future funding.

The precedent you set:

You have argued for months that the filibuster is sacrosanct. That the 60-vote threshold protects minority rights. That we cannot bend Senate rules for policy wins.

But at 3 AM on Friday, you bent every norm that actually mattered:

• Voice vote to avoid accountability
• Empty chamber to avoid debate
• Midnight deal to avoid scrutiny
• Immediate recess to avoid questions

You'll bend the rules to avoid a fight. You just won't bend them to win one.

What you've actually accomplished:

Democrats demanded ICE restrictions. They got ICE defunded.

Not reformed. Not restrained. Defunded.

And you're out here tweeting about how Democrats are the "Defund the Police" party while you just voted to defund border enforcement at 3 in the morning.
The question you should answer:

Why did this deal have to happen at 3 AM?

Why couldn't it happen at 3 PM, with cameras rolling and every senator on record?

You know why. Because you didn't want your voters to see what surrender looks like.

Here's my message: We saw it anyway.

Stop hiding behind "Democrat obstruction." You're the Majority Leader. You set the schedule. You control the floor. You chose this outcome.

Own it.

[Joe Garofoli @joegarofoli]

California Democrats' crisis deepens as defiant governor candidates dig in https://t.co/OYTGu7bVfD via @sfchronicle

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Just in: A pedestrian fell from the sidewalk in Union Square in front of a 38-Geary bus early Tuesday. SFMTA has taken the driver off-duty and is testing whether the employee was under the influence.

📝: @leahygarrett https://t.co/kYsERZTzcq

[Larry Marso @larrymarso]

@mattdorsey @greenbergnation @grok summarize the 2020 draft ballot measure and similar concepts in supervisor Matt Dorsey's @mattdorsey proposal

[Larry Marso @larrymarso]

Democrat San Francisco supervisor Matt Dorsey @mattdorsey has resurrected provisions of the 2020 ballot measure I drafted, co-sponsored by Richie Greenberg @greenbergnation, on the eve of covid lockdowns. https://t.co/hTA1gx35CT

[Richie Greenberg @greenbergnation]

I co-authored a ballot measure restricting homeless centers: Require closure within certain timeframe; deny persons w/weapons/drugs; Center operators violating rules be shut and defunded. Sadly, it was Feb 2020. Covid hit, signature gathering abandoned. https://t.co/Ygqh0RUPci

[Mission Local @MLNow]

NEW: In San Francisco, arrests at ICE check-ins have resumed...

https://t.co/NZAx7FGDcd

[Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @christopherrufo]

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has quietly revived a scandal-plagued program, which has funneled millions to left-wing nonprofits that specialize in African healing ceremonies, transgender reparations parties, and other ideological excess.
https://t.co/OmQL1GfsVW

[The New York Sun @NewYorkSun]

Stanford Law School announced that the assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Tirien Steinbach, who allowed students to heckle a conservative federal judge, has been placed on leave. https://t.co/QZsfhm8Dah