The end of year Government extension was what is called a clean bill, meaning it didn't include any additional provisions, including any changes to DACA.
Now enough Democrats supported this extension that it passed and the Government continues into January.
Some interest groups that wanted the bill held up unless something about DACA was done are now protesting the Democrats who voted for it.
That is fine but of course the reason a clean bill was used was to avoid long debates and a Government shutdown.
It should be noted that extending or replacing DACA isn't supported by many Republicans although it is supported by nearly all Democrats.
It was revoked by a Republican president and it would be pretty simple to pass a law that recreated DACA if the Republican majority introduced something reasonable.
However, shutting the Government down over DACA wasn't going to work.
Clearly many Republicans would be fine with shutting it down if it could be blamed on the Democrats.
The point is that protesting Republicans isn't effective, they may be voting against you anyways.
So direct your anger at your supporters, because they should shut down the Government instead of trying to get a compromise bill passed.
I find this the sort of logic results in Republican majorities and a dotard as President.
You are on my side but not enough on my side so I'll let someone who is against me win by not voting, or maybe even voting against you.
Politics is tough and I understand having an issue that is critical to you,
However, an all or nothing strategy often gets you nothing.
If you were happy that Hillary lost because Bernie was better, are you still happy?
Are you?
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