Posted on 03/27/2026 1:06:45 PM PDT by DFG
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.
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Jim
When Data Republican talks. I listen.
The Uniparty surely has contempt for us.
THUNE IS A LOSER.
Send it back make these lazy SOBs vote
griswold3 wrote: “When Data Republican talks. I listen.”
Not in this case. The Dems lost big time. The GOP won.
Thune is the new Boehner (Old Yellow Stain).
You can tell by the cut of his jib. By the smell of stale scotch and b.o. By the beef sweat that
oozes out of his greasy pores. By the warn soles of his toe tapping airport restroom shoes. By the
$300 haircuts, and car salesman suits. Dippity-Do. Dipptiy-Do.
Arsewipe is full of "tricks", too clever by half. He is a democrat at heart.
I call him “Tom Daschle jr.” as that is what he is, another swamp creature.
“The government you elect is the government you deserve.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
People on here kept telling me ICE is funded for years. What’s the truth?
Trump: Do Not Sign It!
Send it back.
Operate TSA under Emergency Declaration.
Force the Save America approval with ICE in it.
Thune’s after shave reminds me of 3 day old fish...
John Thune, shuffling in the dead of night,
Take these senator eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to lead
John Thune, fly, John Thune, fly,
Why don't you make Chuck Schumer cry?
John Thune has done the impossible: he has made Mike Johnson look like Dirty Harry.
Thune may turn out to be even worse than McConnell. He’s either compromised or unwilling to fight. Either way, he needs to be replaced.
Schumer and Thune seem to be identical twins when it comes to governing. Another reason the way Congre$$ is failing the American people.
ICE is funded until September
Schumer and Thune seem to be identical twins when it comes to governing. Another reason the way Congre$$ is failing the American people.
VETO!
Let's face it, these 'elected representatives' only show up about 45-60 days a year. They get paid for 365. The rest of their time is spent hustling for dollars, donations, and their tax-exempt foundations.
"Of the People, By the People, For the People" is an outdated ideal.
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