MAGA Republicans Threaten Going 'Nuclear' To End Government Shutdown

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Source: Huff Post

Oct 10, 2025, 11:10 AM EDT | Updated 6 hours ago


WASHINGTON ― Some Republicans say they may have to take drastic measures and go “nuclear” by changing the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rules to pass a funding bill if the government shutdown drags on for a while and federal workers and military troops miss successive paychecks.

“I think if it takes too long, that’s probably an option that should be considered,” Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a top MAGA stalwart, told HuffPost. “There’s probably 80% of Americans that can’t go without two paychecks in a row. I think at that point we have to look at it and say, if the Democrats are still doing political stunts, we have to do the right thing and reopen the government and pay our employees.”

“I think most Americans would say, ‘Why don’t you reopen the government? You have a majority,’” he added. “But unfortunately, the rules are 60. That’s decently arbitrary.” The support of 60 senators is required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate and advance a bill for a final vote. Invoking the so-called nuclear option refers to changing this rule with a simple majority of votes.

On the other side of the Capitol, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has also argued that it’s time to end the long-standing Senate rule. “As far as worrying that using the nuclear option would damage partisan relations, let’s be real, that ship has sailed a long time ago,” Greene wrote in a social media post this week. “There are no partisan relations. Instead, Republicans need to learn how to wield power when they have it and govern.”

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Their strategy has been to "blame Democrats" despite the fact that the GOP CONTROLS all the levers of power and that bullshit is finally being peeled back to expose their "cover up" strategy for the Epstein files.

Thune could attempt a vote to "go nuclear" and do away with the 60-vote cloture rule for legislation in the Senate (which includes this C.R.) and that will put the whole draconian ball of wax COMPLETELY in THEIR court. All of it. Every last bit. It only takes a majority vote (51) to change the Rule and there are 53 GOP Senators.