The Democratic maneuvers around Department of Homeland Security funding are being cast as deliberate political sabotage, and this piece argues Republicans should respond forcefully by ending obstruction, securing funding, and using legislative wins to cement long-term advantages.

“The biggest argument against democracy is five minutes with the average voter.” That line frames a larger frustration with how one party is handling a critical government agency, and it feels like more than mere partisanship. The current fight over DHS funding has left essential operations crippled since Presidents’ Day weekend, and the fallout is landing on everyday Americans. That kind of calculation — using public pain as leverage — is unacceptable and demands a clear response.

This standoff blends short-term anti-Trump outrage with a longer-term Democratic project to undermine ICE and immigration enforcement. Republicans point out they already moved to fund ICE through 2029 in the first reconciliation to prevent this kind of disruption. The contrast between that planning and the shutdown mentality on the other side is stark and politically revealing.

TSA agents are quitting because they are not receiving paychecks, and travelers are feeling the consequences. When a party treats service disruptions as bargaining chips, it crosses a line into deliberate harm; the term legislative terrorists fits that behavior. I have been reluctant about scrapping the filibuster, but this episode pushes me toward full support for ending it because the other side is demanding unrealistic concessions and weaponizing basic government functions over deportation policy.

I’m also fed up with these people, and I hate them. It’s time to nuke the filibuster, pass the SAVE America Act, fully fund DHS, and move every policy that advances our priorities. Doing so will not only restore services and security but also produce a steady stream of campaign material as results begin to show. Letting obstructionist antics stall governing is no longer an option when the stakes are this high.

We are on the verge of structural advantages that could lock in gains: the 2030 reapportionment, court decisions that may weaken elements of the Voting Rights Act, and favorable map rulings like Missouri’s recent approval by its Supreme Court. Those shifts mean political capital is flowing toward the GOP, and that capital should be spent to implement durable reforms, not squandered on ineffective bipartisanship theater.

Put President Trump’s signature on the legislation and let the political contrast be obvious. When conservative policies start delivering for working families, the media narrative won’t matter as much as tangible results. Many congressional Democrats will be pushed into incoherence as their base reacts to lost ground, and that political disarray is something Republicans should exploit rather than fear.

The GOP should stop treating Senate leaders like Chuck Schumer or House leaders like Hakeem Jeffries with undue deference. They are political opponents, not moral authorities, and acting like polite caretakers of their agenda hands them leverage they don’t deserve. Use the majority and pursue maximum authority — pass the bills, implement the policies, and let the contrast be the campaign.

Courage is required. No one wins applause for doing the right thing when the other side is openly playing dirty, and pretending that bipartisanship matters more than results is self-defeating. Ignore the media’s calls for compromise when compromise means letting elected opponents sabotage essential services and policy goals. Push through, secure victories, and nationalize the benefits of those wins.

If Democrats spin this as “wait until we’re back in power,” so be it. A MAGA-aligned legislative program enacted without obstruction will create a veto wall that makes repeal extremely difficult, and at worst leaves them to campaign on repealing popular reforms they won’t be able to overturn. That’s the right political bet to make for the country and for conservative governance.

I’m done with half measures. Nuke them from orbit, make Schumer more irrelevant, and let the political consequences fall where they may. Recent polling shows ICE polling stronger than the Democratic brand in some measures, and that gap should guide strategy — not caution. It is time to press the advantage until the opposition is politically desanguinated.

It’s a gamble, but I’ll take it.

*Totally open to changing my mind, but this is madness.