In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the D.N.C. sought to compel the government to say whether it plans to deploy armed federal officers in this year’s elections.
That’s genuinely no joke no exaggeration what hitler did. Send hired thugs to election sites to “protect” them in a time of crisis (which they blamed on a convenient enemy).
I mean cool…
Republicans: No we don’t plan on doing that now.
Republicans at election time: ok send the troops. Hey we didn’t think we were going to when you asked previously! What are you going to do about it?
There was an ‘emergency’.
The answer: we have to show up anyway, even with the threat of violence.
First of all, VOTE.
Sign up to be a poll worker, election judge, election observer, etc. Volunteer to drive people to their polling place. Volunteer to escort voters who are most at risk of intimidation or suppression, especially if you’re a white male. Use that privilege for good.
I’m at the point I’d sign up to be an armed observer at the edge of whatever perimeter it’s allowed - big question is how I signal I’m one of the good guys.
wear something appropriate to have on a pride float and make sure your gun matches.
Go 1700s style and hire a kid to follow you around carrying a pride flag on a long pole and a drummer / saxophonist playing some George Michaels tunes
If you have to sue to find out, the answer is probably yes.
Yes and no; these asshats have an aversion to admitting ANYTHING as they’re convinced it will be used against them.
Q: “Is the sky blue, yes or no?”
Anyone in the Trump regime: “We all know that the sky exists, AS IT HAS for forever. Furthermore, any idiot knows what color the sky is. If you want to know what color it is, just walk outside and raise your eyes. This entire question is a hit job!”
Okay, what are you going to do if he does send troops? Nothing? Call the election illegitimate and actually combat the fascists?
Organize escorts for minorities so that people can vote
Ok, I’ll admit I’m surprised to see the Dems have have relocated their cojones. That’s good, but let’s take it to the next level and find a way to prevent the government from a literal and complete nosedive into martial law?
They don’t have any real power. So its going to be on us to pull that off
Don’t worry, just like with the war powers acts, if the Dems find out that there is a concrete plan to steal the elections you can rest assured that 4 Dems from safe districts will join up with the republicans to vote down any attempt to stop it.
https://time.com/7382846/democrats-who-voted-against-war-powers-resolution-iran-conflict-trump/
212-219 because 4 Dems crossed over, if they had held to the “party line” that’s a 216-215 vote.
The best thing for the Democratic Party is for everyone to blame those 4 politicians. It happens every time though, different politicians, always just enough.
There’s only two ways to interpret whats going on. The first is the one the party wants you to believe, they are just too weak to keep their members from voting against the party. They like this because they can reframe that weakness as a strength, you see they are such a big coalition and put such a priority on independent decision making that it’s a good thing that just enough Dems defect every time to keep the party from achieving any goals. What can they do? Aw shucks, guess whatever horrible thing we just failed to stop is going to happen.
The second way, which I think is closer to the truth, is that they are bought. For each issue there’s some deep pocketed interest going “alright pick a few people from safe seats, just enough to pass / vote down this thing.”
Otherwise it’s just terrifically bad luck right? Every consequential vote has a different set of just the right number of defectors to not do anything.
All the while the emails and texts go out pleading dor just a little bit more money. Sure we couldn’t get the bill you wanted passed, but if you give us some more money for our fight fund, boy you won’t believe how much we will not fight next time.
As a lifelong democrat that donated thousands of dollars to them over the years, I’ll still vote for them because our voting system means there’s no good alternative, but I’m no longer believing they are anything but controlled opposition. They make noises, they go on tv and say “oh this is bad,” but when it comes to actually doing anything about it they are always just a little short. They need just a few more seats, just a couple more donations. Ok we’ve got a 58 seat majority in the senate, but you know, it’s really time to compromise and make sure the republicans get what they want.
Actually, I agree with you, which saddens me. I voted for Bernie anyway. I had to type his name into the voting machine. I knew Bernie had no chance, but I felt like I should stick with my principles. When Biden was chosen over Bernie, I felt a shift in the Force. I was glad Biden won, but also recognized that somehow the political terrain had changed, possibly beyond recognition.
All of the major political players are just that, players in a neverending game of … whatever this is.
