Optimistically, they’re supposed to be organizing people onto the streets by calling out Trump’s bullshit. I can’t disagree that their actions have been underwhelming as a group so far (good on Bernie and AoC though) but I think this is a good move.
The Trump administration is clearly willing to silence whistle-blowers so we need something outside the GOP’s reach to document these issues.
At least pretending like they care would be a good start. They unanimously approved a few Trump appointees on the promise that the republicans might reconsider one or two and whoops the dems once again got the football pulled out from in front of them. They literally cannot learn the lesson that bargaining with the republicans gets them nothing in return ever because they are the only ones who will hold up their end of the deal…
Blocking nominations, slowing down general procedures, grandstanding about every fucked up stupid thing that Republicans are doing, Lock up the Senate and the house with debate and bullshit, introduce bills that would do the things that people actually want even if they’re not going to get voted on, wherever possible don’t cooperate, stop confirming his appointments, etc.
The Democrats should not be letting Republicans get anything done. Republicans always manage to rule from the minority by just being obstinate little shits. The Democrats should at least try that.
Donald Trump must be stopped and since that’s not possible the least they should be doing is slowing his roll.
Democrat from New Jersey, Andy Kim, voted to confirm Kristi Noem. Do not really care that his vote would not have changed the outcome, that is completely unacceptable.
Even in a minority position, elected officeholders have a bully pulpit, and any US Congresscritter or Senator is among the most politically powerful people in America. Any one of them could call up a local TV station, ask for an interview, and they’d gladly put them on the air, and could actually say something people need to hear. They could come to a rally, post a video to YouTube. Any one of them could walk into one of the Musk-captured bureaucracies and refuse to leave until they’re arrested. Anything like that would get people’s attention, and might matter in some small but genuine degree.
That would be leadership. That would be resistance. That would be something. What Dems are doing is damned close to nothing.
There’s no answer. People wanna bitch all day is all. Perhaps if a shit ton of people didn’t decide it didn’t matter in November the Democrats could have actual power to do something.
To who? Y’all haven’t done shit and are letting it all happen.
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Optimistically, they’re supposed to be organizing people onto the streets by calling out Trump’s bullshit. I can’t disagree that their actions have been underwhelming as a group so far (good on Bernie and AoC though) but I think this is a good move.
The Trump administration is clearly willing to silence whistle-blowers so we need something outside the GOP’s reach to document these issues.
They are at least signaling some sort of action now, so as you said I think it’s a good move as well.
At least pretending like they care would be a good start. They unanimously approved a few Trump appointees on the promise that the republicans might reconsider one or two and whoops the dems once again got the football pulled out from in front of them. They literally cannot learn the lesson that bargaining with the republicans gets them nothing in return ever because they are the only ones who will hold up their end of the deal…
At a bare minimum they can stop doing that.
Blocking nominations, slowing down general procedures, grandstanding about every fucked up stupid thing that Republicans are doing, Lock up the Senate and the house with debate and bullshit, introduce bills that would do the things that people actually want even if they’re not going to get voted on, wherever possible don’t cooperate, stop confirming his appointments, etc.
The Democrats should not be letting Republicans get anything done. Republicans always manage to rule from the minority by just being obstinate little shits. The Democrats should at least try that.
Donald Trump must be stopped and since that’s not possible the least they should be doing is slowing his roll.
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Democrat from New Jersey, Andy Kim, voted to confirm Kristi Noem. Do not really care that his vote would not have changed the outcome, that is completely unacceptable.
Even in a minority position, elected officeholders have a bully pulpit, and any US Congresscritter or Senator is among the most politically powerful people in America. Any one of them could call up a local TV station, ask for an interview, and they’d gladly put them on the air, and could actually say something people need to hear. They could come to a rally, post a video to YouTube. Any one of them could walk into one of the Musk-captured bureaucracies and refuse to leave until they’re arrested. Anything like that would get people’s attention, and might matter in some small but genuine degree.
That would be leadership. That would be resistance. That would be something. What Dems are doing is damned close to nothing.
Not throwing the election by abandoning the working class would’ve been a good start.
For one, not voting to confirm the most awful, dangerous, unqualified cabinet nominees this nation has ever seen. That would have been a good start.
Respect the law to the same extent that the opposition does. Direct Action included.
There’s no answer. People wanna bitch all day is all. Perhaps if a shit ton of people didn’t decide it didn’t matter in November the Democrats could have actual power to do something.