It is nice to see a *few* Democratic members of Congress energized by the fight and willing to buck leadership CW because they know it’s ineffective and outdated.
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In mid michigan we have a brand new US House rep. Long time city councilwoman and then was brand new as a state house rep, served half her term then ran for the vacant US house seat and won. Smart and as good a person as we could ask for in govt. Not sure she is the right person for this fight tho.
Maybe this will energize her. Sometimes people are at their best when they’re on the back foot. I think with freshman legislators, encouraging them to fight and saying you’ll support the fight is helpful
All true. But she has this seeming deep desire to connect with her republican constituents. Too much emphasis on bipartisanship. Its a reflection of her goodness but this is not the time for it. This isnt even 5 years ago. This is a bloodless coup. So far. The gop wants her in a camp
I sent emails to my reps today, and one to Speaker Jeffries. I said that right now bipartisanship is collaboration, and that the people feel abandoned.
I feel like we have to flood the zone to get them to understand what we see so clearly, and that the public is alarmed and demanding action.
And Jeffries. I hate all this going toward the center mealy mouthed bullshit. I don't want to go to the center. I want someone to go kick the entire DOGE staff in the shins
I don't think now is the time to go along to get along. Having Apartheid Clyde in the government computers is very unpopular. He needs to hammer on that.
It would be optimal if we could all move as a cohesive group but not at the expense of a need for consensus blocking any kind of resistance to Trump and Elon
At some point, if leadership isn’t cutting it—partly because they’ve been around too long to understand that the environment we’re in is not comparable to prior bad periods we’ve been through—we have to work around them
I hope someone is sliding some food under the bed where Jeffries and Schumer are hiding. I'd hate for them to go hungry while the battle rages above them.
The younger members of Congress have some of the bureaucratic stopgaps at their disposal and if the Congressional elders won’t use them, then stop treating those people like they’re leaders. They’re not.
The leaders are from a different era and frankly can’t even understand what’s happening now. They don’t even understand how their phones work. It’s time to stop paying attention to Schumer and Pelosi and listen to AOC and Crockett and the squad. The establishment got us here they won’t get us out.
There are plenty of people who want to govern in a stable environment when things are going well or ok. There aren’t that many people who want to lead when the odds are against them.
Like Joe Biden. Came in at the time we needed informed, competent leadership. Even negotiated a significant pause in the Hamas / Israeli conflict.
Biden did!
And that’s just not about building defenses against destructive partisan nonsense. (Or generic idiots like Elon who are too incurious and self centered to bother to learn how the govt he wants to destroy works.)
Dead on the money. I’m so encouraged by recent activity of @maxwellfrost.bsky.social & @repjasmine.bsky.social who get it. They’re the leaders we need. Also need young blood at the DNC.
We can't lay all this on Chuck.. There's plenty of blame to go arou Biden not stepping aside to begin with. 1M ads Trump ran about taxes going for trans prisoners getting gender reassignment surgery not one serious ad, not one forceful word in pushback. It got mentioned by others in passing after.
Just tried to call his office. Message: “Office is closed, call back.” What the heck? We’re in the middle of a coup and he can’t set up process so Americans can communicate with Sen Majority Leader? 😡
Schumer makes my blood boil. Staff won’t answer phone; not accessible at physical office; won’t take messages. Step aside for someone who will actually lead.
Just this morning I read an article that all of NY's lawmakers at pretty much every level, especially our people in Congress, Schumer & Gillibrand in particular, are getting inundated with phone calls and emails. It's pretty much the same for phones and emails for all of Congress.
Understood, but they need to bring in a few new volunteers or interns to help w the volume. And fast. Ignoring constituents right now is not a good look.
Keep trying. Write through his website. Whatever it takes.
All of Congress is getting absolutely inundated right now about Trump & Elon trying to wreck the govt, so there might be reason for being unable to get through. There are a lot of ppl chiming in about him stepping aside or stepping back.
Recording was garbled and no ability to leave VM there either. “ Every system is perfectly designed to get the results that it gets.” W Edwards Deming.
I’ve rotated thru my senators’ local offices until I’ve found one that’s taking messages and isn’t garbled. But I wonder if Schumer is getting even more calls as Sen. Leader
They are ineffective. We need a grassroots effort to kick out these establishment politicians and elevate more candidates who will actually work on behalf of the American people, a government that works for working class and middle class Americans.
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I feel like we have to flood the zone to get them to understand what we see so clearly, and that the public is alarmed and demanding action.
Biden did!
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social @schatz.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
to some extent
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social but he could be more forceful.
They do need to message better about the problem and offer some humble apologies and request for patience to the people.
All of Congress is getting absolutely inundated right now about Trump & Elon trying to wreck the govt, so there might be reason for being unable to get through. There are a lot of ppl chiming in about him stepping aside or stepping back.
I call daily, local and the switchboard.