Congressional Democrat cannot:
1. Arrest anyone.
2. Sue anyone.
3. Block Cabinet Picks.
4. Set the legislative agenda.
5. Set the scheduling.
Telling them to do things that they can't do only makes things worse.
1. Arrest anyone.
2. Sue anyone.
3. Block Cabinet Picks.
4. Set the legislative agenda.
5. Set the scheduling.
Telling them to do things that they can't do only makes things worse.
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Sen Schatz just announced a hold on all State nominees until USAID is back.
Several members just went down to USAID HQ.
all 47 dem senators should be automatic "no" on any future nominees
or we can grab the torches and pitchforks (which is prob where we end up anyway)
Some other Dems need to do the same thing for Treasury until Elon & his minions get out of the building and out of the data systems, and for DOJ until the purges stop and the fired agents and prosecutors are reinstated.
Every single confirmation should be a no but they're acting like NOTHING is going on.
Certainly not all of them, but far too many.
at the very least they can file articles of impeachment, even if congress rejects it, at least we have an agreed upon reason as to what we are doing and why.
most of us will back them, even if senate republicans won't.
But it would have to be "Congress," and not members of it. No way the Republicans vote for this.
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/can-congress-sue-president-other-questions-executive-power/
Any Democrat that votes for Trump nominees is a Trump loyalist
People are afraid and crying out. Their calls for action aren’t logical, but they are understandable.
They are starved for the assurance that their team is awake, aware, and willing to try something to stop the madness.
Arrest anyone? Who is to do this arresting?
Block cabinet picks and then he fills the seats with even worse picks.
There need be no "legisltive agenda" bc we are not a nation of laws.
The common mark among poor ideas is the failure to ask "What then?"
Republicans have spent decades filing bs lawsuits to stall Dems
And I do think that we need to file lawsuits. I don't think it's the Congressional Dems who can do that though.
States should be doing that. That's how the Reps usually do it.
I do understand congressional and senate dems can only do so much though
But yes, there are lawsuits.
I watched a town hall meeting in Oregon.. It was good to see Sen Merkley and local leaders answering questions.
Optics, matter - it is the SUBjective which motivates hearts to action; very very few of us embrace the consistency of an OBjective life and indeed it's a lifelong pursuit
1. Call the police! Taking over the treasury is illegal!
2. Go to Treasury/USAID (thank you Andy Kim!)
3. Make their presence/objections known
4. Get on TV and social media. Be VOCAL!
How lame is our govt if elected reps can't do anything about UNelected billionaires committing a coup! 🤬
If Tommy Tuberville can gum stuff up..
Then literally a seasick porcupine could.
Maybe every one of them should be louder and max pain in the ass, but they have no power.
Maybe states and state AGs can sue everything
Maybe the press should do more investigative reporting on elon, iq47 and their boss Mr. P