if those Ukraine funds are already appropriated and a lawsuit needs filing, wouldn't that be an effective response from Dems to trump's address tomorrow
Seven with sufficient integrity and dedication to the US Constitution. The openly craven nature we’re seeing, the contagion of self-promotion and self-enrichment do not predict a spine discovery.
And only seven to save Ukraine; only seven to save Pax Americana; only seven to save North America as we’ve known it. But given Republican spinelessness it might as well be seven quadrillion.
Nice but who will pay for security forces needed to protect them and their extended families from the 1500+ thugs in his private militia who owe him for their freedom?
Flipping both houses, while a good thing, won’t “save” anything. Trump would just veto anything they pass purporting to constrain him.
You a couple to flip in the House (which will allow impeachment to pass) and 22 to flip in the Senate, so a conviction & removal from office can be had.
Yes, there’s absolutely value in that! But it’s not going to save the country or restore scientific leadership, or salvage the Pax Americana, or anything of the things people in this thread have said only seven are needed to do.
Republicans want this. They have wanted to kill people by ending regulations on water, air, and food safety. They have wanted a purge of the poor, disabled, sick, and non-white by cutting any economic safety nets that help them live and work.
💯💯‼️ You got that right! They’ve been pushing for this BS and won’t stop till this country is completely broken They’ve lied to Americans for decades How else could a party of billionaires get the poorest willfully ignorant most hateful ppl to vote against their own best interest
Can, should, won’t. Republicans are spineless cowards. Nazi traitors. They will not ever stand up and observe the oaths they took. They’re scum. They deserve the worst.
This derailment has only just begun.
Its nationwide, has momentum & we're on a slope.
...the carriages that brought them & the ones
that preceded them, lay crumpled like unpaired
boxy feet below the two gaunt legs of tracks
terminating at the cliffs edge of the narrow ledge
they dared lay tracks...
I really think they’re holding on until they can figure out a way to rig permanent Republican control of the federal government and render elections obsolete
One of the biggest takeaways for me is that Hitler could have been easily stopped both by opposition inside Germany and by Britain and France on a multitude of occasions all the way up to 1940. But every time they hesitated it became just a little bit more difficult until eventually it was too hard.
Still needs a critical mass of pressure from the right and a way out for Rs who claim they cannot dissent because of death threats / violence (i.e., getting them to either resign or govern). Early signs indicate this is conceivable but unclear how bad it gets before it becomes a *real* possibility.
There is no mechanism to stop this slide short of that. None. The question is whether someone takes the controls from him before he flies into the cliff and try to land it bumpily, or whether we collectively wait for it to slam into the cliff-face which will be a whole lot bumpier
In the absence of Mike Johnson deciding that maybe his theocracy will wait a few more years, what are the constraints on getting a bill considered by the House? Other than, obvs, having sufficient GOP support (i.e. just over a third of them) for a veto override?
The markets operate on a time delay. This dip isn't a response to him today, its him a month ago, even if he died tomorrow there's still long tail effects of all the rubbish he's tipped on the US population as the whole economic engine grinds to a halt.
I truly just don’t understand the endgame. They’ve got all the money they could ever need. Other than just being evil and enjoying watching people suffer what do they gain from any of this?
the Republican party is controlled by religious extremist billionaires and their goals are not compatible with democracy or secular society, the endgame is those things no longer being able to oppose them
Not to trivialize in so few characters, but the same sickness that drove them to accumulate such incredible bank account numbers which they do not value can never be satisfied.
They have a seriously huge, black hole where their humanity should be, and can never fix it so they keep accumulating.
All evidence says it’s putins end game - the GOP/Trump/Elon blackmailed by kompromat Putin gathered over decades, including most recent RNC hack
Trump is just the face of it to keep MAGA compliant/useful idiots. Putins goal is to destroy and embarrass the USA and western democracy. Annihilation.
It's a cult because the ultra rich were allowed to get richer and buy up regional monopolies of media then the guardrails against their influence on politicians were eliminated.
There are literally about 10 Rs (in house & senate combined) who could end this. I mean the immediate “this” … the mess afterwards (like Vance?? Johnson?? Nope) will take time.
Well... there are two other options but neither of them are particularly pretty (though I'd be more than happy to see the one that doesn't involve a Military uprising come to fruition)
Impeachment is the real solution. But there are other half measures that an active Congress could engage in. They could begin investigations which would create public pressure. They could implement limiting legislation that would cabin the exec more. And if those are ignored, then impeach.
Our politicians have been trained to be empty suits for decades, vote the way donors say, be PR/customer service flaks to the voters.
They are damn lost because they haven't "governed" for decades.
I mean to grind the gears to a halt and launch investigations. But yes, to remove him they’d need 20 GOP senators. But they’d also have to impeach/convict Vance first, and then, of course, that would lead to Johnson. But a handful in each house could cause a lot of problems for Trump.
It needs to be as bumpy as it can be. They need to feel the pain. There's no other way. If not then they'll think he was doing great and was stopped by the deep state. It'll repeat the same shit all over again.
They (correctly) recognize that Trump is their only ticket to power for the next generation, and that he leads a violent cult. This isn’t a defense; They’re spineless cowards. I’m just giving a perspective of what would have to happen to make them turn on Trump.
I think if social security gets cut off that will be the heat death. Multiple months of nonpayments and/or more and more people getting caught up in not getting their checks is going to get your regular Trump voter raging
While I agree with the overall sentiment, there of course is a bottom, like if he had literally a 0% approval rating, he would be impeached and removed. It's just a question of what the bottom actually is, and if it can realistically be hit
During the waning months of the W misadministration, W's approval rating was in the mid-20s, basically the crazification factor (google it) and Cheney's hit 19.
The bottom is the point when Republican members of Congress are afraid of losing their primaries for continuing to support him. Unfortunately we are a long, long ways from that
No really. There is no bottom to the depths of Republican malfeasance and corruption. They’ve have 10 fucking years to stand up to this!! Instead they capitulated, bowed down, refused to hold him accountable to our laws and constitution. What the FUCK makes you think they’d ever do the right thing?
And the people who keep voting for them are the biggest problem of all. Americans are the problem. We are a rotten, ignorant, backwards, racist, sexist lot. Our people fucking suck. We are reaping the consequences of their abject ignorance and laziness.
I honestly think they’ve hitched themselves to his cult of personality. If his approval was zero their move is to consolidate power, control their message in their oligarch owned media and subjugate the populace. Think 90s Russia. We’re already well down that path.
I also don’t buy that his approval will ever get to zero or even single digits because a decent 20-30% of voters are also bought in to the cult of personality and as long as Trump is owning the libs he’s A-OK even if their family is starving.
It's time for Democrats to fight dirty like Republicans, because there is no way to stop the pain now & if we're going to have pain we might as well use all the leverage we have. No more deals with the Republican party on anything.
Insiders claim this is because they are fearful for their physical safety and for that of their families. I hate to say it, but the only thing that can change this situation is if they begin to fear the people more than they fear the proud boys.
My rep said on his phone town hall tonight that it is happening. & some are scared for physucal safety, and some for their positions & that they need to keep them to be able to do what they think is right.
I think they should do what is right NOW or resign.
Please understand that I did not intend to make excuses for spineless Republicans. I actually intended my comments to suggest that regular people may need to put the fear into these representatives. It was a lightly veiled suggestion that they need to be afraid to not do better.
True but they are busy giving speeches of concern, reading for the SOTU dog n pony show, and they’re all looking for their cajones. Lost them right after their Oath of Office.
But why in the world would they do that? They have established a permanent chokehold on power, and unlike the Dems these are people who aren’t ashamed to want power and will do literally anything to keep it
Yes, if only there was some way to influence the GOP senators and representatives that are part of the coup to put a stop to it. Like if only there was some way to make them know we are serious.
Republicans are engaged in an ongoing Ponzi scheme, and they will continue to double down exponentially so as not to be murdered by raving gun nuts whose support they have attracted over the years.
You gotta go after their inflated sense of self importance. Trump is proving they are all impotent lickspittles and there isn't anyone in the country that respects them.
We get mad at the Democrats, we don't even consider the Republicans. They aren't even worth trolling.
Can they though? They need to act soon because a few more rounds of purges and placement of toadies and I wouldn't want to bet which side the military will come down on. The best time to remove him was in 2019, the second best in 2020... hopefully we get a third attempt soon!
I got that same letter or close to it in 2020 when I wrote my US Rep at the time, Gary Palmer. He’s about as worthless an elected official as any in history. I got gerrymandered into a different district, thankfully.
Führer must means "leader" in German. It wasn't some special title. It was the fanatic devotion to a coward liar who took advantage of a new method of communication.
It's both sides my guy. Absolutely yes, the right is the overtly racist shitbags. Definitely "worse" but the left also does NOTHING. They are complicit, waiting for the right to be taken down so they can assume power for the oligarchy again.
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Seven Republicans who love America more than they fear Trump.
Seven to flip both houses.
Seven.
Seven to restore scientific leadership.
Seven to uphold the rule of law.
Seven.
It just so happens that there are three “Republican” House members who represent districts that voted for Harris:
Mike Lawler NY-17
Don Bacon NE-2
Brian Fitzpatrick PA-1
Don’t look to him.
Then, I'll call tomorrow and talk to a staffer and say this.
All these times I've called and emailed, yet no response.
This feels like a great talking point. Thank you.
Sent an email.
You need 24 (or 25?). 2 (or 3?) to flip the House and 22 so the Senate can convict.
Should be a piece of cake.
You a couple to flip in the House (which will allow impeachment to pass) and 22 to flip in the Senate, so a conviction & removal from office can be had.
Trump will never be convicted in the Senate - and that would entail President Vance anyway. But placing Congressional roadblocks can only help.
and whatever kompromat Trump has on GOP…
it’s lit asf
JD Vance: “That’s my thing”
The American people, in their infinite wisdom, decided that, "When you're 'white', they let you do it. You can do anything." ... AGAIN.
trump understands some White people like a KKK Grand Dragon.
They aren't going to end this.
Its nationwide, has momentum & we're on a slope.
...the carriages that brought them & the ones
that preceded them, lay crumpled like unpaired
boxy feet below the two gaunt legs of tracks
terminating at the cliffs edge of the narrow ledge
they dared lay tracks...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17254000
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.180182/page/n43/mode/1up
The naive hesitation.
https://youtu.be/AWSWqn7UHYM?si=TuIOvBTbwRJoZxSy
Authoritarian takeover needs crises to solidify power. Our desperation and impoverishment benefits them to finish creating a new system.
Greed is a disease.
They have a seriously huge, black hole where their humanity should be, and can never fix it so they keep accumulating.
Trump is just the face of it to keep MAGA compliant/useful idiots. Putins goal is to destroy and embarrass the USA and western democracy. Annihilation.
This much is clear from their influences
Nixon's approval was approaching mid-20s before his fellow Republicans booted him out
There are things the administration is doing that I know are illegal and unconstitutional and which I know courts can curtail.
But there are also terrifyingly damaging things the admin is doing that is legal -- and the only one who can stop that is Congress.
Plus, a Congress willing to impeach Trump would also be willing to impeach Vance, should he deserve it.
It’s the US military or some other military that will end this, chances are.
Americans, we must mount our own Maidan Revolution.
It’s time.
They are damn lost because they haven't "governed" for decades.
It’ll just be king Trump/putins puppet, his “trusted advisors” - only reined in on the whim of corrupt SCOTUS
They’re already setting the stage for it, by the time amount has the balls for impeachment it could be too late
Heck, they could impeach him now if they wanted to. They'd have their pick of what to base the impeachment on.
Nothing is going to just *happen*.
Data :
https://web.archive.org/web/20091226120911/http://pollkatz.homestead.com/files/approval-data_files/zzzmainGRAPHICS_14808_image001.gif
80% of white Evangelicals voters view him as their personal savior, so uh....
1. US allies are deserting us.
2. Weaken US trade = weak US dollar
3. Civil unrest within the US
4. Leave NATO & UN = ZERO protection
5. Sell US to highest bidder $5 MIL Gold Card
6. Destroy democracy & Constitution
Could be any policy, really.
I think they should do what is right NOW or resign.
And I don't like where that leaves us.
They also already have more protection than all the ordinary people threatened by all this.
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Anyhoo back to woodworking...
That didn't stop the appointments of Hegseth or RFK Jr. And it isn't stopping Trump from breaking the economy and handing it over to crypto bros.
Democrats do not have enough seats because we didn't give them enough.
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Submit articles of impeachment every day. Let Republicans have to vote to support him every day. Every time he perpetrates another egregious act.
House Democrats can introduce it, but it will never get any vote unless the majority party bring it to vote.
Like how Mike Johnson delayed the vote on Ukraine aid for 6 months last year.
Republicans own this. Sadly.
We get mad at the Democrats, we don't even consider the Republicans. They aren't even worth trolling.
They’ll do nothing.