They're not going to push on anything unless it involves changes to the constitution or the electoral process because Trump is the best election pitch they're ever going to get. "See this guy? We're not him. Vote for us!"
More pain by Republicans equals more Democrat votes in 2026.
I think this speaks to a psychological need to have a figure on the left we can rally behind to inspire us to fight. There’s actually been multiple lawsuits blocking some executive orders, Democrats refusing to attend hearings, etc. But there’s a ton of noise and it’s hard to turn it into signal.
The electorate didn’t give Dems any power. Republicans hold both houses of Congress & the White House. Dems can scream bloody murder, but Repubs will outvote them every time. Be mad at the nonvoters/purity protest/swung for Trump who handed us this 💩 sandwich
This is bullshit. Republicans have many times been the minority party and each time they fought tooth and nail for what they wanted (and succeeded more than you'd expect). Democrats however see fighting for Americans as beneath them. They are too aristocratic to ever help the common man.
My point is getting missed. The Dems could still accomplish much as the minority party; it is not hopeless just because the Republicans have the majority.
I was just thinking that, if you want to be a commentator, then go get a career as a commentator. You're supposed to be in Washington to stop these people from doing what they're doing to us.
I wish they'd say they recognize how bad things are rather than make cringe dunks about egg prices. I'd like to know that they're actually aware of the unprecedented, unconstitutional cruelty and thuggery going on and that they're going to protect endangered marginalized communities. They're afraid!
Block nominations however they can, file suits against every illegal thing the executive branch does, introduce bills to specifically counteract Trump's executive orders and other actions. Even if it all fails, it can at least slow things down, and show that they're actually trying something.
I am so sick of people on here replying to me with some form of "what can the Democrats do? They're just helpless little babies! Don't yell at them!" They need to a) be an actual opposition party or b) go away and quit wasting our time
I mean, I'm all for the Dems going away and letting an actual left-wing party grow, but at the same time...if you want people to do something in government, you have to -actually put them in office-.
Exactly. I can not believe how weak the response has been (ok, I CAN, but…). This isn’t a surprise. He has been saying what he was going to do for years now. How was there no plan to respond, oppose, and obstruct?
Thought your name sounded familiar, so I checked out your profile - I've really been enjoying poison ivy! And it's one of the few comics I'm (relatively) caught up on!
Nothing, they plan to do nothing but collaborate. They do not care about you at all, they care about empire and the ruling class. They were willing to support and facilitate genocide than win.
All due respect, but I think we are well past that stage. I think we need to ask ourselves what we, individually and collectively, plan to do about it, through whatever acceptable means and channels still available to us, before the fascist takeover is complete, and we are out of options.
We must do something ourselves. Do not rely on others to do the reclamation. Badger and shame your state and local representatives if they are submitting to tyranny with calls and mail. Attend town halls. Shame them. Organize with others, a small group can be a spark that starts a firestorm.
Almost like the dems are really just part of the same capitalist party and are presently assigned to act like a voice of opposition to siphon energy from real solutions.
As far as I’m concerned, your job is to stop any agenda he’s trying to push, don’t work with him just like they won’t work with you. You can point out all of the bad things he’s doing, but don’t go in those quiet rooms and work with these people,You can’t you’ll be double crossed every time.
Make it so bad you'll think you were living in hell.
When they accomplish that task, they will still want more suffering. There is no bottom. There is no enough is enough. Until they are physically stopped we are screwed
Rejoin the common market and establish an EU preferred visa employment system (green card)
Join an EU defense force
Reactive U.K./EU arms aircraft and weapons production
Act now are surrender to fascism
They can block bills in the Senate with the filibuster, they can sue over illegal EOs like they did with the frozen funding, they can work at the state level to protect people's rights, and they can prepare for midterms to take back the house.
Whether they'll actually do it is a different question
—illegal firings of protected civil servants including IGs, DOJ staff, personnel generally who are being conned with illegal buyout offers
—injunctions to stop unqualified person having access to government computer systems and records
The judicial branch of government a.) doesn’t have the man power to address the amount of lawsuits necessary. They are intentionally doing all of this at once to overload the system. and b.) is filled with trump appointed federal judges.
Guarantee this administration is preparing to ignore court orders. Our courts have power over decent people who agree they have power. The courts do not have an army to enforce their rulings. We should be filing lawsuits but preparing for de facto martial law when MAGA gets annoyed enough at them.
You should call EVERY OFFICE for your Senator.... ALL the local ones and DC. The postcards are fine for matters that are not time sensitive b/c they take a long time to go through screening etc.
Actually postcards to elected officials work just fine. We were doing this BEFORE Postcards To Voters. PTV began in a group that was writing our electeds.
People need to get the idea that somehow they the Dems are going to save us out of their heads. They won’t. They can’t. It’s too late. They’re part of the problem now, not the solution.
They are still trying to message to the mythical moderate Republican. They think chastising and shaming conservatives over their faux concern for grocery prices in the fall is going to cause them all to suddenly turn on Trump. They're making their losing campaign strategy their resistence one.
Constantly chasing these “reasonable republicans” got the GOP a trifecta of power and yet they can’t figure out those “reasonable republicans” neither exist at a election deciding quantity nor do they align with the voting block that can actually help Dems regain power.
The plan is get voters to pressure Rs to work with them. To get them angry enough to do it. But they can't do a thing in Congress. That is why it's the Governors fighting back most brazenly.
The first Dem leader that stands in front of the tank of Trump fascism that is rolling across American Democracy hour by hour may become our de facto leader.
Messaging for Dems…When 47 f•cks up something (Every single time!) that even Americans who voted for him care about…EVERY Dem elected leader says the following:
1. Trump did that…
2. Republicans let him…and 3. We want to fix it for you!
No, I'm complaining that voters stayed home when they had a chance to avoid this, then have the nerve to jump online and ask why the Democrats aren't doing anything when voters basically handed Trump the keys to the castle. Whether they voted for him or stayed home.
100%! And they need to do it in public, on the news, on the internet, on Podcasts, in skywriting if necessary. Loud and relentless until we eject the dinosaurs and the sheep, keep the fighters and gain back some power.
Except this outgoing "Norwegian" government didn't condemn him. Maybe the democrats need to throw Garland to the lions in a very nasty and very public way. But that would make most of them from Biden on down look like incompetent/delusional fools. It would be nice if we still had real journalists..
the gallows and the guillotine until NatC sh*t f*cks off. use the trickle down method they love so much. maybe save lives instead of Gronk spiking a plane a day until who knows when.
The American people voted for this. Now if you can survive 2 years you can vote again in the midterms. Elections have consequences. "What do we plan to do about it", well I expect that a lot of us die going forward.
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they need to try something.
More pain by Republicans equals more Democrat votes in 2026.
VOTERS did this. Led by...WHITE WOMEN.
Stop blaming the Democrats.
Don't worry, we did that with Labour for the last fourteen years, so I can't criticise ... 😔
We need to tell them… as an activated constinuency, what the f*ck they NEED to do.
Enough of their consultant distilled talking points. This is our country going straight down the sh*tter at warp speed.
Their tepid response, nay servitude, is either complicity or treason.
ACT.
(on the sh!t side, many of those accomplishments...not all... but many will get rolled back)
I am asking for resistance. Coordinated effort. Lawsuits, demonstrations, "good trouble".
Our duly elected President has shown us the way... "law fare" -challenge everything that has even a faint whiff of illegality.
Blaming neighbors won't help
No disrespect. America has to start somewhere.
We need a new viable party
Vichy Democrats
Don't show up with hugs.
Saw this play earlier.
Next suggestion?
When they accomplish that task, they will still want more suffering. There is no bottom. There is no enough is enough. Until they are physically stopped we are screwed
Join an EU defense force
Reactive U.K./EU arms aircraft and weapons production
Act now are surrender to fascism
"It SHOULD be this way."
"He MUST do that."
"They NEED to listen to the law."
And it'll carry as much authority as slapping a dead fish against a wall.
Just crickets, even as the coup proceeds.
Whether they'll actually do it is a different question
—illegal firings of protected civil servants including IGs, DOJ staff, personnel generally who are being conned with illegal buyout offers
—injunctions to stop unqualified person having access to government computer systems and records
I’m fine with overwhelming the court system, although I’m pretty it can handle caseload. We need to slow down the coup.
It’s hammer and tongs time or we’ll lose our democracy.
https://postcardstovoters.org/
Like, boys…WE FKN KNOW!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT ISN’T JUST TELLING US HOW MUCH THIS IS GONNA SUCK
the go pee party voted for bad stuff to happen a Others
they will put up with any thing to get that prize
Constantly chasing these “reasonable republicans” got the GOP a trifecta of power and yet they can’t figure out those “reasonable republicans” neither exist at a election deciding quantity nor do they align with the voting block that can actually help Dems regain power.
1. Trump did that…
2. Republicans let him…and 3. We want to fix it for you!
Or maybe it was the genocide.
Just point at how bad it is.
Because that + the protest vote = the most lopsided loss for any party in the history of contemporary politics.
They are a bunch of fucking clowns.
Republicans are criminals... But at least they have conviction.