Following pressure from their base for a more determined resistance to Trump, House Dems are putting together a task force that could lead to lawsuits against the administration.
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The Democrats are stupid. This isn't rapid. They should have been planning action since the election (way before the inauguration) and had a playbook. This is why they lost and will continue losing until they go on the offensive.
Oh no! Not a task force that will form a committee that will create subcommittees that will write a strongly worded letter that won't result in legal action.
BURN SHIT DOWN
"Violence isn't the answer is what those in power tell you to stop you from enforcing change"
BURN SHIT DOWN
House Dems getting together to discuss setting up a committee to discuss possibly discussing maybe doing something in response to Musk and Trump ending our democracy, or not. Don't want to be too rash.
Think about it, 53 % of americans approve Trump in his decisions!!! What will that change, nothing, America likes the strong man flexing muscles arround the world, they allways did. Your country is a shithole. My view from Canada, tired of bending the knee
The members picked for the task force will tell us how serious Dems are, and how likely it is to be helpful. We need to see and hear from the younger members of Congress. The old guard is partially responsible for the fix we find ourselves in now.
House Democrats need to start beating the impeachment drum. Unlike the bullshit the Republinuts put together against Biden Trump is truly in violation of the Constitution.
Stop Elon at all cost. He is no expert on anything, other than hacking, stealing information, and being a traitor. When he closed USAID,he didn't go in with a bunch of accountants; he went into stealing information about every American. Did he transfer millions to someone or something else.
In a country where judges are gifted their positions by administrations, what point would it make?
The US is possibly the stupidist country on the planet
Just gotta ask, why was the groundwork done for the lawsuits starting after the election? He told you exactly what he was going to do. It’s the 1 thing he didn’t lie about.
Lawsuits aren’t the best answer. Elon & others are trying to buy OpenAI. Fed Dept’s stripped of workforce to be replaced by AI. They have the data. The questions are 1) WHO ELSE is financing OpenAI purchase? 2) what is existing law & policy for procurement & fed contracts? Because… /1
…anything AI can’t do will be contacted to private corp’s, probs owned by OpenAI purchasers. Keep all the money in the ‘family.’ They’ll be celebrating saving 2trillion before briefs are filed in Constitutional challenges. The jobs are gone, not coming back. They know court cases will… /2
…run out of money & steam. Their plan will be complete within six months and the billionaires will be contracted to build roads and house vets, all pd by feds for less than today’s cost. They all make money hand over fist. They just need resources & minerals to build chips & batteries, and… /3
…wide open spaces for AI farms — enter Canada. It’ll never be 51st State (it’d need 50+seats in Congress) but they bet that its economy, once crippled, will have them handing over cobalt and permafrost as though it were imminent domain. So… back to Elon’s partners. That’s how to untie the knot. /x
There were protests at every US state capitol 2/5, now happening again on President's Day. Last time thousands of people showed up despite limited lead time and promotion.
Share widely so that media won't be able to ignore Americans this President's Day!! #50501 #buildtheresistance #wethepeople
It's a good start, but Democrats desperately need to start winning elections by addressing the issues and concerns expressed by the majority of their constituents.
This is great. We need to think & act bigger. If possible, all of us rally at lunchtime from where-ever we are. Trumusk will not stop this mess. This will continue for the rest of their presidency (5%/yr?) so if your contract is up…Goodbye.
I think they have overwhelm them. That’s how they’re dominating currently. They’re overwhelming us all, and we’re struggling with how to react. We need a really robust counter strategy, that includes messaging.
They “putting together” a TASKFORCE!!? Oh my! That COULD lead to….LAWSUITS!? Heavens to Betsy, are we sure they should go this far!? Let’s not be rash now!
About time Jeffries “woke” up brawl fight he’s in. Hopefully mainstream media will wake up and join the fight so they can regain their moniker of defenders of the first amendment. I don’t need 1 more gossip girl piece on Black people for Trump or Trump will come gunning for Elon as they torch us.
We the People have to contact our Reps and Senators to demand a class action lawsuit be filed on behalf of the American People to stop this Grand Theft of our data by Elon Musk. The damages should be his citizenship being revoked, all monies and companies related to him be shutdown and deport him.
This is why I am not a democrat. Knee jerk seems to always be a process, or a committee, or an analysis. Sometimes you need to act decisively. For better or worse, the GOP is better at that.
For too long the Dems have sat back with no definitive plan to resist the damage that is being done. They better come to grips with the reality of what is taking place. A task force? That’s like saying they have a concept of a plan. Wake up and fight back now !!!
Democrats: "let's form a committee and discuss what points we want to discuss in committee and then propose options in committee on how best to set up our committee and discuss in said committee the role of the committee and how best to employ the committee...
Let’s go lets go let’s go! We tue tax payer are paying tax cheat $7 million a week to rob us blind by accessing our money. Our identities and $6 trillion of our tax dollars are on the line.
Um, wait.... three weeks after this f-ers was sworn in and began destroying the country, the Dems are forming a "rapid" response team? Two months after he was elected? Did they not see this coming??? Big fail, Dems!
They screamed to high heaven about Project 2025, and then it happened, and we found out once again that they were unprepared. Just like Roe, they use issues to fundraise but are never ready for the moment.
Will judicial court rulings against trump be ignored? Will the Supreme Court defend limits on Executive power? Will MAGA controlled Congress enforce its “power of the purse” and Constitutional “ limits of power”. Pass bipartisan laws? Are we close to or at a Constitutional crisis?
It needs to include messaging (not just lawsuits). Counter the key false narratives and explain bad impact to US people. Simple, repeat, amplify and re messag by all dems whether task force or not.
Excellent. Sending energy and concrete written support, and offers of my time to those engaged in putting up an active resistance. I will I could do more financially, but living paycheck to paycheck doesn't allow for much in terms of discretionary spending. So time and talent are forthcoming!
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Better get crackin'. Musk has a huge lead. Need pre-emptive lawsuits or something that keeps him out of agencies & their data systems rather than stopping him after he's already got what he wants, done his damage.
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BURN SHIT DOWN
"Violence isn't the answer is what those in power tell you to stop you from enforcing change"
BURN SHIT DOWN
We don’t need a task force, we need goddamn Time Machine.
Or would that be a conflict of interest?
The US is possibly the stupidist country on the planet
How delusional has the Party been? THEY know more than WE do and they’re playing softball
They’d have marched right into the showers at Auschwitz Birkenau putting a task force together
But I’m just a Cat
Whadu I know….
When ur house is on fire you don’t just sit there and decide what u will f do !!!
YOU ACT !!
Share widely so that media won't be able to ignore Americans this President's Day!! #50501 #buildtheresistance #wethepeople
Do NOT expect these people to willingly give up any power.
Keep pressure and act as if you're fighting for half of America, because you are.
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There is no suitable "legal" ending to this.
Enough! Jail the thieves!
@neguse.house.gov
Better get crackin'. Musk has a huge lead. Need pre-emptive lawsuits or something that keeps him out of agencies & their data systems rather than stopping him after he's already got what he wants, done his damage.