I was thinking walk out when he lies, but raised placards would be more powerful. No yelling. No boos. Silence when raising a placard “lie” written on it. A couple with “traitor” would be fine🤣 as would “shame”
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I agree… go out of respect for your voters, sit together, wear Ukraine pin, no reaction, just silent stone faced… maybe everyone wear black as a sign of mourning for the loss of our freedoms, placard with “You Lie” just like Rep Steve Scolise (probably spelled wrong) yelled at Obama.
Placards with the faces of people whose lives have been destroyed because of Trump & Musk.
Employees who have lost their jobs suddenly & for no reason
USAID impacts
Gaza death & destruction
Ukraine war
Cancer research canceled
HIV
Measles
Women denied healthcare
And on, and on, and on
Hm, I dunno, do some podcasts, live stream some town halls, get Obama to headline a rally, open with AOC, Sanders, Harris, Hakeem Jeffreys, Jasmine Crockett — just be sure Schumer doesn't get the mic
They can do independent media, their own broadcasts, but mainstream & anything other than msnbc will barely mention. Jeffries had every member of his caucus in front of the Capitol to announce not one would vote for the budget and nobody knows he did that. Ppl still whining he’s nowhere to be found
They will definitely reach a certain segment if they do popular podcasts, but a lot of ppl/voters still watch legacy or have tuned out altogether. Then there’s FOX & conservative media they’ll never reach. They will get the response on SOTU day (we hope)
this is actually a great idea. They would have them Sergeant at arms, remove them, because signs aren't allowed on the house floor. It could be quite a show. It would definitely be televised.
I think booing draws the attention. I think they need to wear Ukranian colors. I think if they get away with it, each of them should carry a sign with words/sentiments from the American people.
Yessss, hold up this picture and wording when trumpolini does his speech & watch him go insane! Also hold up big print spelling out “this is a coup” , “trump is a fascist.” Anything along those lines should ur members not decide to walk out.
Haha no, I never would have used little paddles😀. It looked really weak. in hind sight it would have been great if they all walked out in unison early on. The seating was not reserved so if dems did not show up trump would have filled the seats with rabid republicans
If you decide to go, this would be a great way to message to the public. "Lie" is good. For Musk: "self-dealing" or "unelected and incompetent" maybe. This would be worth showing up. You can't just sit there and do nothing.
This is too unobtrusive. They should yell, disrupt, derail. Make the regime toss them out, and then use that as ammunition. Quietly holding up signs that say “liar” does basically nothing. Anybody who cares that he’s a liar is already against him. I’m tired of performative resistance.
But yelling and disrupting is also performative. It is what Trump does. I don’t want us to act like that. We need to show that we are willing to listen. When the BS gets to thick then just walk out. That is also performative but it keeps our integrity. If we lose our integrity we lose.
I feel like what you talk about is politeness and not integrity. Integrity includes knowing when to fight for things you hold dear. They’ve tried politely disagreeing with the Trump admin since 2016, and we are worse off now than when they started!
There is some overlap and I hear what you are saying. We do need to fight we don’t have to be polite, but do need to be civil. anCivil disobedience is definitely on the table, but we can’t fight like maga. Rage and hatred destroy everything.
No! Empty seats. Nothing we say matters. Let the world see we don't accept him and his lawless government.What POSSIBLE impact would saying "Shame"to him have? It's meaningless.
Nothing we say to THEM matters, but it's important to consider what we're saying to others, and it's important to consider whether what we do controls the narrative or loses it. Empty seats feels like it would be very easy to spin to voters as "See? Democrats have given up b/c they have no voice."
And you STILL give a shit what they say? it'll piss Trump off and THAT'S a win. Why should they give him ANY credibility? Why should they sit there and have insults hurled at them?
Yes, I give a shit what they say because I want to stop them.
A big part of the reason we lost is because we suck at messaging while they always seem to strike gold, so I prefer to pay attention to figure out how to copy/paste their shit to our advantage. I also don't want to give them ammo.
You're so consumed with being angry and bitter at them that you'd rather go for a cheap, meaningless victory over a strategic, impactful one. As someone they could fire at any moment, maybe I'd rather do what it takes to win instead of throwing a temper tantrum about everything.
I support this idea. It's to the point, but without being so disruptive that MAGA news is able to easily and completely derail the point when they try to report on it.
That might feel good for Dems but I haven’t seen Reps respond to morality. They just find a way to avoid it. Cancelling town halls…probably cancel meetings…
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Employees who have lost their jobs suddenly & for no reason
USAID impacts
Gaza death & destruction
Ukraine war
Cancer research canceled
HIV
Measles
Women denied healthcare
And on, and on, and on
This is a coup.
Doge is not real.
This gutting of government is not about saving $.
That is a lie .
Congress controls the purse.
Musk does not have legitimate power.
This violates American democracy.
Dems have to use this stage to also expose him for what he is: the puppet in a coup. They gotta lay the situation out in plain language.
I also thought the 'lie" placard is a good idea and well as a continuous exit from the event.
#DOUBLE #AGENT #DOUBLE #AGENTS
DOUBLE AGENTS INTO trUmp's regime and WAR 2025 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrVeGpGnWWs
Stand up and walk out.
A big part of the reason we lost is because we suck at messaging while they always seem to strike gold, so I prefer to pay attention to figure out how to copy/paste their shit to our advantage. I also don't want to give them ammo.
They (dems) would have to livestream it somewhere from their own phones.
U LIE. U BAD.
BAD.BAD.BAD.
He’ll pitch a fit.
The best question is, what should the opposition party in Russia have done in their earlier day? What should Germans have done?
Also:
CONVICTED FELON,
ADJUDICATED RAPIST, &
EPSTEIN PEDOPHILE.
All verifiable.
Let damned (for eternity) Republicans see the evil (“intentionally harmful,” by definition) they’ve unleashed upon the world, not just America.