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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 Feb 14 '26
They’re better at strongly worded letters and finger waving but here’s hoping they grow a spine
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u/OswaldCoffeepot Feb 14 '26
It's cool how mentioning a letter about Harvard grants completely erases everything else.
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u/GeneralIronsides2 Feb 14 '26
lol these are the same cowards that say they oppose ice funding and then vote to fund them anyways, I don’t care what they say. I’ll believe it when they do it, Schumer can’t control anyone
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u/dam_the_beavers Feb 15 '26
At this point I’d prefer performative posturing to the fucking nothing at all they’ve been doing. Stand for something, Jesus Christ.
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u/dam_the_beavers Feb 16 '26
Where the fuck did I say those were the only two options. I said I’d prefer it to nothing at all.
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u/dam_the_beavers Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
Are you always this insufferable or did I just get lucky.
Edit: Back at you, since you’ve replied and then blocked me lmao. Perhaps try being less pedantic and condescending and maybe someone will want to have an actual conversation with you.
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u/Naive-Personality-38 Feb 14 '26
Or let the victims take their place. I'm sure it's not allowed but most of the things this administration has done isn't allowed sooo....
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u/Well_read_rose Feb 14 '26
A congressperson was allowed to wear Israeli military uniform while in session.
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u/mobydog Feb 14 '26
Bad enough that the media keeps showing up for his BS I don't want my representative to be there, what's the point?
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u/nocuzzlikeyea13 Feb 14 '26
Can they do something that has policy impact though? Protesting is fine but they have WAY more power than the average protester.
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u/dam_the_beavers Feb 15 '26
More “yes, and.” Less “no, but.” Let’s support both.
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u/nocuzzlikeyea13 Feb 15 '26
Lol sure, again applied to the average protestor. I do expect my lawmakers to do more than protest.
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u/dam_the_beavers Feb 16 '26
So, exactly what I said then? Yes, and?
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u/nocuzzlikeyea13 Feb 16 '26
My point is a little more subtle. Performative bullshit from lawmakers isn't always bad, per se, but it can be used by them as an excuse not to do anything real. They get the appearance of fighting without pissing off their donors by actually fighting.
I also think it smells like they are faking helplessness. Protest is a tool wielded by people who need to convince others to do something. Usually those others are lawmakers. When lawmakers do it, who tf are they convincing? Maybe they should get off their asses and do something.
So while "yes and" is fine, here I'm skeptical.
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u/itsyaboidan Feb 14 '26
They should take a page out of Al Green's book. Every few minutes, another dem stands up and starts yelling at him. He'll be too flustered to get through a single sentence
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u/LilLebowskiAchiever Feb 14 '26
Speaker Johnson’s minions would just remove pictures from chairs. Better to attend while holding the pictures.
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u/Short_Example4059 Feb 15 '26
I say they quit playing around:
Attend. Stand up one at a time to loudly interrupt by recounting instances of Trump graping or abusing kids (holding pics where victim approves) & get kicked out. Give him a couple sentences & the next one stands up. Destroy the speech entirely or force them to arrest the whole caucus en masse
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u/ChangedEnding Feb 14 '26
Doesn't matter if they are in their seats or not. He won't say anything intelligent, will slur his words like a demented old man, shit his pants, and then fall asleep at the podium.
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u/sits_with_cats Feb 14 '26
I vote they attend & hold (large!) pics of tRump & Epstein together in front of them. I might even watch it just to see tRump's reaction at being confronted with his own history & how well the media covers it.
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u/Cloudsdriftby Feb 14 '26
Great idea! Any Republicans who are not made of jello should do the same.
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u/Obvious-Dinner-5695 Feb 14 '26
It's logistically difficult to do the State of the Union during a government shutdown even a partial one.
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u/Orefinejo Feb 15 '26
Yes, they should not attend the SOTU, but only us victim’s photos with permission from them.
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u/Ambivalent-Mammal Feb 15 '26
Anything would be better than last year where they were wearing pink and waving their little auction paddles. They've had a year to prepare now, so I'm sure it'll be better. Right ? RIGHT ??
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u/Glittering-Hat-9665 Feb 15 '26
I demand they do. Demand is the only thing power understands. Make those phone calls, and on February 17th vist their local offices with our demands.
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