In light of Trump's insane rhetoric and demented rant, where are the Democrats who will stand up and stop him?

[lees1975]

***chirp*** ***chirp*** ***chirp***

[Chasstev365]

1. Hey Come On; they are working on a strongly worded letter, but it must be cleared by Democratic pollsters first!

[mcar]

93. Oh just stop with this tired meme

[evolves]

119. Thank you.

I’m sick of it, too

[Eddie Haskell 60]

136. It's tough love and accurate

[mcar]

207. I disagree that it's "tough love" and it's not accurate

It's knee-jerk Dem bashing, as evidenced by the OPs response (38) to post 13 showing that Democrats are speaking out.

Well, that's effective.

So, it's all Dems need to be talking to the MSM about this. They are, and we get a puke emoji, or the strongly worded letter nonsense.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

243. why people still use MSM?

Saying MSM is such a 1980s Republican talking point. This is 21st century where everyone has phones and their own media.

And it's going to be a bumpy ride for Dems who want to stay moderate for appeasement vs Dems who want to go more left/progressive to stand by principles. It should be a heathy and constructive discussion along with calling out what did/did not work in the past, including 'strongly worded letters.'

Saying things like 'knee-jerk Dem bashing' is just dismissive and a refusal to even entertain what the party should stand for.

[Disaffected]

161. Oh just stop complaining about it

[Dave Bowman]

192. Lol! 😆

[betsuni]

215. Passionate strongly-worded rallies throughout the land did not result in grassroots political revolution as promised.

Where is the revolution? The establishment...

There is bitterness. But one will fight back! Written words are elite, letters, elite. Strongly worded letters -- ah, yes, the enemy will shrivel with impotent humiliation before such a clever taunting! They will be sorry. Oh, the posse will be sorry...

[Trueblue Texan]

218. And where TF are YOU?

Sitting in comfort dashing insults to Dems who ARE trying to effectively address TSF’s insanity!

[agingdem]

156. Please stop!

the Dems can stop Trump if they take a veto-proof House and Senate in November ...

in the meantime Trump's cabinet and JD Vance have to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment...and what are the odds the most corrupt cabinet ever and clown Vance will give up their multi-billion dollar grift?...but if they do invoke the 25th Amendment and Trump fights it, then it's up to the Congress to decide the issue with a two thirds vote to remove him.....again..what are the odds?..

if you think the No Kings marches haven't swayed even the most die-hard Republican you're wrong...they've lost Marge Green and a handful of semi-lucid loud Republicans...so there's that..

the Dems are no longer playing nice...they're everywhere..every progressive podcast/MSNOW..even FOX..raising the alarm of allowing a senile psychotic old man to remain in office another day...

[3_Limes]

2. How would Dems stop him? I'm not sure that's possible.

Being in the minority leaves them at a big disadvantage here.

[Chasstev365]

4. So say and do nothing?

At the minimum there should be a leadership press conference declaring the president of the United States is clinically insane.

[Wiz Imp]

7. And that would accomplish what, exactly?

[Chasstev365]

10. I refuse to be a sheep!

[Wiz Imp]

18. Huh?

[Chasstev365]

19. Your answer is to sit and do nothing. Huh?

[Wiz Imp]

27. Wrong. But Your answer is to do something performative that accomplishes nothiing

[Chasstev365]

41. Isn't everything Trump does performative and it's been effective with the uninformed?

[ck4829]

52. Right!? How many influential people affiliated with the administration do nothing of substance?

Riley Gaines = Absolutely nothing of substance
Laura Loomer = Absolutely nothing of substance
"Gulf of America" = Absolutely nothing of substance

[Wiz Imp]

60. And you think those same people are going to be impressed by a Democratic press conference?

[TBF]

248. Trump is not simply "performative" - he's got ICE terrifying this country

and real people (and our military) are dying in Iran.

WTF is performative about THAT?

[H2O Man]

265. That is a weak

debating tactic that one should learn not to use in junior high school. Telling people what they think should never be mistaken for a valid debating tactic.

[TBF]

28. So, what exactly are YOU doing, Chief?

Screaming at democrats on a message board? You need to call Congress, also.

[Hope22]

159. I know I called my Republican Senators yesterday and crickets...

When I asked the person who answered when would the senator be back to work she told me that Capital police had instructed her not to give his location!!! My response was that I was not a stalker and only wanted to know if there was a plan to get back to work. After a long sigh she said that Johnson has directed session to open on the 14th. So I can tell you what the Reps are doing….absolutely nothing while the Dems are hog tied and unable to even get to the floor!! For people who say Dems do nothing I suggest they watch Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word. People are still working. What part of being in the minority don’t people get?

[H2O Man]

266. Let us know

exactly what steps you have taken since the end of February.

[lees1975]

22. How did Mitch McConnell so effectively block Obama and Biden from 80% of what they wanted.

Maybe getting his playbook out might do some good. He sure was effective whenever the GOP was in the minority.

[Wiz Imp]

29. He didn't.

Last edited Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:03 PM - Edit history (1)

Significant legislation passed under Obama and Biden:

Affordable Care Act
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Consumer Protection Act
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Inflation Reduction Act
CHIPS and Science Act
American Rescue Plan Act

[lees1975]

216. Significant legislation blocked by Republicans when Dems had a majority.

Key portions of the ACA
Key portions of the infrastructure investment act including the budget
Key portions of the Inflation Reduction Act
All of the Border security initiatives
All of the immigration reform initiatives
13 different reconciliation budget bills
voting reforms aimed at restoring what the courts took out of the voting rights act

[Wiz Imp]

242. Try again. Only one of your claims is partially true

Key portions of the ACA (mainly blocked by Democrats - Lieberman, Baucus, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Kent Conrad, Tom Carper... )
Key portions of the infrastructure investment act including the budget (blocked by Manchin and Sinema, NOT Republicans)
Key portions of the Inflation Reduction Act (blocked by Manchin & Sinema NOT Republicans)
All of the Border security initiatives (Blocked when Republicans were in the majority in the House)
All of the immigration reform initiatives (Not ALL immigration reform initiatives were blocked, but some were.)
13 different reconciliation budget bills (LOL, by definition, Republicans couldn't block reconciliation bills. Reconcilliation bills require a simple majority. It's effectively impossible for Republicans to have blocked any reconciliation bills).
voting reforms aimed at restoring what the courts took out of the voting rights act (blocked by Manchin & Sinema)

Keep in mind, if Democrats had abolished the filibuster at any point in Obama's or Biden's terms, the SAVE Act would now be the law of the land.

[H2O Man]

267. Well done!

[Scrivener7]

126. A voice against the insanity. That's the job of the opposition party.

Not the Eyeore "Oh, bother, nothing can be done" bullshit.

[Ars Longa]

49. RFN! The head Democrats should be giving an Urgent Address to the Nation

Right F-ing now, The Democrats need to get their foremost political stars, (Sen's Murphy, Kelly, Beshear AOC, Newsome and others) together
and have an Urgent Address to the Nation. An address that bangs the table for the removal of Trump by 25th amendment or
Impeachment-pertaining to his latest round of unhinged-lunatic actions and statements concerning the War in Iran..
Yeah, Of course the Rs won't even take this up---But now is the time, as the Opposition Party---to be an Opposition Party, and the Voice of getting back to sanity & normallcy, and the adults In the room , And call for his REMOVAL!!

[Scrivener7]

129. This. Thank you.

[Kid Berwyn]

167. This would do something.

Activate public rage, for starters.

[mcar]

95. People here would sneer

and call it a strongly worded letter.

[sagetea]

157. I feel like they are working

in the shadows. I don't know...thinking that stops me from being paralyzed, anyway. I just. feel they are working in the shadows,


sage

[Scrivener7]

196. I was told Garland was working in the shadows too. He wasn't.

If you're not seeing it, it's likely not happening.

[Moostache]

102. And yet we still have not achieved universal healthcare when we held House, and 60-40 Senate in 2009 (briefly)

All I am saying is that the GOP - while in the minority for much of the time and in a super minority for the first year managed to stymie and stall and delay and frustrate much of President Obama's agenda and initiatives. The GOP is just better at obstruction and delays than Democratic Party leaders.

[LymphocyteLover]

127. it's much easier to block progress than build something good

[-misanthroptimist]

200. This is my question, too.

[Greg_In_SF]

3. What

exactly would they do?

[lees1975]

6. Stop their fund raising nest feathering, get together as a group and call this out.

They still think its 1980 and the other side can be made to make a deal. I'd say this calls for pulling some money out to deliver a nationwide address stating that what Trump is doing is illegal under international law, and that Congress hasn't authorized it. The Republicans blocked 80% of what Obama wanted to do when he had a majority in both houses and they did the same to Biden. Why in the world won't we do that?

"We're not in the majority, tsk tsk tsk" is a LOSING political slogan. If they don't do anything now, they never will,

[Wiz Imp]

11. And what exactly would that accomplish? It would stop nothing.

The Democrats are not in a position to be able to stop Trump. Only the Republicans can do that.

[ck4829]

20. Only Republicans can stop the President?

They were certainly a thorn in Biden's side and they were the minority then too.

[SocialDemocrat61]

163. Only for the first 2 years

They retook the majority in the 22 midterms

[Scrivener7]

133. It seems a group here has become wedded to that

exact message when the situation is clearly calling for the voice of opposition to speak some sanity. It seems to come out of the asinine notion that any criticism or suggestion that more can be done is an attack on Democrats.

I suggest you think through your insistence that our leaders mustn't speak in a crisis, mustn't use even those avenues of protest that are open to us.

It's just a habit now, a position in an old argument the world has long moved on from, and it makes no sense.

[EdmondDantes_]

183. And you could say the same thing about people insisting Democrats are always doing nothing

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5819516-democrats-condemn-trump-iran/

Especially awkward given Democrats are in fact condemning Trump's most recent screed on Iran. Maybe the people saying Democrats aren't speaking out aren't listening.

But the OP didn't actually propose a suggestion for how Democrats in Congress stop Trump. It's easy to say someone else has to do something when you aren't making a suggestion much less doing it yourself. Given the ways to immediately stop a president are realistically convincing the president, theoretically you could use the 25th amendment, but that seems unlikely seeing how it involves getting his cabinet to go along, or I suppose there's always options that the Secret Service does their best to prevent whether that's trying to physically block Trump from his phone or fully illegal options like kidnapping him.

Even if someone introduced articles of impeachment, that's not going to be resolved by tonight.

Putting out statements on social media is faster and more likely to spread than going on MSNow, plus everyone can put out their own rather than 1 person going on a TV show.

So be clear, what exactly should be done either from my options or if I missed any? What steps aren't being taken that could stop Trump from trying to make good on his threat by tonight?

[EarlG]

170. So they should... give a speech?

How is that going to stop Trump?

[BannonsLiver]

176. Seems delulu if I'm being honest.

[LymphocyteLover]

130. I suppose it would make people like the original poster happy, at least

[MineralMan]

5. So, tell us how they should accomplish that.

Thanks in advance.

[TBF]

8. If I want to read right-wing drivel,

I'll re-subscribe to the Washington Post.

To repeat for about the 100th time: REPUBLICANS have the executive branch, REPUBLICANS are the majority in Congress, REPUBLICANS have the majority of picks on the supreme court. This is on REPUBLICANS.

This nonsense would stop if REPUBLICANS would re-convene Congress and file articles of impeachment. I promise you democrats will vote to impeach, and that is all they have the authority to do while REPUBLICANS are in charge of everything.

[Wiz Imp]

15. Bravo!!!!

[lees1975]

16. And when Democrats had the majority under Obama and Biden

the Republicans effectively stopped 80% of the agenda of both. So why can't we use those same tactics and do the same? Are you saying that we don't have anyone in our party as politically devious and ingenious as Mitch McConnell was, in using the minority power to stop what ever it was they didn't want.

This is a piss-poor, whiny baby excuse. It's because no one is willing to actually risk the fallout for taking a stand.

[Chasstev365]

21. 🎯

[TBF]

23. Get on the phone & call Congress right fucking now -

And I know you don't understand the reference, and I don't care. The person who originally wrote it would understand.

The president of the free world, a REPUBLICAN, is threatening to wipe out an entire country. And you would have us blame democrats.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

144. He didn't say anything about blaming Democrats

Why are you against having more of our Dem leaders speak out? That's what this thread is about. Not blaming them.

[Scrivener7]

199. Any suggestion that Democrats should act like a true

party of opposition is interpreted as an attack by some here.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

206. I really hope we can criticize ourselves moving forward

It makes us stronger. Only thing I hope is that Democratic leaders learn from Trump the second time. The way I see it, there are two camps with two views:

-Keep moderate view and go more right thinking that will appease independents OR go left/progressive to stand with principles.

-Elect moderate Dem and push progressive issue (like Obama w/ gay marriage) OR go full progressive and drag party with them (like Trump dragged Republicans to extreme right).

[TBF]

250. That's not what I said - but nice try, sport.

This thread is not about "speaking out" - this thread is clearly about blaming democrats.

[Wiz Imp]

32. No they didn't.

[lees1975]

51. Yes they did. I don't remember the exact count

but something like 94 out of 115 bills proposed in Obama's first 100 days died in the Senate.

You can't have members voting with the other side if you want to be an effective blockade minority and they certainly were, no doubt about it and to deny that is to display ignorance of the facts.

[Wiz Imp]

57. And how many Trump bills have passed the Senate?

Hint: fewer than under Obama

[lees1975]

69. One big beautiful bill

with everything he wanted in it, because Democrats voted for it.

He's only been in just over a year, and yes, he has gotten more through the Senate than Obama or Biden did when they had the majority.

So you are admitting the Democrats aren't weak and helpless like your original claim that we can't do anything because we're not in the majority? Apparently you think we have done something. So why can't we do more? Because some Democrats have not gotten off sitting on their hands on this issue.

[Wiz Imp]

79. Zero Democrats voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill

It passed the Senate with a simple Republican majority because it was a reconcilliation bill. In fact it required Vance to break the tie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act#:~:text=Before%20being%20signed%20into%20law,Democratic%20opposition%20in%20both%20houses.

After an over 24-hour vote-a-rama, the bill passed the Senate on July 1, 2025, in a mostly party-line 51–50 vote.[171] All Senate Democrats voted against the bill, and Republicans Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, and Susan Collins of Maine broke from their party to vote against the bill as well.[172] Faced with a tie vote, Republican vice president JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the bill.

On July 3, the House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the OBBBA in a final mostly party-line vote of 218–214.[179] Republican moderate Brian Fitzpatrick and fiscal conservative Thomas Massie, along with all Democrats, voted against the bill.[180][181]

Your ignorance of simple basic facts does your argument no favors.

There is no point in trying to argue with you because you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

[betsuni]

96. Thank you.

BUT THE 80%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *lights self on fire, runs in circles screaming* OBAMA BIDEN BLAME DEMOCRATS 80% AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[tritsofme]

124. When reality doesn't fit the narrative, just spread lies about Democrats...

Now who does that remind me of? 🤔

[betsuni]

68. Obama had a filibuster proof majority in the senate from September 24, 2009 to Feb. 4, 2010.

Four months and ten days.

[markpkessinger]

191. And there were only 72 working days during that period. n/t

[Wiz Imp]

117. Wow!

Who's ignorant of the facts?

Legislation enacted under Trump (2025 - present) 83
Legislation enacted under Biden (2021 - 2024) 639
Legislation enacted under Obama (2009 - 2016) 1294

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/statistics

[EarlG]

182. The implication seems to be that Democrats should filibuster Trump's war

How would that work?

[TBF]

77. Got it - you won't stop until you insult every democrat you can think of. n/t

[mcar]

98. 80%?

Proof of that?

[Wiz Imp]

122. Of course they don't. It's not remotely close to being true.

Way too many people here erroneously think that the Republicans blocked a hell of a lot more while in the minority than they actually did.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

147. Republicans were able to block THE most important thing- SCOTUS nominations

Nothing else matters more than Supreme Court. Republicans recognized this decades ago and I feel a lot of my fellow Dems struggle with this.

[tritsofme]

150. That's only because Republicans had a Senate majority.

We confirmed Sotomayor and Kagan when Democrats controlled the chamber.

So not sure how your example has any relevance toward today?

[Eddie Haskell 60]

155. I'm more concerned about Republicans who have controlled SCOTUS for 75 years

Obama didn't even try recess appointment. And Republican voters know SCOTUS is priority for everything.

After Trump, I'm REALLY hoping Dems will start taking pages from GOP playbook.

[tritsofme]

169. Recess appointment? There was no recess. What are you even talking about?

Obama had no options, Republicans controlled the Senate, there was no magic wand.

This sort of revisionist history is just more lies about Democrats.

[Wiz Imp]

172. Incredible, isn't it?

They're so confident in their incorrect "facts". Kind of reminds you of another group of people....

[Wiz Imp]

219. The person who said Republicans blocked a Supreme court nominee while in

The minority thinks I'm ignoring facts? Unbelievable.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

173. of course there was a recess

That's insane to think they stayed the entire time. Of course, it was theoretical to appoint SCOTUS during recess but he never attempted it.

[tritsofme]

181. No, there wasn't, the Senate held pro-forma sessions to prevent recess appointments.

Obama actually tried to aggressively overcome this tactic early in his second term, by declaring the pro-forma sessions invalid and determining he was able to make recess appointments.

The Supreme Court shot him down unanimously in Noel Canning and invalidated those appointments.

That decision considerably narrowed the president’s ability to make recess appointments going forward.

Glad you were able to learn something today!

[Eddie Haskell 60]

189. you're talking about some of his other recess apppointments

SCOTUS recess appointment discussion was different and they decided not to do it.

glad you learned something today.

[tritsofme]

195. No, there was no serious path for Obama to make a recess appointment.

No, it wasn’t ‘different.’ The Senate used pro-forma sessions specifically to prevent a recess, and SCOTUS unanimously upheld that in Noel Canning. There was no window to make one.

Fantasy fiction that might have been posted here and fooled some fools, notwithstanding.

[Wiz Imp]

225. Wow! I hate to tell you who you sound like.

There's this large group of people,some call it a cult, that don't believe in reality either. Denying reality is not a good look..

[Eddie Haskell 60]

230. Denying reality

You are denying that they couldn't have even tried. Pathetic to be talking to others about reality.

[Wiz Imp]

238. Wow!

This may be even worse than the election denying nonsense that pops up here every few weeks like clockwork. The lack of self awareness is mind boggling.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

239. I can see who's lacking self awareness

and you're right, it's mind boggling.

[Wiz Imp]

244. Again, the person who believed the Republicans blocked a Supreme Court nominee when they were in the minority

and believes Obama could have appointed a Supreme Court Justice during a non-existent recess is accusing others of denying reality. Wow, Wow, Wow!!! I've never seen anything like this. And yet you continue to dig your hole deeper and deeper. Some advice: quit while you're behind.

[tritsofme]

241. You haven't elucidated anything that could have reasonably been "tried." You're just selling magic beans.

[mcar]

211. Wrong. nt

[Wiz Imp]

164. Republicans were in the MAJORITY when they blocked the Supreme Court nomination

They did not do it in the minority. It would help if you had your facts correct.

[betsuni]

166. Republicans controlled the senate, had the majority in 2015.

"When McConnell's Republicans took over the Senate majority in 2015, McConnell slowed confirmation of Obama's judicial nominees to a historic low. ... Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, never got a hearing. Most Republican senators refused to even meet him."

Dana Milbank, "The Destructionists"

[mcar]

212. IIRC, in the runup to the 2016 GE

those of us who supported HRC were told by people on the far left that SCOTUS was not important and that they would vote their "conscience" and vote against "warmonger" Hillary.

[lees1975]

193. Look it up.

Remember DACA? Blocked while there was a Dem majority. Border security, remember that one? Look at the struggle to get the ACA passed, with all kinds of amendments that basically was a very weak resemblance of what was originally proposed. Hardly any fiscal or budget proposal of Obama got through intact. That's Obama.

Biden? Immigration reform, his border security bill, never passed a budget without CR, decapitated a lot of the infrastructure bill, health care reform, gun rights bills, environmental protection.

And when breaking the filibuster was proposed, Biden, an long time veteran of the Senate, said no.

Actually, there was not one Biden proposal that made it through Congress without an amendment, addition or subtraction, so it's not 80%, it's 100%.

And it all could have been resolved if someone had the courage to break that filibuster, amend the judiciary act and pack the court. That's the kind of bold, risk taking courage I'm looking for.

So politely, you are mistaken.

[Katinfl]

110. You are absolutely right.

[Prairie Gates]

9. Seriously! Listen, I'm the last person to be on a "Let's look at Dems" rant

But if a time ever called for the Dems to call a goddamn press conference with everyone in the damn room, this is it.

Where the fuck is everybody while Trump blathers away like a crazy person?????

[TBF]

25. The REPUBLICAN, who is speaker of the House, sent them home. nt

[Prairie Gates]

34. They are free agents and can go where they want

Apparently, they want to be nowhere while this is all happening.

Quite the statement for the midterms.

[TBF]

81. You are telling me the dems can impeach the president while

congress has been sent home by the Speaker of the House?

Tell me how that works.

[Prairie Gates]

85. What in the world

How did you get from "they don't have to go home" to "they can impeach the President on their own?"



At least attempt not to throw out ridiculous strawman arguments.

[Torchlight]

12. i think most of them are typing rhetorical questions on message boards

[leftstreet]

17. Social media interns must be overwhelmed

Probably reconsidering their career options

[spanone]

13. Senator Van Hollen is speaking on MSNOW calling him unhinged.

and totally denoouncing all the shit.

[lees1975]

38. Well, that's effective.

[spanone]

47. You asked.

[Wiz Imp]

65. Yet you think a Democratic press conference is going to do what?

Wow. Abbsolutely wow!!!

[Torchlight]

75. Swift goalposts

[BlueMTexpat]

118. Senator Van Hollen is MY Senior Senator!

He's doing a LOT of meaningful things!

What are YOU doing?

[Wiz Imp]

125. The only thing they seem to be doing is complaining about Democrats

while giving Republicans a free pass.

[BlueMTexpat]

264. Exactly!

They're akin to our corporate-controlled M$McGreedia where IOKIYAR!

[City Lights]

14. What do you suggest they do?

Please be specific.

[lees1975]

31. For one thing, Mark Kelly needs to re-iterate his "Illegal Orders" challenge on national television.

Use some of the nest-feathering billions that are raised for campaigns to give him fifteen minutes on national television to call this out in precise legal, international law and constitutional terms.

Use some of it to file a lawsuit blocking, on constitutional grounds, any Presidential order to bomb or take action on another country without congressional approval, then filibuster the approval that the GOP might give him in the Senate.

And yes, those things would work.

[bigtree]

40. take a minute to look to see who is doing these things, and highlight them here.

...instead of positing that Democrats are standing still, which they most certainly are not.

I get fucking tired of being one of the only people on this board to go and find out what Democrats are doing and saying.

You're way off, and basically demagoging the party instead of amplifying their efforts and I think that's conterproductive and a damn shame that it's the go to at times like this.

We have numerous legislators who have responded in real time, in the media and in the courts. Again, take the time to look for those and amplify them on the platforms available to you.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

247. Well, I tried

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221155379

[tritsofme]

131. Those things would not "work" they are pure fantasy, you're pushing nonsense and faery tales

There is no lawsuit to file that could accomplish this goal.

Ignorance isn’t an excuse to spread these sort of lies about Democrats.

[ck4829]

26. Let's see here. Here are some ideas. And the "let's do nothing"-ists can go on by

For Democrats in the minority:
* No shows of support, don't be a certain senator from Pennsylvania
* Holds on all nominees, vote no on all nominees
* Filibuster... EVERYTHING
* Press for impeachment and removal
* Keep the shutdown going, expand it
* No budgets, there will be no budgets approved
* Remember that Republicans were in the minority too and they caused problems. Be a problem

For us:
* Press Democrats on the above with repeated calls
* Slow down on spending, bill paying, and shopping or go without
* Jury nullification for anything not murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, things like that. Conservatives vibes law = nullify.
* Be vocal in opposing the administration and the war, silence is consent to the government and media
* Express skepticism in the war, don't spread military propaganda
* Express the truth... this war is dragging prices up, say it out loud. Be annoying.
* Put "normal life" on hold as painful as that may sound... cut back on going out, dates, movies, work, getting married, etc.

NOTICE: There is as much for us to do as Democrats in Congress.

Get busy.

[Wiz Imp]

35. And how does that stop Trump from dropping a nuke if he wants to do that?

[ck4829]

45. If he does, he does? Trump dropping a nuke is not an excuse to not do the things I listed.

Or are you suggesting a more [REDACTED] approach?

[Wiz Imp]

55. 🙄

* No shows of support, don't be a certain senator from Pennsylvania
* Holds on all nominees, vote no on all nominees
You obviously have no clue how "holds" work. All Democrats voting no on all nominees stops none from being confirmed.

* Filibuster... EVERYTHING
Already happening

* Press for impeachment and removal
Already happening.

* Keep the shutdown going, expand it
Already happening. They can't "expand" it because the rest of the government is already funded

* No budgets, there will be no budgets approved
Budgets already approved for this fiscal year. Nothing to be accomplished until next fiscal year starting October 1

* Remember that Republicans were in the minority too and they caused problems. Be a problem
No more problems than Democrats are already causing.

For us:
* Press Democrats on the above with repeated calls
Has already been happening for 15 months.

* Slow down on spending, bill paying, and shopping or go without
Wow. Destroy your own life and credit to accomplish nothing. Great advice.

* Jury nullification for anything not murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, things like that. Conservatives vibes law = nullify.
Wow. just wow.

* Be vocal in opposing the administration and the war, silence is consent to the government and media
Has been happening for 15 months

* Express skepticism in the war, don't spread military propaganda
You really think this applies to people on DU? I'd venture that 99.999% of users here are already doing this.

* Express the truth... this war is dragging prices up, say it out loud. Be annoying.
See previous entry.

* Put "normal life" on hold as painful as that may sound... cut back on going out, dates, movies, work, getting married, etc.
Wow. just wow.

[ck4829]

67. When and how did we become so weak?

The country and people of the Revolutionary War, the Underground Railroad, the Labor Rights Movement, the Suffragists, the Civil Rights Movement, the Gay Rights Movement, and Black Lives Matter reduced to... this.

Wow.

I also didn't just materialize these suggestions out of thin air. They are based on the work of Gene Sharp.

Here is From Dictatorship to Democracy:
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/FDTD7.pdf

[ck4829]

162. Hi... when and how did it happen?

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21154285

[bigtree]

30. as if we care about this more than them

...should have voted them in a majority to be able to legislate our way out of this.

Now there's this bullshit pleading with them to do what?

What power do you imagine the minority party has to thwart the party in control of ALL branches of government, including the justice dept, the SC, and the military.

I'd really like to know, and I'm more than certain the people you're expecting to roil the last election and jump into the leadership would also like to know.

[lees1975]

36. Quite a bit of power to thwart, judging from how well the Republicans have done it when they were the minority.

Look at their blockade record when Obama and Biden had majorities in both houses. And you are saying we can't do that?

I call bullshit.

[Wiz Imp]

43. You seem to think Republicans accomplished a hell of a lot more in the minority

than they actually did.

[lees1975]

71. Look at their record.

We still do not have single payer, universal health care, because of their minority blockades.

[Wiz Imp]

87. Name one Republican priority that passed the Senate due to Democratic votes?

[lees1975]

197. The first government shutdown.

[Wiz Imp]

233. Not republican priority legislation. Must pass legislation.

No different than what happened when the roles were reversed . (of course you're aware that Democrats passed budgets with Republican votes when Republicans were in the minority, right?) Try again. You already failed because you claimed Democrats voted for the big beautiful bill.

[betsuni]

54. What blockade record? What legislation did they block?

[bigtree]

62. that fallacy is old and tired

...

Comparing the Democratic party to the republican cult is one thing, but supposing as if the present majority has some unseen power to thwart reality just because we stamp our feet is the height of sophistry.

Tell everyone who asked you on this thread how Dems are actually able to do more than the protesting they are doing now with every lever of democracy and law they have available to their minority.

Take a minute to highlight those efforts by the party and give some indication you know where the actual obstacles are.

Hollering at Dems to 'do something' is an old and worn-out canard. Republicans rolled Democrats on SOME legislation using turncoats like Manchin and Sinema in a razor-slim majority.

No such republican turncoats have revealed themselves as having enough courage to buck their party in this session; at least not enough to overcome the numbers needed for Democrats to effectively advance legislative soultions.

And you pointed to the courts as if you can't see what the rest of the nation is witnessing with the maga majority on the SC standing as the ultimate decider after two parties and myriad lower courts rule.

This isn't some slam dunk. If it was, our Democrats would have already solved it.

They have been working hard to hold republicans accountable, all throughout this crisis and before (with many successes), and you should acknowledege that instead of representing the party as flat-footed and unconcerned on something they care deeply about.

[lees1975]

72. Uh huh.

[bigtree]

84. and there it is

...the utter unseriousness of this complaint.

One minute outraged, the next, guffawing at responses.

Completely unserious, and utterly banal.

[Wiz Imp]

89. They are totally uninformed and ignorant of basic facts.

[mcar]

107. This!

[Kid Berwyn]

180. Democratic leaders could use their voices to lead an opposition.

Who knows? The part of the public who don't support insane NAZI gangster pedophiles making war on innocent people might hear something other than "Oh. There's nothing we can do!"

[bigtree]

268. they are

...you're ignoring them to do this.

[mcar]

214. Yes, we could have had not one but two strong, qualified women

But one, to some, was a "warmonger" and the other a "killer."

[Chasstev365]

33. For those who think the Democratic Party should do nothing, explain to me why this would be wrong:

As I stated earlier, at minimum, there should be a leadership press conference declaring the president of the United States is clinically insane and we are all in grave danger. He needs to be removed NOW! If it's the truth, why are they afraid to publicly state it?

Trump is the ultimate "Emperor's New Clothes"; Trump is not unhinged, he's fucking insane and millions of lives may be at stake. I hope it will be another TACO, but silence us cowardice.

[Wiz Imp]

39. And as I stated earlier. A leadership press conference would accomplish NOTHING!

[Chasstev365]

42. We'll have to totally disagree on this

[lees1975]

46. Maybe not. But a leadership press conference with a court order stopping the President until Congress approves

with every Democrat in Congress standing behind it would certainly move public pressure. If Democrats aren't willing to come back early from their two week easter vacation during a real crisis like this then we've lost it anyway.

It will take turning attention away from all the campaign fund raising nest feathering to get anything accomplished. Why Democrats can't do the kind of damage to the GOP agenda that they did when Obama and Biden had congressional majorities is beyond me, it's a whiny-baby excuse. It can be done but not by sitting at home saying tsk tsk tsk. Someone actually has to DO something. And as far as I'm concerned, when that person or people actually DO something, they get my vote.

[ITAL]

63. That court order

Would likely never come - federal courts almost never weigh in on the legality of military maters. I'm not saying it couldn't be tried, but I'd give it a very low chance of working. Even then, it's a given it'd be appealed to the Supreme Court almost immediately if it went against Trump (when does he not appeal?) and they'd almost assuredly put a stay on the court order until they took up the mater...then proceed to sit on it for a few months.

[lees1975]

73. A stay is a win.

Stops Trump until the court rules. It's worth a try. Why not?

[ITAL]

80. You misunderstand

The Supreme Court would put a stay on the hypothetical Court Order saying he couldn't bomb Iran without authorization or whatever it it did exactly, until the they ruled. Then they'd sit on it for awhile.

[lees1975]

201. If the first court issued a stay, the supreme court sitting on it just extends the stay unless they remove it.

I doubt they'd hear it.

[tritsofme]

205. No court is going to issue such a stay to begin with. This frame is completely divorced from reality.

[lees1975]

217. Actually if a court issues the order, it is enforceable until it is stayed.

Stops the immediate action. Beyond that, it says someone is doing something instead of tsk tsk tsk and whining that we can't do anything because we are not in the majority. Tired of that crap.

[tritsofme]

226. Yes, if a court issued that order. That's the fantasy part.

If Congress passed a law banning gravity, it would be enforceable until stayed or repealed.

Again, this entire frame is delusional.

[Wiz Imp]

236. It's incredibly depressing to read such nonsense fact-free fantasy on DU.

Thanks for trying to educate them, though they clearly don't care about reality.

[ITAL]

245. I didn't say a Federal Court would issue a stay

The argument was if the Federal Court made a ruling...the Supreme Court would stay THAT ruling.

[BannonsLiver]

177. For those who think the party should "stop this" act

Explain to me how the fuck that would happen. 😉

[Rebl2]

37. They

are vacationing just like republicans. We didn’t hire them to take multiple two week vacations every year. Time to cut back on all the time off they take.

[lostincalifornia]

44. Stop with the bullshit. FIrst of all, Democrats aren't the majority party right now, because enough Americans thought

January 6 wasn't enough to VOTE DEMOCRATIC.

Second, Congress isn't even in session.

The DEMOCRATS tried to impeach him twice to prevent exactly what we are going through, but it isn't because of the Democrats that failed, but the republicans.

Third, there are plenty of Democrats who have been speaking out on this, but when you are the minority party, thanks to the STUPIDITY of too many Americans who either voted for trump, or didn't vote, there isn't much can do without some republicans on board, and that just isn't there because the whole republican party is just as unhinged as trump.

[hay rick]

48. What is your idea of how DEMOCRATS can stop him?

How about Republicans in positions of power and military officials in positions of responsibility pitching in? But Democrats have special powers or a singular responsibility? Neutralizing this rabid motherfucker should be an all non-traitor Americans' responsibility.

[BannonsLiver]

178. If we think real hard and click our heels 3 times.

[DonCoquixote]

50. This may get me banned

but the answer to your question, they are scared of losing Isreali money.

[Kid Berwyn]

174. AIPAC keeps track.

And they do keep track.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

198. This is exactly why both parties are refusing to exercise their war powers

[johnnyfins]

53. THEY ARE ALL ON VACATION

No wonder he wants to kick this off tonight.

[orangecrush]

64. I hope they're fucking enjoying it

[bigtree]

76. NO, THEY ARE NOT ALL ON VACATION

...simply false.

Democratic lawmakers are escalating their response to President Donald Trump's Easter post threatening strikes on Iranian infrastructure, with some openly questioning his fitness for office and raising the possibility of removal.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trumps-expletive-laden-iran-threat-103255716.html

Many congressional Democrats call Trump's threats to blow up Iran 'unhinged'
https://abcnews.com/Politics/congressional-democrats-call-trumps-threats-blow-iran-unhinged/story?id=131769484

[Fullduplexxx]

56. Anyone demanding the Democrats do something please tell us what the Democrats can do to stop this

[orangecrush]

61. NOT MY JOB

THATS WHAT WE PAY THEM TO DO

[lees1975]

88. For starters, show some interest by stopping your vacation and caucusing in DC.

Is that too much to ask? Seems so, from some people here.

[BannonsLiver]

179. Then what?

[lees1975]

220. What are they doing?

What can you say about that?

[demmiblue]

58. MAKE.SOME.FUCKING.NOISE.FFS.

Get back to D.C. and make yourselves visible. Start some good trouble!

I don’t give a flying fuck if it accomplishes nothing. You need to lead and be seen. OMG.

[johnnyfins]

115. THIS THIS THIS

[orangecrush]

59. Where is Congress, period?

[crud]

66. It's up to us democrats to show up

by the hundreds of thousands to the White House and not leave until he is gone. I don't think the military will obey his orders to attack the crowd. This will be the only way he is removed.

He won't resign, he won't be impeached, because it is obvious that he will cancel the midterms, and the courts will be unable to stop this. So it will be decided in the streets.

[ck4829]

70. K&R

[obamanut2012]

74. Why are you attacking the Dems?

[DURHAM D]

78. Good question.

[obamanut2012]

82. Interesting OP doesn't have an OP calling out the GOP

[lees1975]

91. Why is that my job? Why can't elected Democrats in Congress do that?

At least, come back from vacation and caucus and decide where they're going with this.

Too many whiny-baby excuses, not enough action.

[orangecrush]

97. +1

[obamanut2012]

113. I see you

[TBF]

263. It's not your "job" to attack republicans - is that what you just said?

So, riddle me this. Why is it your job to attack democrats?

[TBF]

252. It sure is - I tried to point out that the Republicans

are the majority party in every way, and I was attacked for it. It makes you wonder about the motivation about certain people doing the attacking.

Had to start up my ignore list again, after emptying it out a couple days ago.

[Justice]

83. What do you want Democrats to do?

[orangecrush]

90. Take a wild ass guess

[lees1975]

86. I just love the excuses that come out here whenever Democratic leadership is asked to display courage, take a risk and

do something that shows some kind of united front against a major injustice that a renegade President is perpetrating.

I did not vote for people to go to Congress or to the state legislature to sit on their hands, plan and prep for their next election and fill a seat in a safe, predictable way. I expect them to represent my interests and the interests of those who elected them. And I have seen how this government works, and how Republicans have thwarted the desires of Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden by using their minority status tools.

We've got to decide here if Trump really is a threat to American Democracy, and if he is, to do something about it. And that doesn't mean nest feathering campaign fundraising banquets and trips while this war crisis is going on. The Democrats are not actually going to win the mid-terms, the Republicans are going to lose it. My expectations here are high and I won't let politicians hide behing the "sorry, can't do anything, we are the minority" bullshit any longer. Do something to show you also believe, as I do, that Trump is an existential threat to Democracy.

[orangecrush]

92. Oh, my, what do you EXPECT THEM TO DOOOO???

[obamanut2012]

114. Wow

[orangecrush]

123. Yeah, Wow

[SomedayKindaLove]

143. Maybe instead of just calling Trump names

Every elected Dem should be demanding Trump’s cabinet evoke the 25th Amendment?

So far the only people I see calling for that are MTG, Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones.

[orangecrush]

152. Yes.

[lees1975]

203. Well something is better than nothing.

[mcar]

222. And yet you sneered at the fact that Sen Van Hollen

had spoken on MS NOW. And at Sen Kelly's remarks.

[FascismIsDeath]

104. "Courage" is a meaningless word that people throw around when they don't have an effective action to suggest.

"Just show courage".

How about YOU just show that you have the ability to count to 218 and 67. Do you have enough "courage" to illustrate that ability?

[orangecrush]

109. Sorry I'm 69 years old

I've seen a lot, too much perhaps, and I'm still a long way from being ready to crawl up my own ass and die.

Thank you for your concern for this matter.

[lees1975]

209. How about actually doing something with some risk, knowing exactly what needs to be done?

We had a majority in both houses between 2021 and 2023 and what was accomplished during that time regarding trying the criminal on the over 90 indictments he had against him? I can certainly show Merrick Garland as an example of weakness in this regard, along with the fact that the President wouldn't push him. There is no argument that can be made to justify that gross negligence. Had he got a move on, and actually did his job, Trump would not be where he is now.

There were a lot of Democrats calling for the removal of the filibuster, used so effectively by the GOP to block most, and yes the record shows most, of Biden's agenda. Did his immigration reform bill get through intact? Did his border security bill? How much of the infrastructure bill was lopped off before it passed through? Uh huh.

Nuking the filibuster would have been followed by the packing of the Supreme Court. Majority votes in both houses would have amended the judiciary act to create enough new justice positions to give Biden the chance to appoint progressive judges who would have overturned Citizens United, restored Roe, overturned Presidential immunity and over-rode the blockades his attorneys put up which slowed down his criminal cases regarding the documents and Jan 6, or one judge could simply pick up the case. And yes, that could have happened.

So where was the courage necessary to take those steps? Huh?

[tritsofme]

210. That sounds great if you are writing a fantasy script.

And just delusionally pretending that Manchin and Sinema didn’t exist.

[MineralMan]

106. As I asked in reply #5, what, exactly, do you want them to do?

Others have asked you the same question, to which you have made no answer.

Why is that? Because there is no good single thing that can be done by one Democrat in Congress or elsewhere that will change the course of what is going on. Not today. Not this week. Not any time soon.

That you have made no real suggestions for action is evidence that you know that there is not some solution that just needs to be implemented.

I can do nothing, personally. Nor can you. Nor can any other individual.

So, we all share your frustration. But most of us are not calling for the impossible to be done. You are, though. So, I asked for your specific suggestions. You offered none, so I can only conclude that you have none.

[Wiz Imp]

138. You can see a number of people saying Democratic leadership should call a press conference.

which would of course accomplish nothing. And it is obvious that these same people, if a press conference were held, would still complain because it didn't accomplish anything. The only objective of people like this is to trash Democrats while giving Republicans a pass.

[MineralMan]

139. Yes. My point, exactly.

We need to read such posts carefully and think about what motivates them. That's what I think.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

259. "The only objective

of people like this is to trash Democrats while giving Republicans a pass."

Exactly. It's crystal clear.

These "where are the Democrats???" threads are all alike. Vicious accusations of Democrats being cowards, having no spines, taking money from evil sources, on "vacation," etc., crapping on every mention of what Democrats are actually doing and have done; then the added bonus of snidely ridiculing fellow DUers: cheerleaders, posse, "not MY job!!1!1"

I mean, why can't Dems wave a magic wand and DO SOMETHING???!!!!111!!!!1!!!!!

[mcar]

94. How?

[mcar]

100. Why don't you get in touch with the

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Genocide Joe and Killer Kamala crowd and ask them why they aren’t doing something? We’re in this mess in no small part due to them.

[Bettie]

101. They can't stop it

but they can speak out about it being wrong.

I wish they would, but I doubt that they will.

Maybe one or two will raise an objection.

[orangecrush]

111. "Can't"

Means "Won't".

[Bettie]

121. They can try, but we're dealing with

an individual who is literally insane....and his party is happy with that, they will not move to stop him.

Jeez, I hate having to say this, but what are a few Democrats supposed to do to make him stop anything?

Even if he uses nuclear weapons, his party will stand behind him and say "You did real good Donny, real good!".

[mcar]

223. Many are, as shown several times in this thread

[Bettie]

231. Saw that after I posted

they still cant' change what's going to happen.

The madman is in control and has many, many enablers.

[DownriverDem]

105. One more time

It's the MAGA repubs you should be mad at. They are in control of the House and Senate. Please explain what exactly do you think the Dems can do? I'm tired of the attacks on the wrong politicians.

[orangecrush]

108. Comfort the afflicted

And afflict the comfortable.

[NoMoreRepugs]

112. Majority of Americans get their news/info from the BillionaireBoyzClub controlled social media sites. What

possible message from Dems is going to overcome the algorithms UNLESS Repukes in Congress join the chorus.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

116. This is tired, weak and untrue.

Most Dems are fighting back and doing all they can. The corporate media won't cover them, so visit independent media and most Dems have their own social media accounts, and YouTube channels.

We're at war, and right now the Dems we have are the Dems we have, so help or at least stop whining. The Republicans are in charge of everything, so how about attacking Republicans!

Good grief.

[orangecrush]

128. ...

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[OC375]

120. Society is broken, this is just the latest symptom.

We didn’t get here overnight. It will take effort to change. It could be an interesting afternoon. It’s just after 7PM in Tehran…

[LoisB]

132. Where are the Republicans who will stand up and stop him?

[Eddie Haskell 60]

149. yep, that's what we ultimately need- about 17 Republicans

Even if 25th invoked by cabinet (and i REALLY wish people would stop asking for this), Trump will contest it so would still need about 17 Republicans in Senate to remove.

[frogstar0]

134. Why don't you stop them?

Wave your magic wand and poof all will be right in the world.

Like others I am really tiered of this why don’t the democrats stop this.
Because we need the votes.
Because we did not get the votes last election.
Please do not get into why we did not get the votes just stay with here and now.
We need the votes.
So how do we get the votes?
Not by pushing the dems do nothing trope.
We get it by planting seeds in independent and maga’s minds.
We do the very very very hard work of slowly, carefully planting the seeds that will sprout in a few minds.
We do it by turning one, or two people we know.
Every voter we turn, is two votes gained.

[orangecrush]

146. Well, you've been here since 2004

And with 257 posts, if you made one to make this point, it's worth considering.

[CuriousSavage]

194. Just another low post count, long time lurker chiming in

Every day we are faced with a new affront to our country and values. I am having trouble splitting my molten disgust between the republicans and the multitude of citizens that have completely tuned out. I can not have the lightest discussion about political topics anymore with anyone, even my spouse. It is too much for them to process so they shut down and start scrolling facebook or instagram.... I have never felt more alone.

I think this entire thread boils down to something that we ALL here can agree on: we appear to be on the doorstep of a catastrophe that will require many generations to recover from, if at all. Our children's children will be affected. If that's the case, it is not unreasonable to expect the people we elected to actually represent us. They have a much more effective platform than any of us, if they choose to use it. Some are, as mentioned in the responses, but this crisis calls for more.

TBH, I know that there is so much that I personally should be doing. I did not attend No Kings. I haven't called my officials 1000x. I am not complacent, but I suppose that I am part of the problem too. Fair enough. That said, our democratic representatives know that the great majority of the country and the world is against this war. They know that we are all facing economic hardship. They have big hopes for November but the next election is not guaranteed. I donated and voted for them to be my voice and not my weak sauce Vichy representative.

If this exact moment is not the time to burn some of that "dry powder" they've preserved for so long, then when is?

[karin_sj]

135. They need to appear anywhere and everywhere

Democratic, Independent, and sane Republican politicians need to be on every single TV network en masse, on the radio, on YouTube, press conferences in front of the White House, etc. They need to conduct town halls in every city they can, and wherever they can find an audience. They need to talk about how insane he is, how dangerous and immoral this is, and how the 25th amendment needs to be enacted. Anyone who has an audience should be speaking up about this as well. This is a dire emergency and I hope to God something is happening behind the scenes to stop this madman (although I don't have a lot of hope).

[MW67]

137. If they had a backbone

They would run the mid terms campaigns on," If you elect us to power in both houses we will shut all this insanity down with a well deserved impeachment and removal", I believe it would be a winning message, they should at least be getting every opponent to answer " Do you support what the President is doing"? I see nothing,matter of fact I hear a lot of talk about taking up maga positions and talking points, readying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again

[camartinwv]

140. The Republicans can't even stop him. Donny, the criminally insane, is not playing by the rules.

I don’t know what you expect minority Democrats to do.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

141. There are some Dems (including leaders) who enjoy war porn

We all know Dems don't have the power but they should be demanding every day in front of cameras to exercise their War Powers as required by the Constitution. It seems many are slow-walking their opposition to war because they don't want to upset their AIPAC donors.

[betsuni]

142. Episode 3,214 of the "Where Are Democrats, Why Don't They Stop Republicans?" show: THE 80%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MuchBetterThanThis]

145. This entire thread is indicative of WHY Dems can't

We’re too diverse. To the point that we become DIVISIVE.
NOW isn’t the time that we act like freaking clowns and fight amongst ourselves.
Face the reality of the situation. Kicking and screaming will NOT change the behavior of these evil people. Only fuel what they want-> make “liberals” seethe..We hafta realize that.

[Eddie Haskell 60]

153. Saying we're divisive is divisive

I'm pretty sure we ALL have the same goals. Just different opinions on how to get there.

[orangecrush]

154. Well said

[Happy Hoosier]

158. Stop him how, exactly? NT

[orangecrush]

165. Reconvene

Come back to DC and conduct shadow session, even if they are locked out.

At least it would get the press to cover it and underscore the gravity of the situation.

[EarlG]

188. Does the gravity of the situation need underscoring?

This morning, the whole world witnessed the President of the USA say that he was going to kill an entire civilization.

Are there really large swaths of people out there who need to see a Democratic Party press conference before they understand how bad this is?

[Eddie Haskell 60]

202. there's a large swath that has no clue what's going on

My wife isn't into politics and she never heard of Epstein until I told her about it a couple of months ago. And I just told her about TACO this morning.

[Scrivener7]

204. Of course it does! Are you kidding? And yes, there are large swaths

of the country who don't have a clue what we are doing! And yes. A unified and constant press effort might reach some of them.

Certainly more than a couple of guys tweeting and the rest staying quiet at home.

No. The whole world didn't hear that. Only the small group that pays attention to politics. It is the job of the opposition party to oppose, and to get that message to as many as they can.

[EarlG]

221. If people are so checked out that

they didn’t hear about Trump saying he is going to kill an entire civilization at 8pm, is it going to make any difference to those people if Democrats hold a “shadow session” (whatever that may be)?

It seems to me that our most effective communicators are already doing their thing right now, on social media and in other venues. I’m not sure that holding a shadow session is going to achieve anything useful. In fact it would probably just spur another round of complaints. “Why are they standing around giving speeches in Washington instead of doing anything useful?”

[Scrivener7]

228. I don't know what a shadow session is, and I don't think

that's what anyone is talking about.

Every congressperson has a few media contacts. If they don't they don't get elected. We should have a unified statement, and every Democrat should be putting out the same statement to every one of their media contacts.

Remember Benghazi? It was a script. Every one of them recited it at every appearance and opportunity. I never watch or read right wing sources, but I sure was aware of the bullshit republican Benghazi message.

Messaging and framing do matter. We should do it.

[EarlG]

232. The post of mine that you replied to

was a reply to a post about a shadow session, which is what I was commenting on.

Aside from that, as mentioned, I’ve seen lots of Dems out there today blasting Trump and the Republicans, and they all seem to be pretty much on the same page.

[Scrivener7]

249. Having seen only a handful of statements this morning, I went looking for what you are seeing.

I see that both houses have released statements in the last couple of hours, Hakeem has made a good showing, and more are chiming in.

Glad to see it.

I do think an outcry from our leaders is a worthwhile action to attempt to prevent untold thousands of murders committed in your name and mine.

[EarlG]

257. I agree with you that they should be speaking out, and it is good to see them doing so

I'm not arguing for a "do nothing" position, merely pointing out that a) some of the suggestions in this thread for what they should be doing aren't really practical or useful, and b) they are already doing things. I feel like there is sometimes a bit of a kneejerk reaction to simply assume that Dems are doing and/or saying nothing, and to start attacking them before checking to see what is actually going on.

I appreciate you taking the time to look further, and your responses to my posts.

[Scrivener7]

258. If we get through today without having a genocide on our hands, I still say the

Democrats need to pony up for a bot farm and a good PR team.

But that's for after we find out if we are the new axis of evil.

[Happy Hoosier]

235. I don't think they have the power to do that.

And it wouldn't stop him.

[Kid Berwyn]

160. Great question.

From what I can tell, the Democratic Party leaders are standing behind Bibi Netanyahu, in shame.

[maxsolomon]

168. Where are the Greens that will stop him?

Where are the SWPs that will stop him?

Why doesn't "The Media" stop him?

[MorbidButterflyTat]

171. MAGAt Republicans can't even stand up to Piggy about their shoe sizes.

But Democrats.....blah blah blah.

[BannonsLiver]

175. That framing is absolute horse shit.

[niyad]

184. IT IS THE REPUBLICANS' RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ARE THE MAJORITY.

[Initech]

185. Being actively silenced by our billionaire criminal owned media?

[kacekwl]

186. How exactly

Do tell..

[NBachers]

187. Oh Geez Not This Again

[bluestarone]

208. You do realize that Democrats are not just fighting TSF, but the House, the Senate and sometimes the supreme court.

Let's also add the DOJ, the FBI, the delaying decisions from right wing courts. Could name things they should do that they can do to get your approval? Just name like 5 things ok? Hell, it's gonna take real honest true blooded Americans to do what needs to be done. Our only hope is November's election.THEN is when all hell should break loose. Never before has these monster rethugs done what they are doing today. They are really ganging up on our Constitution. OUR time will come to show support for our America!! Will YOU be there? I hope so!!

[Indykatie]

213. Just How Would the Democrats Stop Him?

Too often Dems ask why our politicians can't stop Trump. They have no power in DC but that doesn't mean anything apparently. I think this fuels much of the dissatisfaction with our Dem politicians.

[HAB911]

224. It's not the Democrats

It's the system that could not dream this would happen.

[mcar]

227. BTW, I just spent 5 minutes on Bluesky and saw a bunch of elected Democrats

calling for the 25th Amendment, calling for Trump's removal.

5 minutes. Maybe you should have tried that before you posted this - but I kind of think you've gotten the reaction you wanted.

[TBF]

255. ...

💯💯💯

[MorbidButterflyTat]

261. Yep!

3...2...1... to "that's not eeeenuuuuuuffffffffff!!!!!!"

[snot]

229. I see no reason why we shouldn't all be panicking.

I've called every congresscritter who represents me and a few that don't, and I hope everyone here is doing the same.

[Bread and Circuses]

237. Writing letters and offering words

Very few wil risk their own necks.

Afraid, Weak, Ineffective.

[ecstatic]

240. Yeah this is the time to be vocal even if it doesn't do anything

That's the part that some politicians still don't understand. I get that you feel there's nothing you can do but we need to at least hear you saying something.

Strongly.

And not hedging or weighing carefully whether tRump is a criminal or not.

Silence is disgusting and it suggests complicity.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

246. Here are statements from the House and Senate Democrats

After Trump wrote, in reference to Iran, “A whole civilization will die tonight,” the entirety of the House Democratic leadership issued this joint statement:

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-07T17:01:15.516Z

As it turns out, it's not just House Dems: Leading Senate Democrats also issued a joint statement responding to Trump's stated plans to destroy "a whole civilization" tonight:

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-07T18:41:16.159Z

[lees1975]

251. Credit where credit is due, I am happy to see this. This is exactly where the starting point is.

https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/04/07/house-democratic-leadership-statement-on-donald-trumps-threat-to-kill-a-whole-civilization/

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:

Donald Trump is completely unhinged. His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response. The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III.

For years, Republicans have enabled and excused Donald Trump’s deeply dangerous and extreme behavior. Enough is enough. Our brave men and women in uniform have been put into harm’s way in the Middle East. Over a dozen have already been killed and hundreds injured. Gas prices are skyrocketing, the cost of living in America is out of control and billions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a reckless war of choice.

It’s time for House Republicans to put patriotic duty over party loyalty and join Democrats in stopping this madness.

[TBF]

256. See below - one of the democratic reps also filed Articles of Impeachment.

So you can stop blaming fellow democrats now.

[no_hypocrisy]

253. Possibly the forbearance of the Democrats could be

fear of reverse psychology.

IOW:

1. If they appear challenging, it would encourage Trump to do what he's threatened. (His staff rhetorically saying, "Are you going to let them get away with talking to you (and to the public about you) like that?

2. Democrats become the proxy of Iran.

3. The more you tell Trump not to do something, the more he wants to do it. (Who's your Daddy?)

[TBF]

254. You can stop blaming democrats now - here is your action

Articles of Impeachment have been filed by a democratic rep from Connecticut - read here: https://democraticunderground.com/100221155161

[Redleg]

260. Too little too late- just kidding

This is a good start but won't likely please some of these folks who think that only Democratic officials have agency and Republicans bear no duty at all.

[bigtree]

269. and here

More Than 50 Congressional Democrats Now Calling for Trump’s Immediate Removal from Office
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/50-congressional-democrats-now-calling-for-trumps-immediate-removal-from-office/

[electric_blue68]

262. I had to do a small something. Called ( my Senator) Schumer's DC office...

I told the staffer I know we're in the minority..
Still, could Schuner and a few other Dems could hold a press conference to say how insane and wrong about what Trump said.
She said (I'd forgotten) they're on recess.
I said they still coud hold it - to officially The American People how they feel.

Had to say something!