Would we be shocked if Trump made an EO that reduced Congress to an advisory role? Would our leaders do anything at that point? SCOTUS and Congress will advise the Executive branch only. Whatcha gonna do about that, Schumer and Thune?

sure. I dont think that should bother you. Lets take Schumer as an example. Read his wikipedia page and look at his "accomplishments" over an entire career. He's never stood up and pushed hard for a single thing his whole life. He's never led a charge. Is he not worthy of being pilloried as an impediment to progress? And Pelosi, she has fought AOC and Talib much harder than she ever fought republicans. She's grown very rich on insider trading, and fought hard against the imposition of ethics in that regard. Is that true or is it not?

Both championed war crimes, along with Biden. True or not?

These people were always opportunists taking advantage of us. That the republicians also hate them is coincidental, not an applicable defense of how awful they have been in failing to lead the party over time.

Ate the onion?

Quiet quitting

Trump declaring himself King and you people still blame the Democrats, huh? Good luck with that.

• Vote no on everything like Republicans did when Obama/Biden tried good things
• Filibuster every bill like Republicans
• Give motivated members of Congress more power, like AOC
• Retire the old blood of the DNC and have people with ideas from after 1982 enter office (my state allows office vacancies to be filled by appointment until election)
• Listen to the Americans who voted for you to stop Trump and stop whining about that in private meetings
• Stop voting yes on anything Trump wants
• Don't ratfuck young faces because they are running in seats with old people
• Don't say everything is okay and normal despite the fact it's clearly not, it didn't work both times they ran on it as a platform

What the Repugs do whenever they're in the minority: complain loudly and publicly, and obstruct absolutely goddamned everything.

1. Figure out what they stand for, stated in two sentences. (From that old chestnut that says that you don't understand a thing if you can't explain it in two sentences, or less.)

2. Learn from the experts (PR people, psychologists, neuroscientists, screenwriters, etc.) how to state it in ways that resonate with people.

3. Then, do it. Convince all of us that they care, and are trying. Build coalitions around the message, and strengthen civil society.

The greatest damage from this administration's lawlessness does not come from tearing down government agencies, it's the corrosive effect of hopelessness in the minds and hearts of the citizens as we look around and feel like we're alone, and that nobody else actually cares about our laws, traditions, and principles.

My interpretation: the right is broadly successful because they are presenting a compelling narrative to explain the problems in America. It's "elites" in business, government (deep state), and schools that are pushing an unamerican agenda of "wokeness", using immigrants to gain power, and indoctrinating through schools and universities. This is enough to get people to vote right because at least the right is doing something to address their concerns.

What the Democrats need to do, is present a more compelling narrative. They can't just be the "non-maga" party. They have to actually address people's concerns about economic insecurity and present a vision for the future. I remain convinced that the first president that runs on economic populism will sweep an election.

I mean, I'm not an expert by any means but haven't the republicans been able to very efficiently stifle democrat majorities before? If they just follow that playbook (delaying things, being pains in the ass, constant insistence on funky rules) they can at least annoy the shit out of them and hopefully slow things down. They're way too polite for that tho, they'd rather just let it happen and hope they come out okay in the end then to risk the wrath of the annoying orange and his minions.