I have watched as Democrats have kept their damn powder dry since really watching politics when joining here in 2004. I wept as Kerry lost, wept as Alito was confirmed, wept in anger, fear and frustration as I watched the Democrats give in over and over, vowing to put up a fight over that next hill.
Well, elected Democrats — the time is NOW. The hill is in front of you.
Here is what I want.
I want Senators to say that none of Trump’s nominees to the Supreme Court will be given a hearing. They STOLE a seat from us. Do we all get that??? STOLE a goddamn Supreme Court justice right out from under our noses, and Obama did nothing and we did nothing. What would the Republicans have done?? Our Democrats need to reflect on that and do similarly.
I want every single Senator and Congressperson who has knowledge of what Russia did to us, and any Trump involvement, to tell us, repeatedly, what happened without crossing the line into classified information. I want them to blare this over and over and over until even the thickest-headed American says, “Hmmmm….something fishy went on there.” Because if Trump is going to be inaugurated next month, seeing him as illegitimate will go a LONG way to being able to stop him.
I want the Senators and Congresspeople to say in their interviews with the media: “You were complicit. You published emails stolen by Russia, our adversary, and without verifying them, you blared them 24/7 for months. You helped Trump and Russia steal the election.” Think of how the Republicans would be screaming about this, and demanding hearings. It wouldn’t matter that they may be in the minority. They would gunk up all of the works.
I want my Governor in NY to state very clearly, as they have in California, that now is the time that NY state will stand up against bigotry, misogyny, hatred and declare us to be a sanctuary state for anyone threatened by Trump’s brownshirts.
I want us to stop sniping at each other over the primary, get deadly serious, start making groups outside of DKos in case this place suffers a hack like the DU did election day, and really help start grassroot efforts. I don’t know how to do this, but I would give a lot of time and effort in learning and then help teach the next person. We need people who will get out in the real world with us to help us learn.
I want us to all find our spines, write to our representatives and DEMAND they stand up to Trump, demand investigations into Russian involvement, let them know that a primary may be in their future and that perhaps they have more to fear from us than they do from the Republicans. Because until they get that message, many of them will continue to act as if Trump and Co. are a normal administration. When they are anything but that.