How bout dems do their gd jobs instead.

This shit is to late man you fucked up big time😱🤯 2 times you got the pedo in offices, an in the next couple of years there won't be eny democrats or party welcome to the trumppedo dynasty 😱🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

If not statehood they should be entitled to some states rights like control of their own police department and their own national guard. And at least representation to present argument in the House of Representatives and that argument cannot be silenced.

Statehood for each landowner.

we'll need an alternative to the democratic party if we ever really want this to happen

aaaaaaand you just fell for the distraction

The federal government seizing control of a city’s police force and putting troops on its streets isn’t a distraction. It’s fascism.

Trying to make it a state, NOW, absolutely is a distraction.

Gaining 2 senate seats is a distraction? Because that’s what expanding statehood is about. It’s about expanding the senate to claim more seats for your side.

While in the long term I agree, gerrymandering and gestapo are much more urgently nearing realization.

Walk and chew gum, sweetheart. This isn’t kindergarten.

My guess is the argument it’s a distraction while Trump is in office, which is wrong because controlling Congress is needed to make sure we can pass statehood and we should be standing on that platform for the midterms and the next presidential.

This was mentioned very specifically in the context of the dem party platform and campaigning. I know this is hard for the average Dem to wrap their head around, but having strong , defined policy positions is a GOOD thing.

Are you equating a post on Bluesky with a plan to try and force statehood now rather than a statement of intent for the upcoming midterms?

I'm saying that intent at midterms is still premature and a distraction.

If only there were a party who believed in this who had power to enact it at some point 🙃

Ah, yes. People scream something at Democrats. Dems ignore it. Republicans exploit it. Then, Democrats take up the cry and pretend it was their position all along.

Fuckin pathetic, frankly, the multitude of attacks on everyone, especially marginalized folks, but I guess they found their lil centrist enough flag to wave to say fucking anything.

And Puerto Rico!

Absofuckinglutely ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

Make sure you never again run candidates like Sinema and Manchin.

There needs to be a law that doesn’t allow the switching of parties after they are elected!

How do you think primaries work?

Wow, what a thoughtful and inspired response.

How do you think they work, Jim? Please answer.

Voters pick from the candidates the party puts up. When they don't put up decent, vetted candidates or grossly favor incompetent incumbents, the "winner" will suck. We are force-fed the most mediocre, pro-corporate, old candidates they can find. Primary 2024: Biden, GardenHose, Queen of Narnia. jfc

I know, I was hoping he could demonstrate some knowledge of how primaries work as well.

Thank Crom that primaries always result in the bestest of candidates.

Which do you want? The national party picking candidates or the voters choosing from those who put themselves up?

Frankly, I never want the national party picking candidates, and thank goodness that is not what the Democratic Party does! That’s a fallacy, spreading it means you’re spreading untruth designed to undermine people’s faith in their ability to choose their leaders. Yeah, don’t do that.

Not you, Chris ☺️

That would be up to the voters. Don’t like the candidates? Good news – – you can do something about that locally. Because that’s who it’s up to, pal, all politics is still local. it’s much easier to whine about a faceless party that you want to blame, instead of working in your community.

Yes, my town always puts the US senate nominee on the statewide ballot.

And Gillibrand. And Schumer.

And Fetterman.

And Fetterman

Pretty much anyone to the right of Bernie.

So you'll want to be keeping: Warren, Hirono, Blunt Rochester, Markey, Merkley, Schatz, Van Hollen, Padilla, Smith, Booker, Gillibrand, Baldwin, & Welch? (All of whom are more progressive than Vermont Jesus, who says identify politics are a distraction and threw Planned Parenthood under the bus)

Eh I'm more lenient. I think there's not enough people who are Bernie level but if they are holding the party back like Jeffries and schumer then absolutely they get the boot. I'll settle for actual progress, unless it's too slow.

It's too slow!

I agree! Right now it is. I just think progressing at a decent pace is something I'll settle for, and if we progress really fast even better! I'm just talking about my personal standards for the democratic ( or ruptured democratic) party.

Lmao Bernie is to the right of the fantasy you have about Bernie.

Please don't. I don't need to hear about Bernie fantasies from lefties today. Or any day really 😭😭😭

🤣🤣🤣

And my fantasy is? Do tell.

Or Harris. Or Clinton. Or any other neo-lib, corporate owned POS that wants to maintain status quo, not tangibly improve life for the masses of working class. (Crumbs for a few folks here and there isn’t gonna fucking cut it)

Purity is the only way to get a majority in this country.

All we are asking for is bare minimum expectations of a moderately functioning party and government. Anything else gets us exactly where we are right now.

Sinema YES, Manchin no. Any other Dem alive would've lost 2018 West Virginia

Dems are wrongly NOT requiring pledges pro #DCstatehood from Dem 2026 US Senate candidates, so Sinema is wrongly happening again with Pappas in New Hampshire, Sage in Iowa, Flannegan in Minnesota, McMorrow in Michigan, Cooper in North Carolina, etc.

Make sure you don't vote for candidates like Sinema and Manchin in your primaries. You do vote in primaries, right?

That would require courage and action. Remember the 117th Congress?

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Puerto Rico also!!!

YES. & Puerto Rico too. I just watched a ST episode (SNW? maybe) where the US had 52 states in the late 21st century. But then, we (humanity) didn't achieve Irish Reunification in 2024 either so ...

Yes!!!

Gerrymander. Start today.

REPLACEMENT FOR CHUCK SCHUMER

Attacking our nation is fucking TREASON. What are you doing about that besides tweeting?

Assuming this is a real Democrat, that actually talks to the elite leaders that are ignoring what’s going on, get it together! You could’ve done it the first time. I hope the fuck you do it this time! We’re losing our country & you helped with that cuz you didn’t do what you needed to do last time.

The Dem Party has had great majorities before you all lost the narrative to Fox & Alex Jones, etc. You could have done that 3 or 4 sessions. But EVERY time the Dems get power, they squander it. You could have codified Roe but oh no. The Dems could have done many things even though they never do.

Trump has clearly given Washingtonians the best case for its own statehood.

What lame @democrats.org need to listen to and absorb. Two brilliant political minds will give you the roadmap to success. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/simon-rose... Dems, you had the chance and pissed it away.

Long overdue

Don’t just talk make a plan and make it happen

Please teleport this post to 2021 when it could've happened

Why do anything when they can pretend that they couldn’t do anything later?

Never thought I would see the day when a part of this Nation is NO LONGER FREE, but ruled completely by an immoral and unbalanced man. States should be aware how what happened in DC can happen to them. MAGA is the Big Brother the REAL GOP warned against. Complete with FEMA Camps. Boggles the mind.

If only @democrats.org had an opportunity to make DC a state 4 years ago. If only! As always, y'all gone allow us to HOPE, then CHANGE once y'all get in office. As along as it's establishment dems saying it, I ain't believing it.

Like you’re going to do a damn thing. You haven’t fought for anything in the last five years at least. You’re willing to throw millions of marginalized folks under a bus, you’re not going to follow up on this, just like you’ve failed to follow up on every issue.

Hell yes!

DC doesn’t need to be a state. That wowould of be silly, although the 3 electoral votes reliably blue would be nice. Make it a city within Maryland or VA.

Trump's actions are reminiscent of our tortured history. It's why DC isn't a state. They are afraid the injustices & abuses visited on black & brown people will be visited upon them. If what they were doing is good & right, they wouldn't be afraid of retribution. Be VERY AFRAID. EPSTEIN EPSTEIN

Dems had that power, and didn't do it.

It literally passed in the House twice while Democrats had power. We did not have enough Senate votes to make it reality.

When the democrats weren't the senate majority. They had chances to pass statehood and get rid of the filibuster back in 09/10 - and later again 2021. I don't recall seeing State hood bills being introduced then.

H.R.51 - Was interduced during the 2021-2022 House. It has sat with the Senate since 04/22/2021.

It’s a fundamental misunderstanding of political history to suggest there was ever a chance for Democrats in 2009 to get rid of the filibuster or pass DC statehood

Libs saying shit like this while trump is transitioning us wholesale to a an authoritarian religious ethno state is genuinely so funny. You still don’t get it. The rules are made up. They didn’t have the political will to do good things or they would have done them.

The parliamentarian agrees.

Why? They had a 60-40 majority.

With 20~ blue dogs (Conservative Manchin - Biden types) and less than a year to pass any legislation period. This is basic.

Manchien came in 2010, and wasn't regarding being the cuck he is today. So who knows how that could have turned in the senate back then. We'll never know because it wasn't introduced at all. HR 51, was put out into a 46-2-52 senate dead on arrival.

Liberman is very much the most obvious example that you would be permanently short one on making Roe law. And again, in under a year they had to do that. Not exactly feasible, and the obvious solution (Give Dems more seats) has never been tried again lol.

(I mentioned Manchin - Biden cause I truthfully didn't think you knew anything about the politics where as I, a literal child at the time, actually KNEW what was happening so I'm cursed to regurgitate it ad infinitum as people make stupid online statements like "They could have but didn't want too")

I just don't feel like the party is genuine in this incentive. They removed it from the party platform in 2004 - and readded it back in 2016....But you are 100% right to mention Manchein: Manchin came out against both H.R. 51 and S. 51, effectively dooming their passage.

(* Also not saying you said that just in general people very much do NOT understand how difficult getting even the ACA passed was.)

The ten extra senators made Manchin look like Warren. If you’re trying to be this stupid for Internet points, congrats

Your brain is flat

Im sorry if you've read my tone wrong. I wasNT trying to be aggressive.

You're right. But they didn't make a serious effort either. They've never been willing to use the power the voters give them.

Indeed. They only care about DC statehood when they want a majority in congress.

Exactly what they did with abortion.

They used their political capital to the ACA. Then infrastructure. They prioritize only certain things can get around the filibuster

Yes there was. In 21 as well.

Probably should have made a priority before, huh.

You all voted us here, Dusty.

you fucking dickheads.

Way too late. It's time to stop locking the barn door after the horse has run off. Democratic states now need to get ahead of the gerrymandering game just in case we have another election. The GOP isn't waiting around, or worried about the norms, they are acting.

that’ll show em

Samoa too (in addition to Puerto Rico as well).

💯

Oh hey there, where ya been?

YES

The GOP still pretends to care about the American people (in words only, not actions). They know it’s the right thing to do but will never, ever vote for it because it would affect the balance of power in the Senate, the house and the electoral college. No other reason. Political Power. Full stop.

WAKE UP, PEOPLE, HE’S GOING TO SELL/GIVE ALASKA BACK TO PUTIN. THOSE ‘LAND CHANGES’ HE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY,THEY’RE NOT JUST ABOUT UKRAINE!! THAT’S WHY HE KEPT SAYING HE WAS ‘GOING TO RUSSIA ON FRIDAY’. PUTIN’S CALLING IN HIS DEBT & COMING FOR N.AMERICA. WAKE THE FUCK UP

Even, let’s say he did this..it’s illegal occupation, they would put Russia in another country illegally! You can’t give away Alaska you’d need 2/3 of the Senate and the state of Alaskas government and its citizens would have to agree to it. JFC PEOPLE!

And Puerto Rico.

Dems how’s that going for you? Sickening what the Republicans are doing to our country!

You were down with whatever as long as you were kept fed and happy. Whoa, domino, roll me over Romeo.

Then stop supporting those dumb candidates that always block this. Don't try to get on here and think we forgot. One example is Nancy Pelosi.

The two senators that wouldn’t break filibuster for this are no longer in the party and the House passed DC statehood twice in the last 5 years—overseen by Pelosi both times.

Y’all had the chance to give us the vote and then…didn’t.

Where was this in 2009 or 2021 or when you sold us out on a crime bill when Biden was president?

Why do you all just make shit up to complain about?

No, that's why DC was cut out from 2 states! Make other teritories states!!!

DO SOMETHING!

Nope! When Trump cleans up that democratic cesspool, maybe.

Why would anyone who slow walked an insurrectionist to the white house who isn't even legally authorized to be sworn in believe you'll get anything done. Stfu all of you.

if dc gets statehood, then every city in the country gets it.

Accidentally based

State of Jefferson says hello

Sounds like a plan.

This is how we fix the senate.

Zero stars. Whoever is running this account should buy lunch tomorrow. Complete failure.

Tonight @mollyjongfast.bsky.social nailed it on @thebeat.msnbc.com Sinema and Manchin are wholly to blame why it's yet not.

Them and the rest of the Democratic and Independent Senators who didn’t stop them.

Who were Dems. Seems like @democrats.org need to get their house in order.

Dems had a filibuster-proof majority for over 2 months in 2009 Manchin and Sinema will forever be convenient scapegoats, but the problem runs deeper

Which is why the moderate element of the Democratic party needs to go.

It's a whole different party today being tested to salvage Democracy. The work of elected Dems is done in a fire storm of GOP corruption. Imagine entering a million dollar golf tournament knowing the host is a one crooked man operation and the game is rigged? It is. Golf lies for Trump also.

Sadly, there is no accountability for either of the DINO cowards.

Puerto Rico also

And Puerto Rico, and Guam, and anywhere else Americans are paying taxes WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Oh yeah, I forgot. Patriotism is just performative bullshit here. It's Mad Max, but with pedophiles and bad suits.

just skeeting anything I see. even when you have the numbers Dems still skirt doing anything meaningful. so tired of y'all playing in our faces.

J6 is complete America is lost

YES

Ok, DEMOCRATS, nice you feel that way now that it's too late.

TY for not misgendering.

Socialism for the United States!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, statehood for DC. Why didn't you make that a reality when you had the presidency and both chambers? Same reason you didn't codify Roe? It would appear you're more in love with monetizing losing than actually winning -- and your refusal to become more progressive falls right in line with that.

fucking finally

Little late

Amen!

That should have been part of your campaign instead of parading Liz Cheney around like some sort of folk hero.

PRISON FOR tRUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*sigh* GFY, your party is cynical trash.

Then fight for it. Oh, and endorse Zohran.

Boy, if only there was something you could have done

Name it, Bruno.

No more Zionists in congress! No more funding genocide! No more support of Israel! No more aipac donations to Dems! I’m not voting for a party that is ok with ethnic cleansing.

Then you can vote for your dog for there is no party here for you. You’ll get ethnic cleansing in your backyard.

Fear r tree antics don’t work on me. I grew up in a cult. You can’t heal a wound by using the lesser of two poisons on the wound. You either feed the beast or kill the beast. ✌🏼

Then enjoy your ethnic cleansing here.

California Next!

Look for fartWater circling in your neighborhood.

NEVER

… could have, and should have, happened four years ago. But it didn't. When we ask Democrats to fight, we don't mean, "Fight the last war." We mean, figure out what you have to do to win, then do it. Enough with doing the least you can get away with.

like codifying roe vs wade...coulda shoulda. but didnt. now its too late.

What the fuck exactly would “codifying” it do against a rogue and hostile Supreme Court?

Their entire argument against it was a layup because it was never made a fucking law.

Famously it’s impossible for the Supreme Court to overturn laws.

Famously they took an easy layup because everyone knew without it being codified that it was more vulnerable, which let it be something people could "run on" without delivering.

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Jesus fucking Christ. Y’all could have DONE THAT when you had POWER. Now you call for it when it’s far, far too late. This is like me shouting “Give me a mansion!” to the fucking wind.

Maybe if the BLUE NO MATTER WHO crowd didn’t force Manchin and Sinema on us, this would be a NON ISSUE.

They got Schumer and Jeffries to take their place.

Yes, great, also where was this energy when you held power? I hope that, in addition to looking at ways to gain power that you CAN’T execute on right now, you’re also looking at ways you CAN execute on right now. So far, Ive been deeply unimpressed.

Should have acted on it long time back rather than squeal about it when under thumb of authoritarianism.

Might have to start holding Democrats to account then.

Account for what?

Some things Trump does are below the gravity of his office. These are often distractions from the truly grave things he does. Putting the feds and the military on the streets of Washington is a step on the road to tyranny that chills the spine. Today, all that is American is in grave danger.

You didn’t fight for it with Obama or Biden, and you have zero members of the party seriously advocating for it now. So, what are you actually doing?

Fundraising.

And showboating, but mostly money you are absolutely right.

Nah

Right fucking now!

127 STATEHOODS FOR D.C. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

*tap, tap, tap* is this thing on? Is that the best you got, cause that ain't gonna do it, boys. We're 8 months into this for fucks sake! Are you planning to 'ride the storm out', or are you going to mobilize the people. Fill the streets, FFS!

There isn't going to be a DC left if you don't do something

And Puerto Rico.

I’m curious, what would this do?

Collaborators.

They should definitely redistrict the suburbs of DC for Statehood.

Damn straight! bsky.app/profile/real...

That’s the hill you’re going to die on right now? People are protesting in the streets. Where are you?

DC is not likely to get statehood under Trump, unless he can get 50 republican seats in the house out of the deal.

ALL THIS IS HAPPENING WITH GOP APPROVAL People should be VERY ANGRY with Republicans in Congress who have turned their backs on their constituents, their oath of office, their country, their families, their children & their church. Unlike Trump, they know better

You should rebrand as the ass-kiss and acquiescence party.

Damn somebody should have done that

How?

Well this is only 50 years overdue.

Why are you screaming at us about it? Make it go!

talk is cheap

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You always say that when you hold no power

Yeah, Trump just killed that dream. He is walling himself in his castle in DC and he is never planning on leaving.

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release the Epstein files.

And the choice of statehood or independence for Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

there will never be statehood for DC under this fascist administration

True

DO SOMETHING

Absolutely!!!

A little late for that now. 🫩🥴

Yes, but Republicans will never support statehood for DC.

When things are a priority, you make it a priority, statehood for DC has not been a priority. 😑

YOU HAD FOUR YEARS AND DID ZIP.

oh hey now, they did send two Tolstoy novels of fundraising texts saying HELP US DO THIS THING TO COMBAT SCARY THING WE'LL REALLY DO IT THIS TIME

also sidelining, sabotaging and coöpting progressive voices within the party so they're afraid that the teat of big business donations will run dry

And therein lies the tale of our descent into fascism.

You need new leadership now! I hear a lot of concern about our democracy in peril but no action. I know you’re in the minority but I don’t see any fight. Protest everyday in DC. We are scared.

if you let the UK and Ireland become states you'll win every time, and we can forget about that unfortunate 1776 thing.

And Puerto Rico.

💯

All votes in PR this century have a majority choosing statehood. You need to go back nearly 60 years for the vote to be against statehood.

Wrong. The votes can't be trusted because it's a partisan setup. Even Congress acknowledged the flaws And asked the DOJ to review The ballots beforehand

Which vote, and Congress? In 2024 MAGA controlled the U.S. Congress; of course they’re going to claim shit because statehood would favor Dems. Elections are always flawed. Most U.S. elections the largest block is those not voting. 27% of eligible voters aren’t even registered, yet the results stand.

Here is the 2013 senate committee a democratic lead committee reviewing the 2012 referendum. Also you realized the statehood party is a republican party. They were literally formed from the Ashes of the Republican statehood party. youtu.be/fiIYWlv0QzE?...

From ‘67 on there were 7 statehood votes. What party names were is irrelevant to what they would do as a state. Democrats were the party of slavery and segregation until JFK/Johnson and the GOP Southern Strategy flipped table. I agree the U.S. should oversee elections, but Repugs will oppose DC & PR

You realize the current governor, President of the senate and speaker of the house are all republicans. Half the party is republican. The other half are neo-liberal said Centrist-democrats. And none of them even care about statehood. So says the partys co founder before he died

The Senate hearing seems clear they view themselves as colonized and that their status is unacceptable, but they do not believe America is willing to change the situation.

The statehooders are threatening el yunque national rain forrest youtube.com/shorts/JuewP...

Interesting; for sure Rump has zero interest in nature and would love to put a golf course or two there.

That sounds like what US Repugs would do

Remember two years ago when 60+ Senators and House Reps. from your party, many of whom had previously claimed they supported statehood, voted to overturn laws passed by the District’s democratically elected Council? And that they specifically did so by lying about crime in D.C.?

YES!!!

Yes. Call it "Cloverfield".

If only you guys knew someone in a position of power.

Do you guys run this account from a parliamentary think tank in 1785? Feckless. Clueless. Hopeless.

Lickspittles, all.

In 2019, I was telling people that establishment ghouls like Biden were dangerous, because he would get in office, do absolutely NOTHING, and then when Trump is back in office, the DNC would be tweeting about all the things they should have done 4 years ago Progressives have been correct since 2016

The DNC could have accomplished this during the 2 years of Biden's tenure when he controlled the Legislative branch They also could have fixed redistricting with the John Lewis Act. The DNC is just as dangerous as Trump. He didn't ascend in a vaccum. Both parties should be abandoned.

Your candidates suck for working people. You're basically an extension of the Republican party at this point. You're cowards. You can't do the right thing. You can't stand up for the voiceless. Democrats have zero spine when it comes to fascists. This is why we need a militant communist party.

Run another centrist and see what happens.

Can yall actually do it instead of having a couple of your own party members block it

The Wyoming Rule, but as a threshold for automatic statehood.

Oh please, where was this support a few months ago when they took $1B from our LOCAL dollars out of balanced budget?????? Like our kids don’t need to go to school or anything. Respectively f*ck off.

Is there a good place for donations for DC statehood on ActBlue?

Now you say.

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Wow, you dicks were against it in 2020 and 2024. You’ll go back to being against it in 2028 too. This has nothing to do with “evolving as a party” and everything to do with Trump abusing DC now. Once in office, you’ll push it to the back burner like you do to all the other popular policies.

It’s just another fundraising opportunity and topic for you, just like universal healthcare and abortion rights, but you’ll never actually attempt to make it happen. You will, however, fundraise off of it for years to come, just like you did and continue to do with Roe.

As @mollyjongfast.bsky.social reminded us--DC not being a state falls solely on Manchin and Sinema.

Sorry, and 49 republican senators. We have to stop giving the sycophants a pass.

Who were @democrats.org.

Obama and Biden and Bill Clinton.

That is amazing to me. That two (2) people accomplished that feat.

Is there a congressperson in the last 50 years that let us down more than Krysten Sinema? The only one who comes to mind is Lindsey Graham, who proved to be so spineless after hanging out with John McCain.

Hardly.

🤦🏻‍♀️ Stop blaming and start resisting.

Por que no los dos?

Let’s push for Democracy in the United States shall we? Dems you don’t have a snowballs chance in hell if you don’t get your head out the sand.

Voters did this. V. O. T. E. R. S.

Yes and in the meantime, please elect a younger representative to Congress. Eleanor Holmes Norton has held the seat since 1991 & is 88 years old She’s done magnificent work but time for a succession plan @votersoftomorrow. @leaderswedeserve. @davidhogg

a little too late guys…

Do it then.

Taco has this all planned out.

We should have addressed this before. Perfect timing when Obama had both houses.

Sorry he was only focused on fixing nine million things instead of nine million and one. Totally sloppy, no excuses.

Dems should of done it a long time ago but were afraid

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And Puerto Rico

Should have happened already; it’s got more people than 2 states but no representation in Congress.

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#DCstatehoodNow #DCstatehood

Well, once he gives Alaska to Russia, we do need a new state so that we don't have to cut a star off all those flags he keeps humping

Another thing you talk about and never deliver.

sure, losers

Get the last ~21 Dem US Reps & ~3 Dem Caucus US Senators to immediately Cosponsor #DCstatehood 2025 bill, (see quoted thread,) & all Dem candidates too, otherwise your lip service doesn’t help the 197 Dem US Reps + 44 US Sen pro #DCstatehood. bsky.app/profile/npen...

Talk is cheap coming from you. Thank you for reminding me why I'm registered indie blue and not your DINO shit.

ESTABLISHMENT DEMS could give a crap about DC statehood. I'ts been a talking point forever. Just like a bunch of other issues.

197 Dem US Rep + 44 US Sens already Cosponsor #DCstatehood bill 2025. The failure of party leaders to force every new candidate Dem US Rep & US Sen to pledge is a massive factor in why ~21 Dem US Reps & ~3 US Senators refuse to Cosponsor now. bsky.app/profile/npen...

THIS YEAR. After talking about it for 20. The establishment Dems just want the blue votes! They don't care!

Your claim is significantly untrue.

And three Californias!

You had 3 full control chances to do this and never did even though the left and progressives were screaming for this for decades now. All we got was: can’t do it, too controversial, now’s not the time. You jerks don’t do anything when you get power then cry for it back to do nothing again. Retire

How? When?

To quote Sir Alex Ferguson, you’re so 2000 and late

And Statehood for Puerto Rico, if and when they want it.

You could have fixed this already but yeah, ok

You think Manchin & Sinema were voting for that?

Weird how Trump never has a problem with this but Biden was apparently utterly unable to do anything about just two Senators. It’s almost he didn’t care about it enough to do something 🤔

It’s almost like the Democratic Party doesn’t operate like a cult catering to the whims of one man in the executive branch. As it should be btw. Unless you’re arguing for a similar style gov’t as the one Trump is running now, just with different policies?

Yea it would have been pretty awful if the president had actually used his powers to defend democracy instead of pretending he was completely powerless That would be the exact same as now where we don’t have democracy at all

This is where your fetishized view of “the process will save us” ended up - it destroyed democracy.

I have no idea what you’re talking about. How does this have anything to do with DC statehood? Yes Biden’s DOJ probably could’ve more aggressively prosecuted people from Trump 1.0. That’s a different discussion.

DC Statehood was just one of many steps he refused to take to defend democracy that led to this moment here where DC now cannot protect itself from being converted into a police state. Oh yea by the end he actively overrode its autonomy so he’d look tough on crime.

Did you read the article where Murial Bowser vetoed the law??? “Split the Democratic Party?” Why do you blame one man when it was more than just him? This is a problem…a fundamental lack of understanding of how legislating occurs. We have three branches of government for a reason.

Two Senators are not able dictate the policy of the entire United States unless the President who is also the head of their party lets them. *Because he is the fucking President.*

they were democrats

Yes and they voted with them 85-90% of the time. But this was in the other 10-15% category.

but the point is that a prescriptive statement about dem policy would apply to them. they failed

Look I support DC statehood. But I have no idea what “prescriptive statement about Dem policy” means. Saying they should’ve already done it ignores the reality that the support was never there. Criticize the lack of support if you want, but don’t pretend like they “could’ve” & simply chose not to.

They passed DC statehood in the house twice but the Senate didn't do anything. It's been the party platform of the Democratic party for the last 10 years to make d.c a state

Too bad that was not sustained

And give tRump the authority to implement 3 more Supreme Court Judges, no way...

Release the TRUMP/Epstein files

Did you have a counter press conference while PEDOfuhrer and his PEDOgaslighters had theirs? Tsk tsk, tit for tat! Get to it!!!

It’s a no-brainer. Statehood for DC residents.

Get some actual leadership.

Maybe actually do something about it then, you donor class cucks.

They literally did.

Why the fuck didn’t Biden get that done?

Mamdani for NYC mayor

Yes! #FreeDC