Republicans in Congress ignore their oath to defend the Constitution, Trump ignores court rulings, and Republicans in the states are approving mid-decade redistricting. To my fellow Democrats: Republicans are fighting to win, rules & norms be damned. When will we do the same?
Joe mate, wadr, if Ds ignore court rulings, the Judiciary becomes redundant. Rs have already rendered the Legislature redundant. With 2 of the 3 coequal branches becoming redundant, what becomes of the Constitution with tRump running the Executive?
bold of you to imply the judiciary isn't already redundant
Fight fire with fire..dems need to attack and attack hard
Gods we're all so fucking fucked.
I would argue that they are not fighting to "win" in the traditional sense of the word. They are moving towards entropy. Dems certainly need to be tougher,less whiny. But if both sides are fighting for entropy then we're absolutely f@cked.
The republicans are fighting to cheat harder,so they do win.
Please please please stop bringing a rule book to a gang throw down with guns
Republicans are fighting to conquer. They want to be the only voice we hear. We cannot let that happen.
Democrats won’t. They are too afraid to play the same way cause they’ll lose….. but they lose anyways.
Joe,Do you think they’re just sitting there swindling their thumbs?GIVE THEM SOME CREDIT FOR A CHANGE!!FFS
I love the fire-with-fire approach, but let's not forget the risk of getting burned. If we start playing by their rules, don't we risk losing our moral high ground?
Moral high ground is loser talk.
I'm sure the moral high ground will be a solace when we're all in camps.
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Amen
Dems are not meeting the moment and it is horrifying. UGH
Joe but what about "decorum?" The Dems appear to be in total denial. But hey, I'm sure Patty Murray will be sending me another "add your name" faux petition fundraising grift email any moment now. Wooo. 😐
Dems will continue to try and play by the rules and it will be our down fall.
Yes!
I see people call for this a lot but nobody is ever specific. Which specific rules and norms are currently being respected that you believe no longer should be, and why?
Yeah. A rules based order keeps me alive, and violent Americans South of the 49th. The US does have rules for dealing with tyrants and their sycophants.
Amen
Democrats need to switch to the attitude of "We're not going to start a fight, but we're sure as hell going to end it."
Democrats in Congress can’t sit back figuring that the laws will hold back Trump & his lackeys from ignoring oaths & court rulings. The Republicans will do absolutely anything to preserve their majority & to defend Trump’s obvious prior & current lawlessness. Dems need to relentlessly bash & poke.
We are starting to see outcome-oriented action from the Dems. The aggressive action on the Epstein cover-up signals a new approach. The next big thing will be the internal promotion of fresh leadership. And that doesn't mean youth. Fresh means not steeped in the go-along-to-get-along mindset.
Or is it "get-along-to-go-along"?
☝️💥 I guarantee the Dems have no strategy for September.
There are no rules!
“They go low, we get in that tunnel boring machine and undermine the fuck out of them” That should have been the quote years ago.
I've been saying this for YEARS!
You will find Dems… don’t do that.
They are. They're still suing over his ignoring courts (sadly SCOTUS ignores the law & lets lets him do things anyway) Also: www.texastribune.org/2025/07/21/t...
I am sincere when I say that I really hope you have the ears of some prominent Democrats. If you don’t, it’s time for you to get some lively meetings with party leaders.
No they're not! They are taking illegal and corrupt action to destroy this democracy. We need to STOP them rather than join them.
Dems need to stop bringing a rubber knife to a AR gunfight.
Dems need NEW Leadership...FIGHTERS 💪
Please, Republicans have been ignoring the Constitution since Nixon. This isn't anything new to those that have been paying attention. Some of you woke up to that fact.
The dems are tethered to the donor class. There is no real opposition
Just as soon as we decide to start winning instead of complaining.
Why would @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social do anything constructive when a terse letter will make everything right as rain?
Agree! Taking the ‘high road’ goes nowhere.
Certainly not the current dem leadership
Democrats need a think-tank Democrats need a strategy Democrats need a plan Democrats need messaging Democrats need a leader Do not count on people turning away from Republicans as a strategy. Whatever it takes, Democrats need to WIN!
Dems need fucking values. That's basically it. The fascists have their own twisted, murderous values. Liberals have market testing and reaching across the aisle.
Agree. The entire Democratic Party need a strong “leader”.
Seriously, if the Democrats ever regain power, they need to play hardball if not beanball. The days of pretending that there are some traditional rules that need to be followed are over.