Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries need to go. Those two have as much charisma as an open hemorrhoid, just about as much initiative, and they're dragging the Democratic party down like an anchor.
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Drop Schumer and Jeffries, release the Epstein files
If you have a Democratic rep, petition them directly. They are the ones who ultimately make that choice.
Make sure you tell them that it's not about getting even, it's about upholding the law. The Supreme Court has basically said that the only check on a lawbreaking President is impeachment. I would argue that Congress has a responsibility to impeach if the President is blatantly breaking the law. The buck cannot be passed to anyone else.
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Jeffries today: Yeah. Impeachment is not really a priority
Chuck at least had the sense to keep his mouth shut this morning about his lack of ambition. God I cannot wait for Chuck to face a DSA primary in two years.
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Ro Khanna is likely the best candidate for the job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro_Khanna#NO_PAC_caucus
An empty chair would be better than Hakeem Jeffries.
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He and Schumer think they won. They are much of the reason Trump is in the white (trash) house.
They didn't win big, the guardians of pedophiles lost big.
They should put Bernie for the Senate Majority Leader. I donβt think there is a rule that says the leader has to come from the most populous political party in the chamber. It just always plays out that way.
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Down with Hacoomer
[Copy/pasting this from another thread because it's important:]
Can we start talking about who we would like to see in those congressional leadership roles?
For starters, here are some potential names for Senate Majority Leader:
Corry Booker[Heard]- Elizabeth Warren
- Jon Ossoff
- Chris Van Hollen
And for Speaker of the House:
- Jamie Raskin
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
- Pramila Jayapal
Feel free to discuss pros and cons regarding any of them, or add more names to the lists. We need to have this conversation now.
[Edit: Added PJ by request]
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And one for the Senate as well.
Don't forget that direct action is needed, too! Contact the offices of your Congresspeople
Try this on for size.
Last night, a lot of people who voted for Trump three times voted Blue for the first time ever.
They didn't do it because they wanted Trump out, they did it because they want oil prices down.
The GOP can drag out an impeachment fight for two years and then paint the Dems as a do-nothing Party.
I'd be happy if the Dems passed Medicare For All and named it the Golden, Wonderful Huge Donald Trump Healthcare Bill.
In two years the state courts can feast on his bones.
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Heads up: this doesn't appear to link to the form. It just shows a list of comments people have left on it.
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Theyve set leadership elections for Nov. 18th.
Bug the shit out of them until then
House speaker doesn't have to be an elected member. Democrats could go scorched earth and select Obama.
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The only thing change.org petitions have ever changed are the size of change.orgβs spam list. They will sell your confirmed contact info to anybody who will pay. One of the best scams the internet ever invented.
USB or 3.5 mm...oh
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Great idea but the time to change the leadership was during the primaries. If enough DSA/progressive candidates would have won those it would be possible now.
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