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Over 250,000 Americans Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump
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So, first off: calling out someone for repeatedly doing the same thing that isn't solving the problem doesn't require having a better answer. If I was trying to solve global warming by duct-taping cats together, you could point out that it isn't working without solving global warming yourself.
Second:
I think we all know they won't do any of these things on their own, they need to be shamed into it. Without their supporters turning on them, the Democrats will continue doing nothing because it's what their donors want.
Fuck that shit. Tankie bastards are always criticizing Democrats but offering no alternatives. We should be demanding solutions purely as a shibboleth to weed out propagandists and their useful idiots.
Can you elaborate? This is pretty vague.
There is zero reason to follow the formal rules of order in Congress anymore. They should start with refusing to yield time and go as far as simply not acknowledging the Republicans as valid members of the various subcommittees.
A whole lot of the congressional rules are completely made up traditions. Ignoring them has always been an option. Canings on the house floor are also an option.
Dems have been taking the high road and losing for over a decade. They need to get dirty.
None of that will help materially or capture the attention of the tiktok generation. Protests, shouting and cursing in the chamber could work though.