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"We are all afraid", says one of the literally only people on the planet with the power to actually do something about it.
Seriously. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, YOU FUCKING CHODE.
This whole ordeal can be stopped by about half a dozen Republicans any time they want.
Threaten to leave the party, go independent, and caucus with Democrats to appoint a new House and Senate speaker. It would take, what, 3? Maybe 4 Republicans in each chamber to flip control of Congress. You don't even have to hold your nose and vote with Democrats on actual funding bills or anything. Just vote with Dems on curtailing Trump's actions and impeaching the fucking bastard. Even if you can't get him removed from office because the rest of your party are spineless cowards, you could at least pass bills to do things like reverse these stupid tariffs and actually reclaim power that was granted to you by the Constitution in the first fucking place.
This woman, Rand Paul, and Susan Collins have all spoken up. All they need to do is find one more Republican willing to say "We are willing to caucus with Democrats to elect a new Senate majority leader unless our demands to curtail these damaging Trump tariffs, reclaim Congressional powers, and reverse these destructive policies are met." That's it. Same in the house. 3 Republicans in the house willing to stand up and caucus with Democrats to get shit back under control.
But if all you're going to do is complain about being "afraid" when you're simultaneously rubber-stamping his entire agenda, then have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up, because you voted for this. And if the rest of us are going to have to suffer because of your cowardice, then we're going to at least get some entertainment out of it along the way once the leopard starts eating your face.
I have absolutely zero pity for some of the most overpaid, well-protected, resourceful people on the planet when they're the ones complaining about being afraid. Fuck you. What about the rest of us? You seem to have been perfectly OK with it when it was just the brown people and poors being effected.
“We are all afraid!”, …but we don’t want to lose our privilidge by opposing him.
Fuck you cowardly cunt.
As noted, a small group could end this.
Naw, she is no coward. She is a pro-abortion Republican that voted against Trump. Rather than be her ally you act like a little bitch.
How come this is the first time we're hearing from her, then?
Bernie Sanders has been out on the trail since January, circling the country telling everyone that Trump is a dangerous criminal. Where was Murkowski at? Not there, that's for sure. Not running her own version of the same. She backed and approved every single Trump cabinet appointee except for Hegseth.
Forgive me if I'm not impressed.
I am not here to make excuses. She happens to be my representative in Alaska. I am very happy we have her because she is a decent human being in a state that is full of Republican assholes.
It's interesting you mention why Republicans are so unwilling to consolidate votes, yet the only time in history where they did consolidate votes was to prevent Hunter S Thompson from becoming sheriff of Aspen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Aspen
The Christian nationalists would absolutely crucify them, it's career suicide and they know it.
So what? It's better for the country.
I'm thinking they are more fearful of their friends and family being murdered.
Lol, the Republicans never cared about what's best for the country
In a just world, they should feel that capitulating to Trump’s agenda would be actual suicide.
Sadly, it might actually be heading in the exact opposite direction. If they don't capitulate to him, it may soon be more dangerous than just losing their career.
I hate this timeline
The American citizenry is going to live a lot longer than Fuhrer Trump will and we aren't about to forget what happened here.
You have way more confidence in the American electorate’s memory than recent history would suggest to anyone. After all Krasnov was re-elected.
Are they so unskilled they couldn't just go get another job? (I'm not asking you to defend them - just pointing out the absurdity)
Probably not one as cushy, and where they are favored if they just fall in line
Of all the people we needed to be brave, it had to be the fucking Republicans. We are truly and utterly fucked.
We need to be sending "CHODE" T-Shirts to all these people afraid of Trump. Your idea, so get on it 😘