"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.

Chris Van Hollen travelled to a dictatorship to free a man wrongfully imprisoned without due process by two authoritarians, while these simpering cowards whine about the monster they created.

She's 67 years old. She's been in the Senate for over 20 years. She can decide to retire after her current term and they can't use the threat of a primary against her. It's her choice to cower in fear and empower the destruction of our democracy. Because she is watching that happen. In the end she's just another pathetic boomer willing to bow to trump to cling to power.

“I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

You took an oath. Being afraid isn't an excuse.

We expect 19 year old soldiers to run into fire and destruction to honor their oaths. We expect no less from our elected representatives.

Politicians: Take the job and the paycheck to represent the people, bow out when it's time to do that.

I might get called extremist for this, but senators and representatives should be willing to kill their career and reputation in politics to fight for their constituents. Otherwise, are we just paying them to have a good time??!

“We are all afraid,” Murkowski told the crowd on Monday.

Pausing, she added: “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.”

• This, right here, is the most open and honest admission of what the US is today, by the ruling party elite: A dictatorship. An authoritarian state.

I remember when my politicians had, yknow., a fucking spine and principles. Yes. Im that old.

I have emailed my congressman this article and asked if he was just a coward. I'm unhopeful for a response.

Every republican in this situation should resign, let someone brave take their place.

Clearly they are not yet NEARLY afraid enough about the path they're allowing the Trump admin to take.

Oh no, you might get primaried?

"but what if I get primaried?" They ask as people are being sent to life in prison without being charged with a crime.

Jesus Christ, how do you make it this far in politics with this little spine or conviction? Is it really that easy?

But they’re fine with letting the country burn so they can keep their jobs.

Punished how? you cowards

Hey. I'm terrified of living under a fascist regime! Twinsies.

Fucking cowards.

Do your FUCKING jobs!!! You literally have the power to remove him. ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO REMOVE HIM!!!! YOU HAD TWO OPPORTUNITIES ALREADY!!!!!!!!

If only we had a body of elected representatives that were able to do something about the situation.....

For anyone wondering, she did vote to convict trump during his second impeachment.

Not sure what’s she’s done between now and then, but she’s no McConnell or Green,

You and your colleagues could actually stop him instead of lining up to defend/allow his fascist actions.

Spineless traitor. She has a crucial vote and ability to impeach trump and says this shit. Lady if you dont grow a spine you're gonna burn either way.

Confirmation of something we already know, or should already know - elected politicians are craven cowards.

This is actually great news. We can get them to side with us against HitlerPig. All we have to do is make them fear the citizens more than HitlerPig, and there are a LOT more of us than them.

As bad as things are, it's cathartic to watch the old guard, bourbon sipping Republican party that originally weaponized misinformation to further the agenda of big corpo (faux news since they existed: "Herp derp climate change is a hoax for scientists to sell books") realize that though their long in motion coup worked, they lost control of it in 2015 when King confidence scheme scam artist stole their grift out from under them by saying the dogwhistles they used to string their racist base along out loud with a dumb little dance.

Its not helpful, but knowing Mitch McConnell and John Roberts know they sold out their entire society's future not even for their benefit or the benefit of the right small room of classy old money bigots, but for some crass asshole that's as belligerent and willfully ignorant as their sucker voting base to take the reigns of post democracy machiavelian power they so carefully curated since the 70s as they watch powerlessly, and IN FEAR no less?

Poetry.

🎻🎻🎻

Right wing ideologies depend on fear

It's not the trump organisation, it's the republican party, and by not doing anything, you're supporting them, and saving your own ass in the case the republican party fails.

Keep up the good work propelling fascist imperialism forward

Cowardly traitors.

Fascism requires such cowards to enable their regimes.

Fuck every last one of them.

You took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution.

You chose this. Purged everything that wasn't MAGA so that all that was left was hate. Dont be a bitch now. All those GOP motherfuckers were straight creaming on election night. Lie in your nut stained beds.

Doesn’t she realize that to an authoritarian government, the senate having the ability to break his power is the most threatening thing ever : the more you wait the more you need to be fearful because your life will be shortened. Right now, it is in Trump’s best interest to disappear congress and the supreme court. And the supreme court is mostly dealt with by now because proven powerless. He has two years two deal with Democrats and way more time to deal with whoever he believes a problem, but the senate is an everyday threat to his power.

Holy fucking christ.

reach into your purse and find your balls, you servile fucks

And there it is.

They lack the courage it would take to step down, and the strength it would take to stand up.

These are the exact qualities he needs from the sheep that are required to serve him.

Are they afraid of ending up in this CECOT mound?

We already know almost all of them are spineless.

If you can't summon up as much bravery as the folks actually fighting back, GTFO. I'd call her a cunt but she lacks the depth and warmth.

Gutless treasonous scum. The face of the GOP.