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If you're going to do one thing, contact your Rep and Senator and tell them to change leadership. It'll carry more weight than a change.org petition.
(Yes, I know that's technically two things).
Yep - already sent this to my rep:
Now that the democratic party will have a majority in both houses of Congress, I and your constituents, along with democrats across the country, demand an end to the lackluster democratic leadership currently in place. We require new majority leaders that will actually hold Trump and his allies responsible for the many crimes that they have committed against this country and others worldwide. Please lend your support to candidates that will support action against this criminal behavior. Justice is what will ultimately help our nation to heal, not "moving on" or ignoring what has happened.
Contact your representatives and sign the Change org petition. It shows public pressure and only takes a few minutes, so why not?
If it's truly a new political era, like the pundits have all claimed, then it stands to reason that we should embrace new leadership. I have very little faith in Schumer and Jefferies.
They let MAGA rise and re-rise, and they've done NOTHING since to demonstrate that they've earned or deserve a THIRD chance to fuck it up. It's time for some competence in our government, and these two losers ain't it.
This really should be the nail in the coffin for them. Even if you don't think they're corrupt factional warriors whose purpose is to stymie change, they've been in their positions forever and had no real successes to show for it.
At least Pelosi had the myth that she was a great vote counter and could wrangle representatives well. These two assholes are just incompetent losers.
I have very little faith in Schumer and Jefferies.
That's still a little too much
The original concept of change.org was that average folks could petition leaders with the backing of many people. You didn't earn money from petition-creation efforts.
According to the petition, "Nicole Whitted is a Change Ambassador who receives compensation in connection with this petition."
I found myself wondering what a "Change Ambassador" was, search said, "Ambassadors receive a flat advance payment plus performance-based compensation—often ranging from $0.30 to $0.50 per signature collected over a specified period.
It seems that as of 2024, change.org has become a way to earn a small fortune. If she gets 50 cents for each signature, and this one hit half a million signatures, then she just made $250,000.
So this person made somewhere between $150-250k for posting this? How do I become a Change Ambassador?
e: You have to have a social following of >100k. You get an upfront payment based on audience size, then performance-based payouts for each petition on top of that.
But where does that moeny supposedly come from? Ads aren't likely to generate that much per person signing.
I dunno. I could see campaigns being willing to pay a fair bit for a list of email addresses of people who care about a specific topic.
Where do I sign?
Edit: never mind, found it and signed
I posted it!
The House Speaker should be AOC. Jeffries will hinder the Democrats for 2028.
Get rid of him and get rid of Schumer. Get rid of anyone who supports Israel in their genocide and their apartheid state.
Get rid
Every two years there is a vote for leadership...
Mainstream media immediately jumped on those two shitbirds as the default, but they have absolutely zero claim.
They don't reflect the values of Dem voters, and they're both shitty leaders. There is zero reason to give them leadership, or to keep determining committee chairs based solely off seniority.
People are so used to how neoliberals ran shit for 30 years, they forget there is absolutely nothing making the next congress follow those bullshit traditions.
The petition for Jeffries to not be speaker already has more than 5x as many votes as Jeffries had to get elected
I'd say that Ro Khanna or Pramila Jayapal in terms of seniority and experience and proven progressive streak should become Speaker.
For US Senate, I see nobody better than Senator Sanders who is actually the visionary who helped set this all in motion, unlike Schumer. It's a perfect role and way to cement his legacy in a substantive way.
For both these positions, age is less of an issue and more respect, experience, and understanding of chamber rules matter more.
Being the Senate majority leader requires a different skillset than retail campaigning. We need a progressive in that role, though, definitely, someone who will take risks and bend only when absolutely necessary.
You also don't want to put any potential presidential candidates in there--legislators have a lot of exposure to attack ads by voting for bills they don't 100% agree with but are worth the tradeoffs and a majority leader is going to have less freedom to vote No.
I feel this is exactly why Sanders is perfect for the role, though.
The mere signal this would send to say that progressives are here to stay for the Democratic party would be massive alone.
That said I'm open to other suggestions, but the options are somewhat limited for experienced progressives who understand Senate rules and decorum and have relationships with much of the Senate.
He's 85. We wouldn't let an 85-year-old manage an Arby's. I love Bernie, but we gotta get off the gerontocracy.
These soft democratic leaders already showed us who they are, and I'm not interested. Get the Pelosi generation tf on out of here. Them and their stupid stock trading and dumb shit kneeling and wishy wishy nonsense.
Jeffries says the agenda is not about "getting even", what he's really saying is he won't allow any real accountability for criminals because they are fellow politicians. He's clearly not fit for the job.
There is nothing in the rules that says the speaker has to be a member of the house, so I say we push for a speaker who will bring some accountability to the criminals throughout our government and demand that Democrats elect Jack Smith as Speaker of the House.
He needs to go. Schumer too. They should no longer be allowed to "lead" us back to hell. i.e. trump.
Change.org is really annoying to use. You can’t just sign. You gotta sign, then click through donations and share requests, then click an email link, then skip through more upsells, THEN finally you have signed.
And then they sell your data to every spam list imaginable.
He's not for the people first, we're 2nd or 3rd in line. Schumer, you did a great job on the election and picking candidates. Please retire on a high note.
Schumer, you did a great job on the election and picking candidates.
With the exception of leaving Angie Nixon to fight alone in Florida. That was some grade A bullshit.
Just let him believe that he's done well so he can fuck off and pass the torch. He can retire and go play bridge with the Baileys.
Schumer, you did a great job on the election and picking candidates.
Ah yes. Like Janet Mills, Andrew Vindman, Haley Stevens...
Great picks.
Please, if you are in the US, contact your senators and representatives to urge them to choose better leaders than these milquetoast corporate dems.
800,000 now
I found one for the Senate also:
https://www.change.org/p/replace-chuck-schumer-as-senate-majority-leader
This dude is a traitor... he's bros with Kushner.
Currently at 881,098 signatures, including mine now.
This is becoming my copy pasta moment. But Hakeem Jeffries...let's start with his charisma. His charisma is more akin to that of a Home Depot bag of paver sand. You search through the poorly stacked pile selecting the one with the least holes. Yet, despite that effort, it still spills it’s contents all over the cart on the way to the register. Not a good look. But useful if you are doing what he is good at doing. Laying the foundation for your country to get paved over by corporate donors.
If that does not speak for itself, then consider this. As a potential Speaker, Mr. Jeffries would face the immense challenge of uniting a fractured party that has not managed to maintain a large and diverse tent of voters since Debbie Wasserman Schultz declared Bernie a non-starter. Mr. Jeffries is simply not capable of standing firm in the face of political opposition. Don’t take my word for it. Perhaps, instead, the ever present consumer advocate Ralph Nader may sway you:
More introspection may lead you to ask yourself whether you are up to leading the House Democrats in their immense and immediate tasks of policy and program restorations and adopting our Constitution’s mandated Congressional independence from the Presidency for the protection and advancement of the livelihoods, peace and freedoms of the American people. There is no indication that you are so willing and prepared. Unfortunately.
His record in Congress has not demonstrated the kind of bold, decisive leadership that the position of Speaker demands. Instead, he has often been seen as a cautious, moderate voice. Dare I say, a voice coming from a very real human (I swear) with a spine made of NeeDoh.
Let’s be frank. In times of crisis or when tough decisions must be made, the leader of the Democratic Party and Speaker of the House is not merely about personality. I understand that. Such positions require a deep understanding of the legislative process, the ability to negotiate, and the resilience to withstand the political pressures that come with the position. Jeffries has not consistently shown these traits in his career. For any informed observers, this must raise serious questions about his suitability for such a high-stakes role.
Finally, to convey my firm belief that Mr. Jeffries is not the right person for the leadership role come January, I paraphrase the amazing Forest Whitaker in his role as PFC Edward Garlick in “Good Morning Vietnam”
Hakeem Jeffries sucks the sweat off a dead man’s balls. I have no idea what that means, sir, but it seems very negative to me.
He made secretive deals with Jared Kushner
He's a centrist in the hardest left house we've had in decades
He represents the Democratic elite that lost to Trump in 2024, ushering in the most damaging US presidency in living memory
Accountability is not revenge, it's justice.
Jeffries gotta go! Chuck the cuck gotta go! Fire Fetterman into the sun!
Yeah, they should tabula rasa all of the old guard before moving forward.