The Democratic Party Needs To Go 100% Dark

[SoCalDavidS]

It obviously won’t happen. There is not enough courage for them to completely withdraw, but it’s the only solution we have for the long term.

Quit with this figuring out what went wrong bullshit. Quit telling me we need to regroup and fight another day. I don’t want to hear that, and I don’t plan to fight a battle that has already been decided. We are not going to see a single policy that is worth supporting. EVERY SINGLE BILL our side proposes will be DOA. Our party’s leaders need to accept that. There is ZERO doubt that is what At Least the next 2 years holds.

The ONLY chance we have to eventually move forward, and is still by no means, guaranteed, is to let the Assholes across the aisle, own everything, lock, stock and barrel.

Don’t waste time showing up to Congress for useless debates. Quit saying we want to help people. The majority of people have spoken, and they don’t want our help. They’re laughing in our faces. The ones who do want it, and voted for us, are screwed either way. Every beneficial policy we put forth will be a losing policy.

Let them have what they want. Let every Senate vote be 53-0. Let every House vote be 225-0. Don’t just let them own the fuckstorm, because it’s coming either way. LET THEM OWN IT!! Have the left side of the House chamber be completely empty for The State Of The Union.

I am done wasting my time or effort on this shithole of a country. The only respect I’ll have for our party, would be if we show the people that THEY OWN EVERYTHING that happens these next 2-4 years. I won’t think any less of our leaders, in fact, I’ll think more.

The game is now rigged. Sometimes you got to know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. As the computer said at the end of the movie “War Games,” “Strange game, the only way to win, is not to play.”

[LiberalArkie]

1. Yes... Only vote on things that the D's produce otherwise "present"

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Will Anything We Present, Even Make It To A Vote?

Don’t they control what makes it to a vote?

[LiberalArkie]

8. I doubt it... If I was a senator, I would just clock in every morning and fire up an Xbox for the rest of the day.

Of course I would have to go to the floor every so often and "Abstain" when voting

[SoCalDavidS]

9. Is There Any Point In Even Showing Up?

They don’t legally have to abstain, do they?

And can bills pass if a quorum isn’t present? Could they throw our entire party’s members in jail under contempt charges for not showing up?

[LiberalArkie]

10. Who knows. Never been done in mass. Probably not, but I think it might be fun to be a senator and anytime one

of the Magats begged for my vote and say nope might be something. But me I would just post a sign on my door and that simply says NOPE. Staying home or the golf course might be easier. Would not have to listen to them beg for their pet project.

[JohnSJ]

3. Resist is what we should do. I will be going out of my way to avoid buying anything "American", except of course

essentials like food.

For me It goes without saying I will never buy a Tesla, or any business or platform that supported these thugs.

It won't bother or impact them, but it will give me the satisfaction that I am not contributing to their wealth.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. I Plan To Do That Anyways

It will amount to a raindrop in a hurricane.

[JohnSJ]

6. True, but in my view it is a form of resistance.

[peachpie2]

5. THIS!!

I was thinking this exact same thing. If this is what America wants, then that's what it gets.

If I were in a position of leadership, I would suggest that all representatives and senators go back to their districts and reach out to their constituents. Spend these next two years just finding out what they need and letting them know who you are and ask them what they can do to represent you better.

Make it personal and rebuild those connections.

[Amishman]

7. So be their rubber stamp?

Worse, acting like a petulant child definitely will not win over voters.

No, the best course of action is to relentlessly raise our own parallel counter proposals for everything - nice friendly moderate ones that will pressure vulnerable Pubs in the House if they choose to support the more radical Pub version.

Keep the pressure on by constantly offering viable alternatives to their extremism.