Really becoming worried the only way to stop this...

[yourout]

Is going to be a nation wide strike or enough Republicans growing a spine to impeach or a civil war.
Because it's clear they will ignore the courts.

[Joinfortmill]

1. It's gonna be up to us.

[ImNotGod]

2. It may evolve into a class war where the rich elite will find out if a fragmented military is enough to

protect their gated neighborhoods from swarms of very armed and angry people with nothing to lose. There will be a breaking point, it's just a matter of when. The fascism here is worse than any other in the world because it doesn't even pretend to placate the peasants which is why it will fail dramatically. Just look at the French revolution as an example.

[LymphocyteLover]

16. I do think people are PISSED right now and they are only going to get more pissed

as the country degrades further, IMHO

[druidity33]

3. There's an attempt underway

based on the 3.5% revolution/change theory.
https://generalstrikeus.com

[wordstroken]

21. Impressive! Thanks for the link, druidity33.

[bdamomma]

22. Thanks

for posting. A donation is coming their way.

[Skittles]

4. you'll feel your hair growing, waiting for repukes to put country over party

IT'S UP TO THE REST OF US

[chowder66]

5. I would hope instead of a Civil War it would be a Revolution against tyranny.

[bsiebs]

6. Imagine if only four repubs in the house realized that this was a "problem" and left the repub party...

for Democratic or Independent (caucus with Democrats)... they would be national heros (and likely primaried, but so what?)

The senate is another thing... no hope for a while...

[MadameButterfly]

43. 4 Republicans in each house could stop all this

But they don't

[patphil]

7. This is the most serious challenge to the continuation of the United States since the Civil War.

I doubt the Republicans will call an end to this. We need at least 20 Republicans in the Senate to convict and remove from office both Trump and Vance, plus a Democrat in the position of Speaker of the House to stop this.
This is assuming we could actually get the House to impeach those two, and Mike Johnson was not still Speaker, since the Speaker of the House is next in line, and he's not much better than TDrump and Vance.
As unfortunate as it is, I think Civil War may be tho only way to save our Constitutional Democratic Republic.
And that could end up tearing our country apart.
We're in a bad place right now; no good solution in sight.

[elocs]

39. Unlike the Civil War, now there is not a Mason/Dixon line geographically separating the 2 sides.

Imagine the Civil War if there were slave holders and those believing in emancipation living in the same neighborhood. That's how it is today in many places with maga and the Constitutionalists.

[CanonRay]

40. Think Missouri in the Civil War

That's just what happened, neighbor against neighbor, and arned militias raiding everyone.

[Enter stage left]

8. There's another way, but I can't say it!

[Xavier Breath]

10. Same.

I'll just be content silently hoping for it.

[LymphocyteLover]

15. an act of god

[bdamomma]

23. Me too

can't say. I say it out loud at home.

[HorsesflyHigh]

24. I think that all of the time. n/t

[JCMach1]

46. Except you end with a younger, more focused and a legit technofascist

In charge.

[JohnSJ]

9. I do not believe anything can stop this megalomaniac except winning both houses of

Congress in the midterms.

the rethugs will never grow a spine.

[thought crime]

11. It's critical to protect voter rights

Trump & GOP are going full Jim Crow on this, and that's a best case scenario.

[JohnSJ]

14. Even if we win both houses in the midterms, ithe best we could do is stop any draconian

legislation from getting through. Unless something unforeseen happens to trump or vance, it will be most likely 2028 that will be the very last chance to take save our democracy, but like you said, if they start to disenfranchise voters, all bets our off.

We are in a Constitutional Crisis right now I believe, and from my perspective, since trump is only obeying court orders he wants, nothing should be off the table, including secession from union, or a Constitution Convention.

[vapor2]

28. Something will have to give before the midterms

[bamagal62]

34. But, by the time the midterms

Come around, they will have suppressed voting and rigged machines enough that it won’t matter.

[electric_blue68]

48. Which I think we need the Most Experienced White Hats to oversee all related Voting Electronics in each State

(Where are the Harold Finches of the US?! Fabulous fictional TV character computer genius with empathy]

[thought crime]

12. We can just forget about any Republicans growing a spine. /nt

[Warpy]

13. Violent revolution and civil war generally don't work as advertised

because the same old weasels just change their uniforms when a winner becomes likely and the same old shit starts right up again.

Massive civil disobedience and monkeywrenching might be a much better idea, neither involving large crowds, organized violence, or uniforms. Both can have a0palling personal consequences, but by the time we're ready to go that route, we won't care much. I didn't.

[hay rick]

17. I expect the choice to be guns or surrender.

Republicans will not grow spines.
A nationwide strike can be waited out while the captive media establishment "both sides" the real grievances and deflects discussion from the real issues. If a general strike is tried and fails the choice becomes guns or subservience.

[bamagal62]

37. I keep wondering whether

I should buy a gun and take lessons. But, I’m terrified to go against my lifelong stance against guns. Not sure what to do really.

[Bettie]

18. Republicans will NEVER grow a spine

never.

In recent years, they all had their spines removed and gifted them to donald.

[dflprincess]

19. I am worried that the only way to stop this is if

retired and active duty military officers who take their oaths seriously take over. Clear out the Executive branch and set a date for new elections.

[Captain Zero]

25. If impeached and convicted

He still won't leave the white house, except to play golf.

If his colonoscopy perforates his bowel and anesthesia and sepsis overcome him, we might get lucky.

[dflprincess]

27. That hope is gone. He had the colonoscopy and supposedly they only found 1 polyp

I was suspicious it might have been Rubio's or Cruz' head but they're not saying.

[Traildogbob]

42. No room

For polyps up that cavern. Way too many heads. And the constant entering and exiting for Fox appointments wears any growth down. Noems lips would suck them off the colon wall.

[Ford_Prefect]

20. IF they are going to ignore the courts, what makes you think Congress will fare any better? Impeachment doesn't work

without the Senate, and Johnson has said he'll do whatever 47 wants. We need another effective answer short of bloodshed and martial law (which is what he's expecting to do just as soon as he can).

A national strike sounds good on paper but America isn't quite built to do it. Most people are still grasping the idea that he's not following any rules, making it up as he goes along, and has dismantled or disabled many of our federal institutions on the way to replacing them with privatized versions, if at all. With the apparent blessing of the GOP House, most of the GOP Senate, and most of the GOP governors and legislatures.

[GP6971]

29. Hi Sunshine!!! Feeling OK these days?

[NewHendoLib]

30. time to turn the lights out at the library and step away from the keyboard

[GP6971]

32. And you're surprised??? Really now...

[NewHendoLib]

33. I missed what she came back at me with. She loves me so!

[GP6971]

36. Her post was that "she was outed". I forget

what smiles she used.

[NewHendoLib]

38. I can see when she joins and posts as clear as a crystal

I've not been on DU all that much so I don't really look for her very often. But tonight - that user name - screamed LG

[GP6971]

35. Well, she hasn't forgotten you!!!

[Initech]

41. The only way they're being removed is death or force.

And right now, waiting for the first option will take too long.

[valleyrogue]

44. A strike won't do. I know what will have to be done to root out the rot,

but I can't say it in any public forum.

I think deep down everybody knows what needs to be done.

[bdamomma]

45. I'm hoping

this could happen. I know I didn't post in correct forum.

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[live love laugh]

47. Don't count on "enough Republicans" to do anything.

[kwolf68]

49. The Republican Party will be of no help

They are a soulless, vacuous party that no longer has any true ideals or principles. Their Godking makes a mockery of the US Constitution, they USED to revere, and now they stand silent. Completely ignoring rule of law, judicial review. Democracy, kaput.