If Dems win House or Senate, how should they interact with the Republicans?

[kentuck]

Should they subpoena them one after the other and make their lives miserable? Or should they attempt to work with them?

Should they investigate and promise to prosecute if they can prove they committed criminal acts? Or do the Repubs believe they will never be held responsible for anything?

Should they seek retribution or should they just "live and let live" and go on about their business?

Or as Governor Pritzker said yesterday, should they make a list and hold all of them accountable?

Or are Democrats too busy defending themselves to even think of going on the offense? It would all be a trivial pursuit?

[Mysterian]

1. Like the enemies of the USA which they are

They have all supported a fascist coup out in the open. No need to play nice with them any longer.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Democrats need to find their pride in public service

and stiffen up their boundaries and integrity. I think it will be filled with hatred. Republicans believe they are entitled to be on top forever.

[dobleremolque]

3. Treat them as the "domestic enemy", the one which they swear to protect the

Constitution against when they take their oaths of office.

[Marthe48]

4. Does the U.S. still hang traitors?

asking for a friend

[sop]

5. The day after the election, Corporate media will begin saying Democrats have to govern in a bipartisan fashion.

Bringing down the debt will be issue #1, so Democrats will be told they immediately need to slash entitlement programs, not raise taxes on the rich. And looking forward, not backwards, will be the only acceptable way to accomplish anything.

[Jack Valentino]

7. RAISING TAXES on the rich is the ONLY way to begin to deal with

the deficit...

They've had a 'free ride' for long enough!


THAT is one of the few issues which rank-and-file Democrats AND Republicans
seem to agree!!!! Democrats should run on it !!!

[Mysterian]

10. No question about it. The corporate media is part and parcel of the ongoing fascist coup.

A small cartel of billionaires and conglomerates dominates the U.S. media landscape.

https://www.freepress.net/who-owns-media

[Jack Valentino]

6. "On advice of counsel, I decline to answer." from 'Presumed Innocent'

but seriously, a Democratic House (which is more likely than a Democratic Senate after 2026)
should INVESTIGATE Republicans for any WHIFF of crimes---

no more of this "look to the future" CRAP--- the PAST has great influence upon the future---
especially when political criminals are not held accountable for their crimes--- (Reagan, Bush 1 and 2)
and the next time, they go even further....

I have read that President Bill Clinton received evidence from the Soviet Union (oddly enough)
about the 1980 Reagan campaign's actions to prevent the release of the American hostages in Iran
BEFORE the 1980 election---(borderline treason)

but chose to IGNORE this evidence and "look to the future"!

President Obama likewise chose to ignore numerous crimes in the Bush 2 administration,
to 'concentrate on the future, rather than the past'....

Allowing Republicans to get away with previous crimes
has led directly to the so-called president we are plagued with now,
and here we ARE!


I don't see any circumstance where we can 'work with criminals',
UNLESS they care to admit how they have voted to support a criminal and subvert democracy,
while begging for forgiveness!!!

A new Democratic House should pursue law enforcement against any and all
Republicans who have broken any laws---

STARTING with the third impeachment of TRUMP!!!!

But not stopping there...

[canetoad]

8. Through the bars

Of their cells.

[pecosbob]

9. Discharge, fire, expel and prosecute.

[republianmushroom]

11. Prosecute and hold accountable, every god damn one of them

[tavernier]

12. This batch?

No way, no how. They are all bought and paid for. Perhaps new people running will have some patriots who haven’t been compromised. But not these jerks. Just get these traitors out of our congress ASAP.

[tavernier]

16. Thank you administrators for reinstating this post.

For some reason it was tagged because someone thought I was referring to the democrats in Congress. I thought it was pretty clear that I meant the republicans who haven’t lifted a finger except to sign their paychecks. But if it came across as vague to some, I apologize.

[dlilafae]

13. There can be no moving forward w/o

holding each and every Senator and Rep. who aided in this administrations blatant criminality. They are to be held to account for the their aggregious and reckless behavior. That's how Congressional colleagues should co-exist in the near future.

[MichMan]

14. Cut off all funding for ICE and the NG

Not one penny

[B.See]

15. Should we seek retribution? No...

JUSTICE?? Abso-fkn-LUTELY.

And plenty of JUSTICE long overdue to be meted out, imo.