Democrats consider a '100 Day Fight Club' to resist Trump after 'worse than imagined' first week

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory

DAVID FERGUSON
26 JAN 2017 AT 10:43 ET

Democratic officials across the country are sounding the alarm and vowing to resist newly-sworn in Pres. Donald Trump — particularly in light of Trump’s wobbly first week in office.

“The damage to the credibility of the presidency has already been profound,” said Gov. Jay Inslee to Politico. While some Democrats are wary of taking the same obstructionist tack that Republicans took after the election of Pres. Barack Obama, many of the two dozen officials interviewed by Politico said that they see the Trump administration as a genuine threat to American Democracy and are vowing to oppose it at every turn.

“They were entitled to a grace period, but it was midnight the night of the inauguration to 8 o’clock the next morning, when the administration sent out people to lie about numerous significant things,” said Inslee. “They were entitled to a grace period and they blew it. It’s been worse than I could have imagined, the first few days.”

Candidates for head of the Democratic National Committee met earlier this week and the idea of trying to work with the new president was dismissed out of hand. “That’s a question that’s absolutely ridiculous,” said New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman Raymond Buckley.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/democrats-consider-a-100-day-fight-club-to-resist-trump-after-worse-than-imagined-first-week/

[guillaumeb]

1. Then why are they voting for Trump's Cabinet picks?

Sorry, but I find this difficult to accept.

[mobeau69]

3. Hey Elizabeth, he's talkin' ta u.

[ananda]

10. I wonder how ..

I wonder how we can convince our spineless compromising Democrats that the answer to anything the Trump or the GOP wants is a loud and vociferous NO! No to every cabinet appointee; no to every piece of legislation; and no to every SCOTUS nominee.

You'd think they'd be riding high on the wave of all the protests and groups forming the Resistance.

You'd think ....

[guillaumeb]

13. You might think that, but the Democrats act as if they still believe that the GOP

plays by the same rules.

8 years of GOP obstruction while William Clinton was President.
8 years of GOP obstruction while Barack Obama was President.

Stealing the election in 1968.
Stealing the election in 1980.
Stealing the election in 2000.
Stealing the election in 2004.
Stealing the election in 2016.

What will it take?

[politicat]

14. Because the VP incited 25th can't be invoked until there is a staffed cabinet?

That's there in the law.

[guillaumeb]

16. And the GOP really does not need Democratic votes.

But if they refused to vote for Trump's picks it would send a message that the Democratic Party is not on board with Team Trump.

Every pick should be confirmed on a 52-48 party line vote.

[unblock]

2. the democratic party is now the guardian of democracy.

without effective opposition, we will have sham elections and permanent republican control.


well, putting aside the fact that our elections are arguably already shams....

[BlueCaliDem]

4. Spot on. Democrats are now what stand between totalitarianism and democracy. They are now

the gatekeepers of American democracy. Now more than ever, they need to show their teeth and bite when Republicans and Putin's boy tries to destroy everything we hold dear in our fragile democracy.

But I haven't seen much fighting from the Democratic side. Instead, I see a LOT of capitulation, and it's alarming me.

[Bayard]

5. "Consider"?

What's this "consider" crap? Just DO it!

[Zoonart]

15. Fight Club?

What's the first rule of Fight Club? WTF. Forget dicking around with the cuts memes and get to work actually fighting this guy. Flat footed as usual. SHOW US SOMETHING!

[saidsimplesimon]

6. thanks, Don

If we do not resist, well, it is clear that some of US are targeted for a self made noose.

[ffr]

7. Right on! Sound that democracy alarm. Our democratic heritage is under attack by hostile forces

The red coats are coming, the red coats are coming!!

[Hugin]

8. It's no-where near "worse than imagined".

In fact, I'm spot on with how bad it's going to be since... Oh, I don't know, Ol' Yeller entered the GrOPer Primary.

Imagination... These people lack Imagination! :yeewholea:

And, I Imagine it's only going to get worse and worse and worse... ad infinitum.

[bigworld]

9. The Democratic party is really MIA

The PEOPLE are way out in front of them and far more upset than the party seems to be. Now's the time for a real activist party to take shape.

[ananda]

11. Yeah, I guess it's just up to us now.

My big dream is to see a large group obstructing
the capitol at every entrance all the time until
our voices are heard!

[Initech]

12. At this rate, we might not have a functioning government left in 100 days.

[Maven]

17. The STOP VOTING FOR HIS NOMINEES

People want to see you fight back, not more compromise, not more "collegiality" and decorum. FFS, stop trying to be the adults in the room while they tear down the walls and light the place on fire!

[Plucketeer]

18. HEY! I thought we were only allowed to speak GLOWINGLY about Democrats

and the Democratic party??? WTF???

So if I observe that the party and 99% of it's officers are FECKLESS - am I setting myself up for another post removal and relevant warning? LOL! Just struck me that the theme of this thread is fighting to rescue some smidgen of democracy. OH the IRONY!