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In reply to the discussion: A top aide for Senator Reid said this on MSNBC and it left me stunned. [View all]Politicub
(12,262 posts)We weren't on the street demanding Garland's confirmation.
What a missed opportunity. If there was a time for non-violent resistance, it was then. We squandered a generation of liberal gains in the Supreme Court. We could have made life a living hell for republicans.
I was part of the problem. I didn't do anything beyond contacting my representative and senators, which was useless since they were all republicans. I was lulled to sleep believing that Clinton was inevitable. I was wrong.
It is easy to finger point and blame democratic representatives. But I think we need to look in the mirror. We need to prove as a body politic that, yes, impeachment proceedings will mobilize activism. And at the same time, acknowledge the political realities that Pelosi and the other democrats go through every day.
It shouldn't just be on reps. The people have a role to play, too.
In my opinion, I think the democrats in the house are taking the right approach by building a body of evidence for the case. A prosecutor who spends no time preparing for a case will likely lose. This is a complex case. It must be won in the court of public opinion, too.
So what am I going to do to hold their feet to the fire? Complain on DU? How does that help anything? It only demoralizes and creates a pile on mob mentality where we are talking amongst ourselves.
President Obama told us to hold his feet to the fire. He wasn't joking. We would do well to heed his advice. I just don't know where to start.