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pat_k

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16. While that is true, the Americans we must reach
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 04:23 PM
Mar 2025

Last edited Wed Mar 19, 2025, 06:12 PM - Edit history (3)

... have generally concluded they don't care about those crimes. Yes, it needs to be said, but putting front and center, and connecting to the simple explanation of why it is a crime for a president or the people who work for them to single-handedly end programs passed by Congress is more likely to get lumped in as "oh, they are just accusing him of more crimes that don't mean shit to me and my life."

I believe the more effective thing to directly connect to a simple statement like "The president promises to carry out the laws passed by Congress, whether they like them or not. If a president doesn't like a law, they work with congress to change it. It's a crime forl a president or the people who work for them to single-handedly end a program created by Congress. That's not how our government works." are the consequences. Specifically:

These crimes are destroying the economy. They are putting people out of work by the hundreds of thousands: They

1) Have directly fired tens of thousands of civil service workers and have told us they plan to fire at least 500,000 more.

2) As they Illegally end programs created by laws passed by our Congress, they are putting hundreds of thousands out of work in industries that receive grants or in businesses that count on the programs they are illegally ending -- programs the Americans losing their jobs were right to count on because in America, our presidents promise to carry out the laws passed by Congress, whether they like those laws or not.

For those who want the instant changes seen n countries run by dictators in America, be careful what you wish for. Instant change creates chaos that destroys an economy. The fact that our system is designed to make changes in an orderly way protects us against the type of chaos that causes economies to collapse.

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I am now of the mind that the average Dem politician is just senseandsensibility Mar 2025 #1
Yes. Immersed in the beltway bubble... pat_k Mar 2025 #5
Jeff Jackson, NC's (newly elected) progressive dem AG. He's really good at plain speaking. ms liberty Mar 2025 #10
AGs are stepping up for sure, and I need to check out Jackson. pat_k Mar 2025 #19
Not only that DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #12
Yes, you've hit on another essential problem in the party. pat_k Mar 2025 #21
You're not hearing it because Republicans OWN the majority of media in America. live love laugh Mar 2025 #2
While that is true pat_k Mar 2025 #3
If you hear a democratic pol on a lefty podcast, you'll hear what you're asking for unblock Mar 2025 #6
I've heard a lot of simple statements that... pat_k Mar 2025 #7
The msm always creates that sort of framing unblock Mar 2025 #11
The whole "he said, she said"... pat_k Mar 2025 #25
Agreed. First and foremost, we need to revamp our media strategy unblock Mar 2025 #29
I think more and more of our "old dog" electeds are learning new tricks. pat_k Mar 2025 #30
I totally agree with your ideas on messaging. Republicans have used "license plate language" for a decades. live love laugh Mar 2025 #33
Exactly ReadItnWeep Mar 2025 #17
From a post above... pat_k Mar 2025 #26
Really smart idea! ReadItnWeep Mar 2025 #28
Perfect capper! pat_k Mar 2025 #31
Oh, and a follow up. Thought I should mention... pat_k Mar 2025 #32
Yup DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #13
Totally agree Krazy_Kat Mar 2025 #4
I made my wife remove DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #22
This turns my stomach. pat_k Mar 2025 #24
Also constantly bring up how he is a convicted felon (34 times over) Sanity Claws Mar 2025 #8
While that is true, the Americans we must reach pat_k Mar 2025 #16
Sure. But what media will carry these simple messages. ancianita Mar 2025 #9
The only reason DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #14
Their are ways to get attention even in our current pat_k Mar 2025 #34
kick Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #15
what some deride as sound bites is normal talking styles by most people. get to the point asap msongs Mar 2025 #18
Absolutely! pat_k Mar 2025 #27
I've been saying it simply since this whole thing started back when the jerk took office NJCher Mar 2025 #20
It is. However, I think that is heard as... pat_k Mar 2025 #23
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