I'm So Disappointed with Schumer and Jeffries. They Don't Agree with Me 100%.

[iemanja]

60. Most of us care about standing up to fascism

The execution of US citizens is not an issue to capitulate on. Our country is submitting to fascism. People who insist every capitulation is the right move contribute to the problem. Those men are paid to represent us. It is not our role to rubber stamp anything they do and don't do. Either one stands up to fascism or aligns themselves with it. There is no middle ground.

Your claim that Democrats have no power is mistaken. Some Republicans vote against Trump's legislation, and Trump depends on Democrats to fund his fascist regime. The House support for ICE only passed with seven Democratic votes. Jefferies refused to whip that vote because those seven Democrats didn't want to appear "soft on crime." The more accommodating Democrats are, the weaker their brand. Democrats need to earn votes by taking on Trump.

The additional funding for ICE will not go through without Democratic votes. Democrats can and must exercise the filibuster. They must choose to exercise it until they get meaningful concessions. To fail to do so is to turn their back on the will of the citizens who elected them.

Edit: I gave wrong information about the House Jan. vote, so I have corrected it.