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IrishBubbaLiberal

(620 posts)
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 05:51 PM Jan 27

Why are some DEMs we elected enabling Trump?? [View all]

I know it’s only been one week since the orange shitgibbon officially took over,

BUT it appears as if way too many elected DEMs are not fighting back against
this draconian fascist Regime in WashDC.

Elected members of Congress, elected Democrats are indeed still voting FOR
some of Herr Trump’s appointees

Why? WTF?

The biggest threat to America, the biggest threat to The-Rule-Law,
And all the damn elected DEMs can muster is a few tiny press conferences,
A strong letter or two.

Yet Trump is openly ignoring Federal laws

No wonder this following news report is showing Democratic voters are NOT
happy with our so-called elected DEMs

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-prepared-to-oppose-trump-s-unqualified-cabinet-picks

Jan 27, 2025

Organizers Report Longtime 'Loyal' Dem Voters Fed Up With Party's Inaction as Trump 2.0 Takes Hold

Leaders of the grassroots group Indivisible said voters are eager to beat the Trump agenda, and called on Democratic leaders to act as a true opposition party.

A week into Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's second term in the White House, high-profile advocates with close ties to the Democratic Party expressed frustration at congressional Democrats' response to the slew of unconstitutional, xenophobic, and bigoted executive actions already unleashed by Trump.

"Democrats in Congress: WHAT IS THE PLAN?" Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, demanded to know on Monday.

Watts cited Trump's purge of at least 12 inspectors general at federal agencies on Friday—an action that was met with outrage from Democratic lawmakers including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), but little in the way of specific action from party leaders.

"There's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda?" asked Watts, an apparent reference to Democrats such as Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who voted in favor of some of the president's Cabinet nominees and the anti-immigration Laken Riley Act, the first bill to be sent to Trump's desk, last week.

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