what i want to see out of future democratic party leaders is a recognition that federal spending is legitimately good, that we should do more of it, and that doing so will require collective contribution that many, many people are going to scream absolute bloody murder about

America is a country where anti-intellectualism was considered cool and nerds were considered acceptable to bully and exile from society.

So congrats, we now are a country where the average person is an idiot trained to conform, while the smart people were never taught social or humanities skills.

Biggest factor is that they simply don't have enough people to affect more than a few areas - there are far too many polling stations for them to cover. If they try to cancel or suspend the elections entirely, that affects the Republicans just as much. It's not law, but logistics that prevents it.

We had elections during the Civil War. States control voting, and the federal government does not have the authority or power to prevent that. Vote as early as you can. Be ready for them to *try* to interfere, and organize to mitigate that. Vote in numbers that can't be denied.

We had elections during the Civil War. States control voting, and the federal government does not have the authority or power to prevent that. Vote as early as you can. Be ready for them to *try* to interfere, and organize to mitigate that. Vote in numbers that can't be denied.

We had elections during the Civil War. States control voting, and the federal government does not have the authority or power to prevent that. Vote as early as you can. Be ready for them to *try* to interfere, and organize to mitigate that. Vote in numbers that can't be denied.

Then make sure you are registered to vote *now*, because it will be much harder for them to *de-register* people who are already on the rolls.

We had elections during the Civil War. States control voting, and the federal government does not have the authority or power to prevent that. Vote as early as you can. Be ready for them to *try* to interfere, and organize to mitigate that. Vote in numbers that can't be denied.

We had elections during the Civil War. States control voting, and the federal government does not have the authority or power to prevent that. Vote as early as you can. Be ready for them to *try* to interfere, and organize to mitigate that. Vote in numbers that can't be denied.

Well, that's up to you - vote in the *primaries* to ensure that you have a candidate you can willingly vote for.

We had elections during the Civil War. States control voting, and the federal government does not have the authority or power to prevent that. Vote as early as you can. Be ready for them to *try* to interfere, and organize to mitigate that. Vote in numbers that can't be denied.

Spoiled brat or bot - either way, not worth paying any attention to them.

Murc's Law, everywhere, all the time.

Birb Rituals - Timeline cleanse

I swear most of these people just want MTG and Boebert, but from the "left".

/s But young and shiny is *way* better than those old farts who might actually know how the government works. /s

The problem right now is that there is a lack of means (or will, from the Republicans) to *enforce* the rules in many cases. The solution to that isn't "we should also abandon the rules", but *we need a better way to enforce the rules in the future*.

Without the rules, they would be *allowed* to snatch me off the street, and I would have no recourse. I'm not saying "but the rules" - I'm pointing out that abandoning the rules means everything Trump (or the next Republican) does is *permitted*.

Do you have a list of "good" Republicans to replace them with? (Because that's a *requirement* for the board.) Would the Senate have approved them? Was that the best use of time and political capital?

or they could say...

"We fucked up getting rid of DEI. Target was special because it was an inclusive environment for everyone, which created a harmonious vibe, but we got scared in November 2024 and acted stupidly. We are reinstating our policies and want to earn your business back."

"It’s amazing what a president can accomplish when they have the will." So, does that mean you think what Trump is doing is okay (as long as it's "your" guy)? Because retroactively granting that power to Biden is giving *permission* to everything that Trump has done.

There is nothing that is good for Black women that isn't also good for everyone else. Talking to Black women voters is talking to all voters. The other voters need to look past their misogynoir.

The President doesn't actually have the power to appoint or remove the Postmaster General - that is decided by their Board (which the President does have say in), but his prime opportunity to reshape the Board also coincided with a "small" thing called Covid, making *stability* a higher priority.

Dear internetizens

Despite the work of sophists, populists, and large accounts

There are universals among the operations of humankind:

Unfortunately, there is no way to force the electorate to become educated. All the information one needs is readily and freely available, but one has to be interested enough to pay attention to it.

Maybe if you just stick to the default "Discover" feed, but there are tons of specialized feeds with minimal political content, and the algorithm will adjust if they interact with those more. (Though politics is certainly a very popular topic for many.)

You may be confusing "minority" that still *controls* at least part of the government (which means they still have significant power) with *complete minority* where they control none of these.

And I notice that you can't seem to actually answer the question about what they can actually *do*.

If you can understand right now that all Americans do not support Trump do not support what he’s doing and are not Trump

You can also understand that all Jews and all Israelis do not support Bibi do not support what he’s doing and are not him.
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The democrats can certainly *gather* in D.C. (which is what they are doing), but "convening Congress" is an official action that the Republican leadership currently controls.