More than 40 Democratic lawmakers now skipping Trumps inauguration-- look whose name is missing

[BainsBane]

Here is the list. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/16/more-than-30-democratic-lawmakers-now-skipping-trumps-inauguration/?utm_term=.9c19a171b2cd

One name I don't see on there is Bernie Sanders. There are other sources saying he does plan to attend. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Sanders+inauguration

What's up with that? How do the DUers who pilloried Hillary for agreeing to attend feel about that?

My own view on the subject remains unchanged. I really wish Hillary would not attend, and I don't understand why she feels compelled to do so. As for Sanders, I'm not surprised. I wonder, however, if some of his most ardent supporters are, particularly those who were so critical of Clinton's decision?

[SunSeeker]

1. K & R

[FreakinDJ]

2. Bernie will be the Thorn in his side

And will get lots of press doing so too

[BainsBane]

3. Oh, publicity

that makes it alright then. What did you have to say about Clinton's attending?

[FreakinDJ]

24. Who????

[uhnope]

27. Do Sanders haters really think he just wants publicity?

That he worked in Congress quietly and effectively for years, but is suddenly motivated by personal fame? Is that the BS that supposedly progressive detractors are actually alleging?

[BainsBane]

29. You will note

that FreakingDJ suggested the importance of publicity. Take it up with him.

[tecelote]

31. He's getting a lot of publicity lately.

Maybe if he had significant publicity when he was running. We'd have a Democrat in office now.

Good to see someone who had been campaigning so hard continue the fight.

Too bad he and Hillary are attending the inauguration. It legitimizes it. If Bernie skipped, it would be no big deal. But here's Hillary's chance to say this election was stolen but... status quo.

[BainsBane]

35. I know

It sucks only being the politician with the second highest number of TV appearances in the country.
If the press did it's job, it would have covered him and only him 24/7.

It's good to see you are at least honest about maintaining a blatant double standard.

[tecelote]

36. I like Bernie and Hillary.

There's my double standard for you.

[BainsBane]

43. And the media coverage of Hillary?

Any thoughts on that?

[guillaumeb]

103. The media did cover the email aspect, about 15 billion times or so,

but somehow neglected to cover the plan aspect of Clinton's candidacy.

Who needs a plan when we have catchy slogans?

[Gothmog]

84. Is Hillary out selling another book?

Sanders is on a book tour

[George II]

57. Hillary Clinton is and ex-First Lady and will be there with an ex-President....

...regardless of how they feel about it, it will be out of respect for the Presidency, not trump.

[George II]

58. He's also in the midst of a book tour.

[George II]

55. Quietly, not so effectively.

[QC]

134. Well, many of them also think he's in it for the money.

Nope, nothing at all anti-Semitic about that.

[mcar]

48. He's going to do something at the Inauguration?

What's he got planned?

[sheshe2]

109. Revolution

[mcar]

118. LOL!

[George II]

52. I'm sure he will, as long as he gets lots of press doing so.

[Gothmog]

67. Bernie will not give up his book sales to boycott the inauguration

[sheshe2]

110. Ouch

[Gothmog]

116. The truth hurts

[sheshe2]

119. Yup.

To us SOLIDARITY!

[NanceGreggs]

4. Gotta get out and meet-and-greet.

Those books aren't going to sell themselves.

[BainsBane]

5. True

and apparently, according to another poster in this thread, he needs the publicity.

[Cha]

7. lol

[TreasonousBastard]

6. I still say that Hillary showing up will be forgotten in a day or two, but if she doesn't show...

we'll have to listen to "sore loser" crap for months.

[BainsBane]

8. Maybe

I don't know why that matters though. What could they possibly say about her than is worse than what they already have?

I think she feels a sense of responsibility to attend. I just don't understand it. I don't have a fraction of her strength though. I avoid all kinds of things I don't want to attend.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. Why ask for more trouble? And she was First Lady for 8 years, so there's...

some requirement to respect the office, if not the occupant.

It's really not such a big deal to go.

[BainsBane]

12. I would think it would be very painful

He savaged her during the election. Every day he engaged in malicious lies. He brought those women out that Bill had affairs with and then proceeded to stalk her around the stage? I found that incredibly disturbing just to watch on TV, and I didn't have to deal with it.
I would find it impossible to be civil to him. Of course, there is a reason I'm not a politician.

[bettyellen]

18. Well I think that's the point she is making. A true statesperson can remain civil and dignified in

All circumstances. At this time especially, when DT seems intent on doing as much damage to our institutions and traditions as he can there's a comfort in reminding us it's all much bigger and more enduring than he. I think it's good they are going and not acting spiteful.

When they hit him with something, I want it to do actual damage- not just satisfy some punitive urges.

[BainsBane]

19. Fair point

especially this: "When they hit him with something, I want it to do actual damage- not just satisfy some punitive urges."

[bettyellen]

20. I've seen a lot of half assed suggestions as if we should treat our government like a circus...

I guess we should expect it from people who want to burn it down but I don't think it makes sense to roll in the gutter with pigs like these. I think we are going to need some reassurances that there are grownups in DC pretty soon.

[jmowreader]

23. She's upholding a tradition that's bigger than Trump could ever be

A living former president attends the presidential inauguration, and his First Lady accompanies him.

Nothing says she has to say anything to the bastard.

[underthematrix]

9. do you remember when President Obama was elected and all the former

presidents wanted to take a picture with him?

I don't think anyone really likes or respects Twitler. All of them are attending out of a sense of decorum.

I think all senators will attend because they will be the ones to convict Twitler if he's there long enough to get impeached.

[melman]

11. Raging against Bernie in the wee hours

Again.

[BainsBane]

13. My, you are easily offended

What precisely constitutes "raging" in my OP?

[NCTraveler]

37. No clue how one would get to the thought of "rage"

Reading your op.

[BainsBane]

42. I take it as an indication

That any view other than absolute adulation is unacceptable.

[ProfessorGAC]

82. And I Take That As An Indication. . .

. . .that any view other than absolute denigration is unacceptable.

Is there no middle ground?

[BainsBane]

127. "Absolute denigration"

Last edited Thu Jan 19, 2017, 01:45 AM - Edit history (1)

Tell me what constitutes "absolute denigration" in my OP? I asked a question to those who condemned Hillary for agreeing to attend the inauguration: Do they hold Sanders to the same standard? Rather than reflecting on that question, the response is to insist my asking that question is bashing or "absolute denigration." I didn't insult him, malign him, or call him any of the names that are commonly leveled at Hillary and other Democrats. In fact I called him nothing. To label anything I've said here as "absolute denigration" is blatantly false and frankly bizarre. It's also reflective of what we saw during the primary, in which any question about Bernie's views or policy positions was met with condemnation that we had no right to even ask. Is it that commitment to hierarchy over equality that I find so unacceptable, but it is absolutely central to the climate around Sanders. My view is that elected representatives should serve the people, not the other way around. That is why I will never be able to establish common ground with those who insist on holding one man above the rest of humanity.

[ProfessorGAC]

128. You Used The Term First

I'm just tossing your own term back at you. I basically copied exactly what you wrote and changed the tenor to describe your constant berating of anybody who still thinks Sanders is an ally.

Somehow you have proven my point with this statement: "...I will never be able to establish common ground with those who insist on holding one man above the rest of humanity." Since i didn't do or suggest any such thing, and this reply was to me, it appears that you are the one showing complete inflexibility.

BTW: I like an awful lot of your posts, but this belittling of allies who have the slightest difference of opinion is unbecoming of an otherwise thoughtful poster.

[a la izquierda]

93. ...

Why I've mostly stayed off DU since August or so.

[progree]

14. Maybe he has yet to announce. Keith Ellison didn't announce until yesterday (Monday) n/t

[BainsBane]

15. If you click on the second link

El Haaretz and some other papers are saying he has decided to attend.

[progree]

21. I'll believe it when I see it

I looked at Hareetz and several of the others, and there's no indication of him saying that, or someone saying that on his behalf. I think it is just some bullshit that got picked up from somewhere. What are the "other papers" (other than Hareetz) besides Breitbart and echo chamber websites?

[BainsBane]

22. We'll find out soon enough.

and the reporting may not be accurate.

[progree]

65. I took another look, and I found this on Sanders: "Probably"

Across the Capitol, some of Trump’s loudest foes have been less vocal about whether they’ll be in attendance to watch the country’s 45th president sworn into office. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sherrod Brown of Ohio didn’t return requests for comment.

Liberal stalwart and one-time presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders had a simple response when asked about going to the inauguration as he blazed past reporters in the Capitol basement: “Probably.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/house-democrats-inauguration-233613
Fri. Jan. 13, updated Sunday Jan. 15 11 a.m. ET

As much as I hate to post it.
But we'll see. Keith Ellison didn't make or announce his decision until Monday afternoon,
Context: Trump twitter-attacked Rep. John Lewis Saturday morning, and that's what Ellison cites. FWIW

[JustAnotherGen]

16. Fair question

Not raging. However, maybe Sanders will have a change of heart. There's still time.

[BainsBane]

17. Yes, he might change his mind

That raging comment is a riot.

[JustAnotherGen]

26. BB - never forget

LOL! You are plutocracy oligarchy loving non pure Democratic party member so if you even say or write "good morning" you are raging! Raging I tell ya!

[uhnope]

25. HRC and Sanders should go--and maybe walk out. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

28. Not surprised by Dwight Evans' decision, but

I am surprised that Brendan Boyle isn't going. Boyle's kind of on the conservative Dem side unlike most of the other Dems on the list. I guess it's a good thing that Trump is offending even Dems who might, in some cases, be willing to be policy allies.

Disappointing not to see Mike Doyle's name.

[leftynyc]

30. Hillary going is a sign of her strength

Nobody is going to ever be able to call her a sore loser OR keep her out of the spotlight. She would have looked like a coward not going (not that I personally would have blamed her, I'm speaking of the narrative that would have formed).

[Mike Nelson]

32. No comparison...

...Bill and Hillary Clinton lived in the White House for two terms. We need some leaders who still model decorum, especially around a crude bully like Trump. As for Bernie, I would respect his decision. It would be nice for him to join the "protest" but he can make up his own mind how to oppose Trump - an he's off to a great start!

[BainsBane]

34. How is it that people feel compelled to inform me

on what I myself wrote about in the OP, almost as if two dozen words were too much to read?

How about you? Are you looking forward to the festivities? http://jackpineradicals.com/boards/topic/rec-if-youre-not-going-to-vote-for-hillary/

[Cha]

45. All the caring about our Planet People voted for Hillary

All the caring about People voted for Hillary

[George II]

51. A who's who of faux Democrats on the rec list, amazing.

[Gothmog]

71. I agree

[George II]

50. There will be a lot more people at the rally the next day than just Clinton supporters....

.....there will be tens of thousands of Americans who don't believe Trump is a "legitimate" president - Democrats, republicans, and independents.

If you want to know if Hillary Clinton will be there, call her appointments secretary to find out. Will you be there or at any of the dozens of rallies around the country?

[bowens43]

38. No senators have announced that they will not be attending.....

the election is over, hillary lost, stop already.

[BainsBane]

41. Kamala Harris has

As soon as people here continue to demand everyone pay homage to Bernie and insists on promoting double standards, you may on occasion see a post by someone who considers him mortal. it's a good thing none of you had to suffer through a GE with Bernie as a candidate because you are so easily put out by the most mild questions from lowly citizens.

A number of people here condemned Hillary for agreeing to attend the inauguration. And now you insist that we have no right to ask what they think about Bernie's decision to do the same thing. That's unfortunate for you, but I will not be following orders.

[Gothmog]

70. Yeah for Senator Harris

[George II]

54. Two of Sanders' earliest and biggest supporters, Keith Ellison and Raul Grijalva will not be there.

[jmg257]

39. Let the divide in this country continue...should be REA interesting 2020 when no repubs come to

the new Democrat President's inauguration.

[George II]

64. "DEMOCRAT" President? Really???????

[jmg257]

76. ye - as in the President is a Democrat, from the Democratic party.

[George II]

78. Seems a little history lesson is in order....

You can find many explanations of the use of "Democrat", this one is the first one that pops up:

http://www.factcheck.org/2007/12/the-democratic-or-democrat-party/

The ‘Democratic’ or ‘Democrat’ Party?
By Justin BankPosted on December 7, 2007

Q: Is it the “Democratic” Party or the “Democrat” Party?

A: The proper term is “Democratic Party.”

FULL QUESTION

Why does everyone keep referring to the Democrats as Democratic? … Is the use of Democrat as an adjective by Republican talking heads grammatically incorrect? Is it malevolent? Does it have a strategic value?

FULL ANSWER

The party traces its roots to 1792 and the anti-federalist faction led by Thomas Jefferson. The Jeffersonians called themselves “Republicans” at first, and later “Democratic-Republican.” The party splintered in the late 1820s, and the faction led by Andrew Jackson in his successful presidential campaign of 1828 became the modern Democratic Party. It formally adopted the name “Democratic Party” at its convention in 1844.

However, some Republican leaders have made a habit of referring to their opposition incorrectly and discourteously as the “Democrat Party.” The reason isn’t entirely clear; it may be meant to imply that the party isn’t sufficiently “democratic” in the general sense, or may just be meant as a petty insult. In August 2006, Hendrik Hertzberg traced this Republican usage, which he termed a “slur” on his party, back to the 1940s. He says it was used by opponents to needle the powerful Pendergast organization in Kansas City, which backed Harry Truman. He also says it was used often by the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

More recently, President Bush has used the term regularly, even employing it in his 2007 State of the Union address when he said, “I congratulate the Democrat majority” in Congress, referring to his own party’s defeat in the mid-term congressional elections the previous year. He did that either deliberately or out of habit; the prepared remarks that he was reading, and which had been given to reporters beforehand, used the proper name of the party.

[jmg257]

79. That is good stuff - knowing the Democratic party - I did figure the President would be a "Democrat"

is still legit.

Humbly corrected!

Cheers!

[George II]

80. Thank you. Yes, the President will be a Democrat, and be referred to as a Democratic President.

[Vinca]

40. I have a feeling Bernie might be working Der Fuhrer from a different angle.

Whether he goes or not makes no difference to me. The same goes for the other Democrats in Congress.

[sheshe2]

111. what angle?

please explain. TIA

[Vinca]

122. It's very clear the Orange One is easily manipulated. Maybe Bernie will try the "good cop" approach

and see how much he can get signed that we want before the GOP impeaches Trump and installs Pence (a sure thing IMO).

[betsuni]

44. K&R

[lostnfound]

46. With friends like you, who neeeds enemies. Haha

What a waste of time.

[BainsBane]

49. I imagine Corey Booker has thought the same thing recently

and not because of a simple question like I posed.

[R B Garr]

47. This explains a lot! There were anti-Hillary threads when she decided to go, but

now that Bernie is going, nothing should be said. We should all just move along, nothing to see here.

Personally, I'm okay with her going as it is a sign of strength and her husband is an ex-President. If anything, Bernie is the one who should not be going since he set himself up as the anti-Establishment lampooner. But he sure likes the cameras and seems to be relishing the spotlight, so I guess he's not so anti-Establishment after all.

[sheshe2]

112. 1000

[Cha]

121. Wow.. say it ain't so! lol, of course..

[nolabear]

53. What's with the Senate? These are all Representatives.

[BainsBane]

56. Yes

Though Kamala Harris has said she won't attend.

[obamanut2012]

60. Harris-DCA will not be attending

So far, she's the only Senator.

[obamanut2012]

59. Not shocked at all

I bet you aren't, either.

[BainsBane]

63. No. Nt

[truebluegreen]

61. Hillary?

Oh, convenient framing: lawmakers.

But, unlike Hillary, Bernie doesn't have the option of snubbing Cheeto, since he--and all the other Democratic Senators--will have to be there to deal with his depredations as best he can.

Of course, given the Democratic penchant for shooting themselves in the foot, it is not surprising that some would want that to continue. Can't break with tradition, can we?

[BainsBane]

62. Kamala Harris isn't going

along with much of the congressional black caucus.

I fail to see how not attending the inauguration impairs Bernie's job. Do you envision him engaging in a lot of cooperation with Trump?

And I did discuss Hillary in the OP, which is quite short.

[Gothmog]

66. Congressman Al Greens Statement on the 2017 Presidential Inauguration

Congressman Al Green is a good man http://algreen.house.gov/press-release/congressman-al-green%E2%80%99s-statement-2017-presidential-inauguration

(Houston, TX)—On Monday, January 16, 2017, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the 2017 Presidential Inauguration:

“Today, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; on Friday, President-elect Trump will be sworn-in. For some time, I have been hearing from many constituents with varying points of view on the question of whether I will attend the inauguration. My response is Dr. King was right when he indicated: On some issues ‘cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But, conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when we must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.’

“I will not attend the inauguration because conscience says it is the right thing to do.”

[Talk Is Cheap]

68. So telling...why do people here hate Senator Sanders?

Senator Sanders is always looking out for the good of all people.

[otohara]

69. Not When It Comes to Guns

it's only the 650,000 people of Vermont he looks out after.

[MicaelS]

72. Sanders has enough intelligence

To realize and accept Gun Prohibition is a losing policy for Democrats. Other Democrats still need to learn this.

[otohara]

73. What Can Sanders Learn From Other Democrats?

not a damn thing...because his voice is the only voice he ever listens to.

and yeah he's tone deaf on guns ... especially that vote after Newtown.

[MicaelS]

85. Sanders is right.

Other Democrats are wrong. THAT is the point.

[otohara]

86. Other Democrats?

Why should any Democrat in "other states" with gun violence and states like mine where we've had two of the worst mass shootings listen to an Independent from a state who has never had a big problem with gun violence?

We're looking for solution's and he gives it all away with his fondness of the NRA

[Gothmog]

100. So Senator Sanders is not standing with Congressman John Lewis

That is so very sad

[MicaelS]

101. No it is not.

Sanders is representing the people of his state and doing what THEY want, not what Lewis wants.

[sheshe2]

114. Well my Senator Warren is for MA and ALL the PEOPLE.

[nini]

89. I don't hate Sanders

it's his followers with the purity test that make me crazy.

I agree with his policies almost item by item.

[Talk Is Cheap]

90. What 'purity test' are you referring to?

[Sunlei]

74. The Clintons and Sanders will attend. Sanders said weeks ago & he's always done what he's said.

[BainsBane]

104. I missed that.

[azmom]

75. Who attends or does not attend is not

a priority for me.

[CentralMass]

77. The office and it ceremonies are bigger than trump

[ananda]

81. I don't know why Sanders is holding back.

I wish he'd join them!

[Gothmog]

92. It might affect his book sales

[Gothmog]

83. More than 50 are boycotting now including a senator

[BainsBane]

105. 50!

That's great!

[nini]

87. Not gonna go after Bernie on this one

or Hillary.

I don't agree but I understand why they are doing this. Not to mention it'll intimidate the idiot a bit.

[panader0]

88. Thank goodness the new rules are starting. No more Bernie or HRC bashing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10138037

[BainsBane]

106. How on earth does this

Constitute "bashing"?

[panader0]

108. No senators are skipping the inauguration, nor is HRC.

But you single Bernie out of all of them. I guess we'll see how the new rule applies eh?

[BainsBane]

125. Kamala Harris is

And I don't malign Bernie in the OP at all. What I ask is how those who condemned Hillary Clinton for attended the inauguration feel about Bernie's attending. Rather than reflecting on that question, the response of you and others here is to attack me for asking it. That echoes the attitude from the point he first entered the race that mere citizens have no right to question him or his supporters are about anything. I do not share the view that a great man, whether Bernie or any other member of the political elite, is superior to citizens. We are repeatedly told he is the only one fighting against Trump, when that point isn't even remotely clear, when a number of elected officials have been far more forthright in doing so.

I have been repeatedly lecture that I need to pay homage to Bernie because he is superior to everyone else in public life, yet now you rely on an excuse that everyone else is doing it. In addition to not being true, it contradicts the assertion that he stands above the rest of politicians.

Bernie and supporters here very recently falsely maligned Corey Booker as a corporate sell out. That I posted another perspective on that amendment was likewise condemned as trashing Bernie. You are of course free to take every word he says uncritically and reject any information that might contradict anything he says, but you will not succeed in enforcing blind obedience on those of us who care about more than one politician's career.

I have absolutely no respect for the type of mentality that takes a mere question as "bashing," particularly when those same people have spent months and years insulting Democratic representations if quite graphic and sometimes vulgar terms. And yet a simple question asked whether those people who regularly malign other Democrats will hold their hero to the same standard. The answer is of course no because, I believe, the point is not any particular principle or action but the enforcement of hierarchy, one that betrays a conservative worldview in which a great man as seen as superior to mere citizens. Bernie supporters are of course not alone in that view. It reaches across the political spectrum and is among the most troubling aspects of our current political culture.

[Gothmog]

91. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers now skipping Trumps inauguration

Yeah. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/16/more-than-30-democratic-lawmakers-now-skipping-trumps-inauguration/?utm_term=.6596b3b9f41c This list will grow. Juanita Jean just e-mailed me that Congressman Castro is not attending and he is not on this list

[annabanana]

94. Does anyone have just a LIST?

The WaPo site is a pain for non-subscribers.

[Gothmog]

95. More Than 50 Democratic Lawmakers Are Boycotting Donald Trumps Inauguration

This is from Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-inauguration-boycott_us_5877ce0ee4b0c42cb1758e0c

Here’s the list of House Democrats planning to skip the inauguration in protest or, in a handful of cases, for vague reasons. So far, no senators have said they plan to boycott it.

Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)*
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.)
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)*
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)*
Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

This list is moving and does not list Senator Harris from Calif.

[annabanana]

96. Thank you so much .. . n/t

[Gothmog]

99. As long as you know that this list is moving

The Washington Post list did not include Congressman Castro from Texas but this list does. I heard from a good source that Congressman Castro will boycott.

[LeftInTX]

107. Castro is not attending. It was announced on our local news.

[Gothmog]

117. Juanita Jean e-mailed me to tell me this earlier today

The Castro brothers have helped in local fundraisers. They are good people

[brooklynite]

97. There are NO Senators skipping the Inauguration...

Not Bernie Sanders

Not Elizabeth Warren

Not Sherrod Brown


This is symbolism, and not much else.

[Gothmog]

98. Up in this thread there was mentioned of Sen. Harris from Calif. boycotting

[sheshe2]

115. Two Reps in MA are!

[mnhtnbb]

124. Local Raleigh paper says third Dem--Rep Price--of NC is considering not attending.

He is the Rep for the 4th District of NC, where I live.

Our other two Dem Reps have already said they won't go.


Before the Repubs gerrymandered NC, we had a ratio of 7 Dem and 6 Repub House Reps in 2010 which pretty much reflected
a fairly evenly split state. After they gerrymandered, the ratio went to 9 Repubs and 4 Dems in 2012 and then 10 Repubs to 3 Dems in 2014.


In 2016 Dem House Rep candidates received 2,142,661 votes across the state; Repub House Rep candidates received 2,447,324.
If districts were drawn to reflect those votes, there would be 6 Dem House Reps and 7 Repub House Reps.



Fu*king Republicans.

[George II]

131. At least one of Obama's cabinet are skipping it, too - John Kerry. Not sure of others.

[Cha]

120. Wow.. Castro not attending.. Cool!

Mahalo, Goth~

[Gothmog]

123. Both Castro brothers are nice guys

[Gothmog]

130. Juanita Jean is happy that Texas has three Congresscritters boycotting

This is from Juanita Jean http://juanitajean.com/way-to-go-congressmen/

Then, an hour ago, Congressman Joaquin Castro announced that he will not attend. His press release says …

“Every American should respect the office of the presidency and the fact that Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States. But winning an election does not mean a man can show contempt for millions of Americans and then expect those very people to celebrate him.

“I come from a family and a place, Texas, where respect is a fundamental value – respect for people regardless of what they look like, where they were born, or whether they share your view of the world. Donald Trump has shown an utter lack of respect for so many Americans. His attack on civil rights hero John Lewis is the latest example.

“I will not attend this year’s inauguration ceremony. However, I will be in Washington to greet constituents who are traveling to our nation’s capital for the proceedings. I respect their choice to attend.”

I am hopeful that Sheila Jackson Lee, Mark Veasey, Gene Green and a couple more Texas congresscritters join in

[HassleCat]

102. Of course!

We should be sympathetic toward Hillary, but condemn Bernie, for doing exactly the same thing. Here's a novel idea! Maybe we could recognize that everybody has legitimate reasons for going or not going, and just refrain from attributing bad motives at the drop of a hat.

[Arazi]

113. #notgoodenoughBernie. Sour grapes

Rehashing the primaries

This is bullshit

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126. FYI/Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/why-are-no-senators-boycotting-the-inauguration-national-ambition-is-part-of-it/2017/01/17/1675718e-dce6-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_pkcapitol-930pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.c06c97c7254a

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129. Here is the latest list

This appears to be the latest list http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-inauguration-boycott_us_5877ce0ee4b0c42cb1758e0c?fcqe1f93rn3vdkj4i

Here’s the list of House Democrats planning to skip the inauguration in protest or, in a handful of cases, for vague reasons. So far, no senators have said they plan to boycott it.

Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.)
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.)
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)*
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.)
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)*
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)*
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)*
Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.)*
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

[Gothmog]

132. More than 60 House Democrats are now boycotting Donald Trump's inauguration

DK has a good list http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/18/1621903/-More-than-50-House-Democrats-are-now-boycotting-Donald-Trump-s-inauguration

Check below to see if your representative is on the list. Then, sign and send the petition to your members of Congress: Boycott Trump's inauguration.

Rep. Alma Adams (North Carolina)
Rep. Karen Bass (California)
Rep. Don Beyer (Virginia)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Oregon)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pennsylvania)
Rep. Bob Brady (Pennsylvania)
Rep. Anthony Brown (Maryland)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (North Carolina)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (California)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (Texas)
Rep. Judy Chu (California)
Rep. Katherine Clark (Massachusetts)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (New York)
Rep. William Lacy Clay (Missouri)
Rep. Steve Cohen (Tennessee)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (Virginia)
Rep. John Conyers (Michigan)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (Oregon)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (California)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Texas)
Rep. Mike Doyle (Pennsylvania)
Rep. Keith Ellison (Minnesota)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (New York)
Rep. Dwight Evans (Pennsylvania)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (Ohio)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
Rep. Al Green (Texas)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (Arizona)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Illinois)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (Florida)
Rep. Jared Huffman (California)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Washington)
Rep. Barbara Lee (California)
Rep. John Lewis (Georgia)
Rep. Ted Lieu (California)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (Illinois)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (California)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (California)
Rep. Grace Meng (New York)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (New York)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (California)
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (New Jersey)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (Maine)
Rep. Mark Pocan (Wisconsin)
Rep. Mike Quigley (Illinois)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Maryland)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (California)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (California)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Illinois)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (Oregon)
Rep. Jose Serrano (New York)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (New Hampshire)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (New York)
Rep. Adam Smith (Washington)
Rep. Darren Soto (Florida)
Rep. Mark Takano (California)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (Mississippi)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (New York)
Rep. Peter Visclosky (Indiana)
Rep. Maxine Waters (California)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (New Jersey)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (Florida)
Rep. John Yarmuth (Kentucky)

[Gothmog]

133. I heard that the boycott is now more than 70 democrats

[Gothmog]

135. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee joins list of Texas politicians not attending inauguration

I knew that Sheila would be boycotting http://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-joins-list-of-texas-politicians-not-attending-inauguration I would have been shocked to see Sheila not boycott