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mpcamb

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22. I agree about toughness, and doing it thru the courts. So much should have been challenged.
Sun Dec 20, 2020, 10:16 AM
Dec 2020

They, tho a smaller party, outflanked us, picking up governorships, reps and state influence all over the country. They had and have an army of lawyers working full time behind the scenes on policy and laws they can evade, corrupt and negate. The dirty work that trump and crew performed day to day didn't come out of nowhere; their clumsy handling of it might have, but R's research what they can pretzel-twist into their advantage in anticipation of slipping bullshit ideas into the mainstream- corporations are people, money is speech, etc.

We've got the numbers, most of the time. They've got 'Lawyers, Guns and Money', to quote Warren Zevon. That's not going to change, but how we fight back should. And much of it should be in effective use of the courts.

Blaming Democrats for what is not within our (constitutional or practical) power? Really? hlthe2b Dec 2020 #1
Everything I suggested w is within our constitutional power Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #2
Always the cop-out of blaming Democrats. We did impeach his ass and held firm throughout. hlthe2b Dec 2020 #27
K & R Thank You! Budi Dec 2020 #30
My plan is to fight back with more than strongly worded statements Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #31
Your lack of awareness of what has happened the past four years and why hlthe2b Dec 2020 #33
Agreed wholeheartedly luv2fly Dec 2020 #3
It's Republicans who don't hold him accountable including a majority of white voters JI7 Dec 2020 #8
I also agree.. I think our party, on the whole, needs to get whathehell Dec 2020 #16
Amen! luv2fly Dec 2020 #19
I agree about toughness, and doing it thru the courts. So much should have been challenged. mpcamb Dec 2020 #22
+1, legitimacy of the courts stops the stupids arguments dead in their tracks uponit7771 Dec 2020 #34
I agree as well Bettie Dec 2020 #32
I think we thought that the voters exboyfil Dec 2020 #4
It's the age old story. It's all about money rainy Dec 2020 #5
his support may seem a mile wide, but it's an inch deep. 1-21-21 return to being a political nobody KG Dec 2020 #6
+1 ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #10
No, that makes no sense. Most of Trump's support is from White People who are racists . JI7 Dec 2020 #7
WE DID pass impeachment and question his legitimacy . You excuse White Racists who support him JI7 Dec 2020 #9
trump's "level of support" will wane as the media spotlight goes elsewhere PSPS Dec 2020 #11
I disagree, the 20% figure is off biggly as the GOP rabid base is now the majority of the GOP voting beachbumbob Dec 2020 #13
about 29% of the adult population in the US voted for Trump. Kaleva Dec 2020 #17
State and Local Governments Are Going To Layoff Like Crazy modrepub Dec 2020 #12
Democrats work rationally, within the system of laws, the Republicans aren't hampered in that way. Chainfire Dec 2020 #14
Oh hell no ismnotwasm Dec 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author AkFemDem Dec 2020 #18
No one wants to talk about conservative news media propaganda and how it controls the white rural UCmeNdc Dec 2020 #20
this! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #26
The churches are a big factor as well. Mariana Dec 2020 #47
No StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #21
This +1 Dem4Life1102 Dec 2020 #25
Absolutely not. His base are racist, misogynistic, homophobic Phoenix61 Dec 2020 #23
Oh good grief. nt Codeine Dec 2020 #24
Partially, maybe, with respect to long term short sightedness, Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #28
But being the adult in the room gets you nothing Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #29
Are we watching... Septua Dec 2020 #35
I don't disagree with you however Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #36
You are awfully cavalier with people's lives who in a couple days will no longer be treading, but LizBeth Dec 2020 #37
I don't think the bill as it is being touted will help much. Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #38
Millions, over 12 Million people will be able to tread a while longer so pretty damn uninformed or LizBeth Dec 2020 #39
I get that. And if I was in Congress I would have to ultimately support it for that reason but... Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #41
"I don't think the bill as it is being touted will help much." Didn't sound like you got it. LizBeth Dec 2020 #42
I should have said...do as much as we need it to do. Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #43
It will do exactly as much as what is needed until Biden gets in and are able to do more. LizBeth Dec 2020 #45
Exactly, LB.. PE Biden & VPE Harris Understand THAT! Cha Dec 2020 #48
+1 LizBeth Dec 2020 #49
Seriously? ibegurpard Dec 2020 #40
No stop blaming Democrats. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #44
Please Stop Blaming the Dems for the Cha Dec 2020 #46
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