“I’ve made clear from the very beginning that our top priority is going to be to drive down the high cost of living,” the House minority leader said on Fox News Sunday.
It’s not about getting even, though that is a nice fringe benefit. It is about holding criminals to account and not letting it be seen that they can just skate away scot free without paying for their crimes.
Have voters not made it clear enough that YOU don’t get to decide what is or isn’t a priority…they do.
The entire election was about Republicans doing whatever they wanted regardless of the wishes of their electorate. You sure you want to burn down that same bridge, Hakeem…?
Call your rep and tell them not to vote for Jeffries. I think this election ought to scare the shit out of everyone who isn’t a progressive that they are on the hot seat to actually fucking do something.
Already done and told my senators not to vote for genocidal self enrichment expert chuck Schumer. I think one of them might actually not vote for them
I get it Jeffries, but their is something called “the law.” The price hikes are due to those Orange Shitstains breaking multiple laws.
Why the fuck would impeachment be a priority? Like in what world do you think that’s what the fucking election was about?
You think the people of Texas and South Carolina elected Democrats because they want to see some DC fight? No, goddamnit, they didn’t. Those people are tired of the reality tv government show.
They want $3 gas, groceries they can afford, and that dumbfuck war to stop. They want health care they can afford. They want financial security, a future for their kids, and a functioning society.
They want us to stop giving Netanyahu his Genocide Allowance.
But mostly, they want to be able to stop thinking about the fucking government. They want to spend their life energy on their kids and their families and their community/church/hobbies.
Last thing they voted for was more theater, more spectacle, more of this shit.
I agree with your sentiment, but a couple of minor points.
A lot of people definitely want Trump and company to face charges. This is also necessary if we want to join global society again.
They also want a bunch of other stuff and won’t be happy unless things like affordability are addressed as well.
The people who don’t want it are the people who turncoated on Trump. They don’t want their faces rubbed in it.
Lastly, a majority of people who voted for the blowhard spectacle that is the Trump admin definitely wanted theatre.
Going back to politics as usual is what they did when Biden got elected and look where that got them. This time MAGA’s done way more criminal shit. They need to be held accountable to kick their fascism to the curb, also for the sake of the rest of the world.
what a fucking moron. I want revenge you dumb bitch.
It might not be the top priority, but it better be A priority or the Democrats are probably going to be out again in 2 years. The people want to see those in the GOP that have run so much into the ground pay for it.
Jeffries needs to be physically removed. Neoliberals are conservatives and must be dealt with harshly.
replace this milquetoast
Jeff gotta go!
Why does this dipshit think the gas is expensive all of a sudden
New speaker of the house now!!! Schumer and Jeffries helped lead us into all this.
There is a petition with half a million signatures on Change.org if people want to sign. I know it probably won’t do much, but it might feel more cathartic than dooming on Lemmy. https://www.change.org/p/house-democrats-choose-a-new-speaker
Or better yet, call your representatives and tell them you will primary them in the next cycle if they vote for Schumer or Jeffries for Majority Speakers.
Thank you! This is much better than yelling into the Lemmy void!
He should be asked directly why he hates children and wants to protect pedophiles.
not even the first part - only the second is needed.
If people don’t like the idea of Jeffries, there is a petition with half a million signatures on Change.org if people want to sign. I know it probably won’t do much, but it might feel more cathartic than dooming on Lemmy. https://www.change.org/p/house-democrats-choose-a-new-speaker
Or better yet, call your representatives and tell them you will primary them in the next cycle if they vote for Schumer or Jeffries for Majority Speakers.
Or call, don’t email, don’t write, call your newly elected representative you voted for and ask them to stand up for new leadership. That’s a fuck ton better than signing some internet petition that no one gives two shits about and better than bitching on social media that no one really gives two shits about.
True. I probably should have added that, although there won’t be good contact avenues for a lot of them until January. It’s something I do semi regularly and forget it’s not common practice for everybody else.
Although I think even more effective would be calling your representatives who aren’t newly elected and tell them you will primary them in the next cycle if they support Jeffries and Schumer for majority speaker positions.
Yup, however I think giving them a ultimatum about primarying them is going to fall short man.
The person on the phone isn’t going to be representative, just a lowest paid staffer there who’s heard threats all day every day from Republicans and I doubt they’ll take you or anyone of us seriously when you say you’re going to primary them unless you actually show them your official registration form and FEC registration. Just be respectful and voice your honest opinion that the leadership sucks and you want them to replaced.
It certainly depends on who you are. If you leave your contact info and they look into it and your registered under the party they will take your threat more seriously. If a couple dozen Dems call after that saying the same thing, they will take your call MUCH more seriously.
Liberalism <—> Fascism.
Get ready for a whole lot of nothing (at best) from these creeps.
