Summary
Democrats are ramping up opposition to Trump and Musk’s brazen assault on the federal government, which critics see as a constitutional crisis.
Protests erupted after Musk’s DOGE accessed taxpayer data, prompting Democratic lawmakers to pledge stronger resistance.
Senate Democrats staged an all-night protest against budget chief Russell Vought, while some senators vowed to block Trump’s nominees. Hakeem Jeffries introduced legislation to curb DOGE, as activists push for McConnell-style obstruction.
Nationwide protests and lawsuits signal a revived anti-Trump resistance.
Growing grassroots engagement and local officials taking steps to counter Trump’s agenda reflect intensifying opposition.
Dems had a super majority 3 times in as many decades, and the only meaningful legislation they managed to pass in that time was a Republican (Mitt Romney’s) healthcare plan. Anything else they got done only lined the pockets of rich and corporations, nothing for the working class.
Compare that to the absolute torrent of shit being done in just 2 weeks with a Republican supermajority.
Dems either don’t know how to use the power that voters do give them, or they choose not to. Either way, it leaves many people to feel totally without representation.
They had a whopping 80 days to pass the largest healthcare overhaul in a generation, with not a single vote to spare and Joe Lieberman refusing to play ball with a bunch of very much need systemic changes.
How many bills has Congress sent to Trump to sign this session? How many Republican priorities are being passed through Congress right now? What meaningful BILLS has the GOP majority passed outside of tax cuts that need a simply majority to pass?
None. Because it is significantly easier to stop something than it is to push it forward.
I agree that Democrats have not used every tool they have, but I’m simply saying they have never had the tools to make sweeping changes like a lot of people seem to think.
If they had 60+ votes in the Senate and a strong majority in the house like they should, I would fully expect them to pass good legislation.
Why did they need 60 votes? Could they have done something in the senate without 60? Think carefully.
The 51 senators needed to nix the filibuster weren’t there. There were 49 that said they would.
At least someone gets that it’s easier to tear everything down than it is to build something.