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PatrickforB

(15,513 posts)
14. Bottom line, if Democrats have any political courage at all, they will tear it down and then rebuild
Sun May 10, 2026, 07:16 PM
Yesterday

something better and much less corrupt in its place.

Honestly, I don't think the idea of Trump as an aberration and then back to business as usual is going to work this time. When Republicans stopped wanting to actually govern and instead went all-out on winning and amassing power, they became a cancer that needs to be rooted out, as so Wall Street and the modern robber barons.

We need to be using block chain to ensure absolute transparency around where money goes and imposing severe sanctions on corruption. This, of course, will cause us to have to rethink the whole first and second chakra blockages that have allowed the paranoid and profit-hungry military industrial complex to grow into the corrupt monster it is.

I'm fucking TIRED of having MY tax dollars spent on shit that doesn't even come close to helping me. A trillion dollar war budget? Sorry - rather have HEALTHCARE. A huge bloated secret police force called ICE rounding up brown skinned people? Sorry - rather have free college for my grandkids. A prison-industrial complex with concentration camps as its flagship? Nope. Sorry. I'd much rather have childcare subsidies. A political-industrial complex that soaks people for money in return for 'fighting for' them? Sigh. Sorry - rather have the rules of corporate governance FORCIBLY changed to a stakeholder approach that holds the interests of workers, consumers (including truth in news reporting) and the environment equal to shareholder profits. Reinstatement of Jim Crow due to the Klan part of the Supreme Court legislating from the bench? Nope. Absolultely not. I want the original voting rights act COMPLETELY REINSTATED IMMEDIATELY. Gerrymanders? Nope. It would be much better to have nonpartisan groups set logical boundaries based on actual communities.

To reiterate in ways the Democratic movers and shakers on this site can understand better, I'm FUCKING TIRED of being TAXED WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Because this government the Democrats allowed to cheat its way into power with the help of Thiel, Musk and other tech-bro robber barons is the end game of the effort Wall Street financiers and robber barons begun clear back in 1935 to gut the New Deal which they hated.

I'm so fucking tired of these little boys in billionaire suits sucking energy from the grid like parasites with their AI data centers, designed ultimately to impose a surveillance state on us.

When are we going to fucking WAKE UP and get ugly?

You know our government has pretty much stopped even pretending to

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As the kids say, Do It! Do It! Do It! Chasstev365 Yesterday #1
I'm equally angry, but is there no alternative solution? This freaks me out--especially with the timing. hlthe2b Yesterday #2
When faced with an existential threat, tomorrow can wait. paleotn Yesterday #17
SCOTUS went nuclear first Bobstandard 23 hrs ago #28
GOP SCOTUS went nuclear with in 2000 with Bush vs Gore ruling DemocracyForever 23 hrs ago #34
Valid argument. We weren't first to act. paleotn 11 hrs ago #46
I have great doubts about whether Gov Spanberger would go for it. scipan 23 hrs ago #29
A Private Call Reveals Democrats' Desperation Over Tossing of Map (NYT gift article) LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #3
Original title: Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #4
Speaking as a Virginia Democrat" AverageOldGuy Yesterday #5
This orangecrush Yesterday #24
We don't have to do any of that to achieve new lines for 2028 FBaggins Yesterday #27
That's a mistake, IMHO RussBLib Yesterday #6
My thinking, Give the Virginia SC ONE warning that this is what will be done if they refuse. BUT bluestarone Yesterday #7
Virginia Supreme , intelpug 20 hrs ago #37
If they fucking refuse what? They already made their fucking horseshit ruling. Warning time is motherfucking over. SoFlaBro 3 hrs ago #53
When republicans pull similar actions to combat Democrats, their members don't worry about it, they just do it. MLWR Yesterday #8
They're doing that in Iowa too Bettie 16 hrs ago #42
Whether they should do it or not... DET Yesterday #9
Democrats need to start taking bold and decisive actions. magicarpet Yesterday #10
That is your perception Boo1 23 hrs ago #31
what if the new court rules the same? msongs Yesterday #11
Make sure it doesn't. paleotn Yesterday #16
what if the new court rules the differently? Torchlight 16 hrs ago #41
Think about what happens if we let the GOP redistricting advantage cost us the House. SamuelAdams Yesterday #12
Dems eye 'audacious' secret plan to oust entire blue state Supreme Court: report LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #13
Bottom line, if Democrats have any political courage at all, they will tear it down and then rebuild PatrickforB Yesterday #14
Flip the script. Rethugs would start doing this Monday 8am. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #15
give it a go, magats would DoBW Yesterday #18
Do it! nt in2herbs Yesterday #19
Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. If we don't take the house back in November, we lose our demcracy. Fil1957 Yesterday #20
Just do whatever Republicans would do and tell everyone to f**k off. rickford66 Yesterday #21
Is this really dramatic? Zelda_Orchid Yesterday #22
DO IT DO IT DO IT orangecrush Yesterday #23
That's a pretty aggressive proposal. NH Ethylene Yesterday #25
Ohio Repugs ignored their state supreme court when it came to redistricting mikewv Yesterday #26
Mike Dewine specifically multiple times... OhioBack2Blue 16 hrs ago #38
They should follow West Virginia's example. Lasher 23 hrs ago #30
well there's Spanberger, Ms bipartisan. and IF they can't cheat, we scipan 23 hrs ago #32
I hope they find a way to make lemonade out of this lemon juice. COL Mustard 23 hrs ago #33
My prediction LPBBEAR 21 hrs ago #35
You made your ruling now enforce it! bluestateboomer 21 hrs ago #36
Dems cry saying they are "playing by the rules" OhioBack2Blue 16 hrs ago #39
Maybe I am missing something dsc 16 hrs ago #40
Would require constitutional amendment Shrek 12 hrs ago #45
OK that makes sense dsc 9 hrs ago #47
It isn't "pushing through a gerrymandered map," intheflow 15 hrs ago #43
This isn't the first time that a constitutional amendment passed by voters was overturned by courts. MichMan 14 hrs ago #44
That was the national court dsc 9 hrs ago #48
This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan 7 hrs ago #51
Test Run Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #49
Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won't Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #50
If we lose by a few votes duckworth969 3 hrs ago #52
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