When Elon Musk, who was authorized by President Trump, moved to close USAID, calling it a “criminal organization”, Catholic bishops in the United States began to frantically calling their parishioners to put pressure on their congress members. Half the budget Catholic assistance services – based on World War II service in Europe – contains USAID. CRS serves 200 million and is a key first response after earthquakes, mud and hurricanes.
The Democrats were absolutely correct to shout a bloody murder over illegal efforts to close USAID. It’s bad. But the image of pressing to the powerless democratic members of the congress, each of which awaits its turn in the microphone outside the USAID, caused a desire, not to encourage. It seemed to emphasize that everything they can do is a cluster in protest, no more rights than a teenager, and without much effort as a congress.
At this point, everyone has a work, and this is the work of the Democrats in Congress to use its significant resources and power, which they already have to make sure that each illegal executive order and actions are accompanied by a flood of lawsuits – procedural wands that are clogged by Trump’s agenda. Congress members have a unique ability to accept microphones that reporters send in their faces to focus the public’s attention on the most direct and terrible consequences of what Trump does, and for their purposes with extensive public support.
If we apply this lesson to the deployment of a democratic crisis, it may suggest focusing on:
All three of these attacks on American democracy can be stopped, and all three must be stopped by lawsuits, protests and slowing each step. Time and delay – and a strong public abandonment of its chaotic control – all this makes Trump’s success.
But initially, the two current leaders of the Democratic Party seemed to decide to broadcast their own weakness. The Hockey Minority Leader Jeffris spent last week in the retreat of donors with the billionaire technology managers, just to go for nagging: “What leverage do we have? They control the House, the Senate and the presidency.” Chuck Sumer seemed Road light what it was’the best thing that happened“Democrats this year, because the voters will not like it, and the Democrats will benefit.
JeffRis’s “leverage” with “majority in the camera” is a jaw dropping. Power – the ability to change the behavior of the other – from information, charisma, law, attention, procedures, experience and ability to convene and organize. And the excitement of Shumer about the gross illegal solution that threatens health, security and the basic functioning of the government because it can help the brands of his party, the deep misunderstanding of the moral work of the leadership believes.
What could they do? Here are four sentences:
FirstVigorous procedural delay. Any senator may object to the usual agreements on “unanimous agreement”, for example, petitions to interrupt or break or approve the magazine (which takes place every day). The abandonment of unanimous consent of both forces of republican senators will be physically present on the Capitol and bleed energy from other actions. Democrats can also go to the transition, deepening, and at these simple motions make votes. They can raise the order points on which they can also force voting for a call. They can use “fast track statutes” to get items on the calendar and delay other actions. These are just a few ideas; Involved the guide has A whole set of instruments at its disposalAnd every tool shines brighter with use. We do not know what difference they can make for several weeks, but Trump’s approach and Moscow “Flooding Zone” relies on speed and constant actions; Using the procedural force to stop the floods to the heart of their strength.
AnotherConvocation and spotlight. They do not have to see their strength only through the lens of how it is traditionally used. The Democratic leadership of Congress should also fully use its own convocation by holding the hearing, accepting the testimony from the fired and the pressure of employees. Take the pressure of the National Institute of Health (with a direct violation of the Congress Statutes): they can lead to cancer and cancer researchers and fill the days with precise human stories that it actually means freezing or reducing NIH funding. They can use their strength to focus the media like laser to the detriment, as well as witch hunting, illegality and conflict of interest.
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Like usaid, they must force people to suffer directly from Moscow and his minions, on the front page-not members of the Congress members themselves. Earlier this week several Western senators,Under the guidance of Jeff MercleyHe sent a letter with a five -year fire to the Burgum Interior Minister, emphasizing how the Trump’s illegal reduction could lead to fires, stopping the removal of dangerous fuel from high -risk areas. It was a powerful letter. Now bring firefighters and small businesses that make a dangerous, rescue work. The Democratic Party brand is on the landfillsand more party leadership is trying to nominate herself Instead of ordinary Americans at the receiving end of national damage, the less useful their work.
Democrats in Congress can also do more The basic legal protection of the institution. The People’s House is under attack and they must possess the law like swords to protect it. While the General Lawyers of the Democratic State have launched a lawsuit after the trial, the Congress leadership – whose own power, as a legislator of the American public decreases – must understand that they must also play a key role in the conviction of lawsuits to block destruction. Regardless of their legal abilities, they are all insightful funds rates and can play matchmakers between voters, possible plaintiffs, lawyers and donors to make sure that effective and well -gauge laws will be stopped to stop illegal games.
FinallyThey can continue the resentment by forceing Trump and Republicans either to help Americans, or have clearly demonstrated that they do not want it. It means being ready to work since Republicans – if they can pass laws that improve people’s lives rather than focus on the Democratic Party branding. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren joined Josh Hawley on a federal bill that would limit interest rates by 10 percent. FTC Commissioner Alvar Beda addressed the republican, appointed republican chairman Andrew Ferguson, proposing to join him in the work of reducing egg prices and stopping housing scams.
Of course, it’s not just Congress. We all have a job.
General lawyers have led the charges with quick, important judicial trials that have already been locked by Trump and Musk. Several key lawyers who work overtime have identified key plaintiffs and have already won some important victories in courthouse. Federal unions of employees already play a central role in the opposite efforts to dismantle the government; Their lawsuits against illegal behavior are important as in the short term (through bar Stopping Musk’s minion) and long -term perspective (if they refuse Trump’s directive to abandon the Supreme Court’s ruling).
Two judge Violation of the Federal Law and Constitution on separation of powersAnd another blocked the illegal evacuation of USAID employees. Another one has clogs Trump from Greenlight, which passes a dangerous hacking on private interests of people’s social insurance numbers. Another blocked the freezing of NIH funding.
Blue governors also play a key role. For example, the New York governor should size the size of the New York Prosecutor General’s Office with a focus on financial crimes and fraud. Each governor of the blue state must push the private rights of action on key fraud statutes so that people who have damaged can hire lawyers in court, now that Trump tries to destroy the key public guards that protect us from scams and financial frauds.
As citizens, our task is to focus on the most fundamental harm – and ignore the freaks that Trump puts you to distract you. He will throw a penny into the air, give and accepts the tariff policy a day, screams about the doe and hunt fresh awakening. But whether you are in red or blue, protesting against direct damage and constant legislation is always worth it.
The public is desperately looking for vital, employed, active governments. As citizens we all enter this government. Trump will continue to flood the press -release area, trying to make us knock out like sheep, from one crisis made to the next. Keeping up for the prize means focusing on what it does is not what it says.
Trump always wants to be the main character and he wants to be directly fighting the unpopular democratic congresses. He does not want us to focus on Musk; He does not want to focus on his legal losses; And he does not want the unpopular things he does related to the Republican Congress members. This means that the less we talk about it, and the more we talk about and about act Уключэнне дакладнага характару таго, што ён робіць – як дзеці памруць ад харчовага атручвання без FDA, як праверкі Medicaid не будуць скарачацца – тым хутчэй мы можам перашкодзіць яму нанесці яму недапушчаную шкоду, нашым суседзям, нашым паветрам і паветрам і Вада, нашы суполкі і наша Country.
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