The presentation of evidence at the Senate trial is vitally important for the American public to witness, whether seditious Republican Senators turn a blind eye or not. Everything and everyone that contributed to The Big Lie and the Capitol insurrection, whether specific individuals were physically present or not, needs to be revealed in…
The presentation of evidence at the Senate trial is vitally important for the American public to witness, whether seditious Republican Senators turn a blind eye or not. Everything and everyone that contributed to The Big Lie and the Capitol insurrection, whether specific individuals were physically present or not, needs to be revealed in graphic detail. At a minimum, this travesty needs to be detailed and documented for history.
Moreover, I think we need to be demanding every day for all of this to be taken deadly seriously by our Senators, as well as our Representatives, and the loudest voices need to be from anyone who has a Republican Senator representing their State. We cannot assume that the trial is for naught, because 45 Senators have already tried to weasel out of their Constitutional duty by claiming that the impeachment is unconstitutional. Talk about gaslighting! Impeachment is a political process. Make it so. What can we make the cost be to them if they don’t convict? Do anything you can to get their attention. Call their offices, write letters, repeatedly, and get everyone you know to commit to making calls and writing letters. We have to keep the heat on. The staff in the legislators’ offices keep a record of constituents’ calls and report the data to the Senators and Reps. It has made a difference before... Remember the outcry when the ACA was threatened a few years ago? American voters’ voices - incessant, loud and clear - made a difference then. Our voices could make a difference now.
It is insane that these right-wing extremists have gotten away with as much as they have already. I didn’t think it was possible for me to be more outraged than I was every day that Trump was in office, but the events in January and the Republican response to the insurrection have sent my outrage into the stratosphere and it is coupled with a deep, profound sadness. I know that I am not alone. We need to use our outrage as fuel to raise our voices to demand justice and accountability from our legislative representatives.
I’ll admit I wasn’t one to use my voice to express my concerns with my legislative representatives until recently. I’ve always recognized the importance of my vote, my voice, in determining the outcomes of elections. But I failed to make the connection that my legislative representatives are my voice in ACTION. That I have an ongoing obligation to communicate my concerns to them so that they can actually “represent” me. They are legislators. They will cast votes as representatives of their constituency. How they decide to cast those votes is directly influenced by the voices of the people they represent. Duh. So now that I “get” this, I have begun communicating my thoughts, concerns, and opinions. At first, I did this through emails (a lot less scary than a phone call!). But now I have contact info for all my representatives saved on my phone and use a sample script to help me articulate what I want to say when I call. Yes, it’s still a bit scary for me, but it gets easier with each call I make.
For those interested, here’s a helpful link with a script to get started.
“ the events in January and the Republican response to the insurrection have sent my outrage into the stratosphere and it is coupled with a deep, profound sadness.”
This clearly and succinctly states how I feel, every damn day.
I said to my wife last night that this trial in the US Senate will be THE evidence to move our Sen Susan Collins to convict. Currently, Collins states she believes in a censure. We must move her. We must apply pressure.
This pressure can happen through other means, such as the business community, specific businesses and their owners, our local newspapers, and radio call-in programs.
We all could vigil at our local city hall during the trial. With a unified message. “Democracy Demands Conviction.” Regardless of where one lives, there is a local Democratic Party, and we each can encourage our party to take leadership.
Now is the time to be visible, persuasive, and to fly ‘Old Glory.'
I hope she will do the right thing, but she has proven too often to lead us all to believe one thing and she then does the other. I find her the most infuriating as she poses herself to be so righteous.
I concur Margaret. I almost threw the TV during her defense of Kavanaugh! I’m trusting that the evidence will so clearly be heard on tape and seen on video that she has NO other choice but to convict. Perhaps, she could rise to the occasion, as did her supposed mentor in the 1950s, Margaret Chase Chase?
The presentation of evidence at the Senate trial is vitally important for the American public to witness, whether seditious Republican Senators turn a blind eye or not. Everything and everyone that contributed to The Big Lie and the Capitol insurrection, whether specific individuals were physically present or not, needs to be revealed in graphic detail. At a minimum, this travesty needs to be detailed and documented for history.
Moreover, I think we need to be demanding every day for all of this to be taken deadly seriously by our Senators, as well as our Representatives, and the loudest voices need to be from anyone who has a Republican Senator representing their State. We cannot assume that the trial is for naught, because 45 Senators have already tried to weasel out of their Constitutional duty by claiming that the impeachment is unconstitutional. Talk about gaslighting! Impeachment is a political process. Make it so. What can we make the cost be to them if they don’t convict? Do anything you can to get their attention. Call their offices, write letters, repeatedly, and get everyone you know to commit to making calls and writing letters. We have to keep the heat on. The staff in the legislators’ offices keep a record of constituents’ calls and report the data to the Senators and Reps. It has made a difference before... Remember the outcry when the ACA was threatened a few years ago? American voters’ voices - incessant, loud and clear - made a difference then. Our voices could make a difference now.
It is insane that these right-wing extremists have gotten away with as much as they have already. I didn’t think it was possible for me to be more outraged than I was every day that Trump was in office, but the events in January and the Republican response to the insurrection have sent my outrage into the stratosphere and it is coupled with a deep, profound sadness. I know that I am not alone. We need to use our outrage as fuel to raise our voices to demand justice and accountability from our legislative representatives.
I’ll admit I wasn’t one to use my voice to express my concerns with my legislative representatives until recently. I’ve always recognized the importance of my vote, my voice, in determining the outcomes of elections. But I failed to make the connection that my legislative representatives are my voice in ACTION. That I have an ongoing obligation to communicate my concerns to them so that they can actually “represent” me. They are legislators. They will cast votes as representatives of their constituency. How they decide to cast those votes is directly influenced by the voices of the people they represent. Duh. So now that I “get” this, I have begun communicating my thoughts, concerns, and opinions. At first, I did this through emails (a lot less scary than a phone call!). But now I have contact info for all my representatives saved on my phone and use a sample script to help me articulate what I want to say when I call. Yes, it’s still a bit scary for me, but it gets easier with each call I make.
For those interested, here’s a helpful link with a script to get started.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/01/138465/how-to-call-senator
Excellent point, Lena. The silent majority must break its silence with its legislators, and continue to use its voice.
Agreed, but if you have hopeless right wing extremists as your elected officials, it feels pretty ineffective, though I still do it.
Unlike when Spiro (Nolo Contendere) Agnew coined the term, the current silent majority really is a majority of Americans. Decent Americans.
Me, too. Thank you, Lena. Going to follow your action points and good example. 😘❤️🤍💙
Saw in another comment you are also in New York, so we have the same Senators! As for the House, I’m in Katko territory.
“ the events in January and the Republican response to the insurrection have sent my outrage into the stratosphere and it is coupled with a deep, profound sadness.”
This clearly and succinctly states how I feel, every damn day.
Write on, Mary Anne.
I said to my wife last night that this trial in the US Senate will be THE evidence to move our Sen Susan Collins to convict. Currently, Collins states she believes in a censure. We must move her. We must apply pressure.
This pressure can happen through other means, such as the business community, specific businesses and their owners, our local newspapers, and radio call-in programs.
We all could vigil at our local city hall during the trial. With a unified message. “Democracy Demands Conviction.” Regardless of where one lives, there is a local Democratic Party, and we each can encourage our party to take leadership.
Now is the time to be visible, persuasive, and to fly ‘Old Glory.'
I hope she will do the right thing, but she has proven too often to lead us all to believe one thing and she then does the other. I find her the most infuriating as she poses herself to be so righteous.
I concur Margaret. I almost threw the TV during her defense of Kavanaugh! I’m trusting that the evidence will so clearly be heard on tape and seen on video that she has NO other choice but to convict. Perhaps, she could rise to the occasion, as did her supposed mentor in the 1950s, Margaret Chase Chase?
"Democracy Demand Conviction." Bumper stickers?
yeah, we’ll have to fix the subject/verb thingie
Always those thingies. I skipped an "s": Democracy Demands Conviction".
Move the "s" to the end of Conviction.
NB, I too am plagued by thingies, not all of them literary.