Say their names. Not “the Republicans.” Name them.
Senator Richard Shelby of ALABAMA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Tommy Tuberville of ALABAMA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Dan Sullivan of ALASKA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of ALASKA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Boozman of ARKANSA…
Thank you, Bryan Watson. You have created a perfect Rap Sheet. Subscribers who still use Facebook (a criminal enterprise, from my point of view) what to you think of posted it on FB many times a day - as many of you doing so as possible?
It's posted with a brief intro and some modification to reduce the instances of tl;dr. The only comment I've gotten so far is from a Floridian friend and, as you might guess, it was positive but not hopeful in light of that state's senators.
A criminal enterprise that I no longer support, Z is on trump’s payroll or vice versa. Their community standards geared to catch any neg comments about trump. Cult nuts can post all the vitriol they want, and they do.
go for it...but pick the 10-12 who might actually change their vote or be pressured. Join some republican facebook groups in those states if you really want to stir things up and share to those groups. I have a whole list of facebook groups I belong to with different topics that I share things to...usually not politics, but they get shared, viewed and liked. The worst thing that can happen is they shut you down. You post it. I'll share it here...but my reps are all Dems.
Subscribers, Please, You like this idea MAKE IT HAPPEN. I am literally an old anti-Fber. I haven't been on it for years, and I'm not going back. Carry Bryan's Rap Sheet forward. Expose those Republican Senators. They are traitors. Subscribers can be on the front lines by dramatically exposing their actions to suppress the vote and subvert the elections. You can show the people who these traitors are. Cheers!
Great, Steve. You have been working for all of us before now, and I'm thrilled that you are part of this campaign on behalf of easy access to voting for all. Cheers!
Mike there are different ways to do this, which is fine with me. I think one of the ways is to post the entire rape sheet. It makes a very strong impression. It exposes the party as well as the individuals. Continuing to post the Rap Sheet several times a day by a good number of subscribers, day after day -- I like that campaign. If a Senator goes rogue on the Party, they go off the Rap Sheet, but we have to have evidence that they are supporting one or two of the voting Acts before they're released.
Mike, Yes, Do it! I left Facebook many years ago. I wasn't on it long because I thought I could tell what it was growing to be and couldn't get out fast enough.
You elaborate on my idea. You're on FB. I tell you why I smartly left years ago. It is an enemy of democracy. You tell me to go back and work undercover. You're too busy even to encourage the right friends on FB to get it started. Is there anything else you want me to do? Cheers!
Pam, I'm thrilled. Thank you from all the people who want easy access to voting for all. Great, Pam! We'll keep at it to reach many people and gain attention, which highlights these traitors who are acting against free and fair elections.
I’m encouraged, and a little surprised, at the support for my “Name the Villain” comment. And yes, words matter, so changing “the right” to the more personal “my right” or the inclusively personal “our right” would be an improvement.
I had posted this list on my Facebook feed as well. I’m also thinking of a 50-post-long Twitter thread. I’m using #NameTheVillain as primary, with #SayTheirName as secondary - I don’t want to hijack that tag from other BLM uses.
I encourage you to extend the list to include your state legislators and governors who are advancing the #HarderToVote laws.
The messaging behind this is that each Senator is elected one at a time. They are expected to make individual choices and to stand up for those choices. They are not a monolith. I didn’t vote for “the Republicans” or “the Democrats” - I voted for this one Senator, Pat Toomey, or that one Senator, Lisa Murkowski. So we should never let them hide in the crowd - never say “the Republicans did this or that.” Each Senator made a choice and cast a vote, and each Senator must be held to answer for what that vote did. We name Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema every day - why don’t we name Tim Scott or Susan Collins or John Thune, who are just as obstructive as Manchema. If one Republican voted for the bill, Manchin would be irrelevant. If two Republicans voted for the bill, we wouldn’t need Manchema.
As to the name formatting, I chose to use the simple title “Senator” for brevity, simplicity, and clarity. The more elaborate “The Honorable Marco Rubio, U. S. Senator” is too long and, frankly, too formal for this context. And while I have issues with declaring this the act of an honorable person (I frankly believe it’s evidence of dishonor), my real and only concern was brevity.
Thanks for your support of this. Please feel free to adopt it as your own and share freely. And remember these names when election time comes.
An additional note: the list of names does not specify party. That’s intentional. It also doesn’t include Senator Schumer who voted “nay” for procedural reasons.
Also: the list includes names most people have never heard or do not recognize. The junior senator from many states (Alaska, Nebraska, Idaho, Kansas, Wyoming and South Dakota come readily to mind) are unfamiliar names. This list puts a spotlight on what they did, while calling them “the Republicans” lets them slink into the shadowy background. These unknown senators may be the most vulnerable to a bright spotlight and unwelcome notoriety.
Bryan, Shall I ask all subscribers using your #SayTheirName list to contact you with any questions and info about what they are doing, etc. I was very impressed with your work when I saw it in the early morning and commented you when it occurred to me that it would be great for all interested subscribers to post the list on Facebook. Many subscribers replied enthusiastically to the comment, which had been posted to you. I encouraged them to go ahead and post the list on Facebook. As I was a catalyst, subscribers contacted me. I am sorry not to have heard from you and hope my role wasn't problematic. Your list appears to have been a success. I would like to hear from you and know your thoughts. Thanks.
People are welcome to contact me - they can do so here on this comment thread. Your FB suggestion is a good one (as I mentioned, I had originally posted this list on FB just a short while before adding it as a comment here). I encourage people to adopt the list as their own and share it freely. Not a problem at all.
I believe it quite important that this list correctly addresses the members. I expect to be slammed, but I revised my list this way to reflect even more importance as to WHY we are naming these legislators and their failure to represent a clear majority of WE THE PEOPLE in favor of passage of Voting Rights Act.
For instance, I will use my state as example. This is how my list revised from what Bryan Watson graciously took time to list for us.
“The following United States senators are blocking my right to vote and to have my vote counted fairly. They have voted to block even discussion of the Freedom to Vote Act. I implore them to reconsider on behalf of the citizens of the United States of America.”
The Honorable Rick Scott
United States Senator from Florida
The Honorable Marco Rubio
United States Senator from Florida
(or could be listed as US Senator from Florida)
Etcetera.
In this way, for me, it reflects my respect of the office and my given expectation that its current occupant will act in a respectful way to honor the responsibility of the office.
Adhering to "standard and proper" is why Democrats keep losing and Republicans keep winning. The time for standard and proper is in the past, if there ever was one. You're either willing to acknowledge reality and fight for it, or you are busy pretending that civil behavior is how to defeat the evil cancer growing in this country.
Let's fight for reality and human progress! Let's fight to end pointless human suffering that benefits morally bankrupt people who demand we pay them homage.
Bossism doesn't appeal to me. Using Honorable, or not has nothing to do with the failures of the Democratic Party. I read your response as making a mountain out of nothing. Salud.
I've not heard that term. If you are insinuating I am trying to tell you what to do, then no. I am making an informed argument that you people should not refer to dishonorable individuals as honorable. In much the same way I would argue that it's counterproductive to call someone who claims to represent the will of an imaginary deity Reverend. Absolutely not. You have not presented the burden of proof needed for me to render that honorific. Semantics matter. So do our default postures about public life. I do not participate in community delusions and that matters as well.
I cannot imagine why you would be slammed, Christine. Subscriber's are free to tailor the Rap Sheet as they believe most appropriate. If a subscriber is in doubt about how he/she are thinking about making changes, reaching out to the forum would be the way to go. The standard to be observed I think is to be respectful -- stick to the facts. It would be natural to receive negative feedback from the 'base'. As long as we keep our communications simple, factual, respectful and not inflammatory, we will honor the role of an engaged citizenry.
Christine, I like your version, but being from MA, I can’t use it. Just letting the #saytheirnames group know that they are being watched and named is important.
I do want to clarify that the list, with the revision in regards to addressing the office of. IS Senator, included ALL the names of senators that Bryan listed originally, not just the two FL senators. This list has been sent to several outlets and to people that have posted on FB and their PAC sites.
Thank you again Bryan for original list. #Say their names.
Calling them out stands the out naked to the world. But! They really do not care and their places in Congress most likely will not change. I have seen the enemy, and there they are.
Yes, BRYAN WATSON: and the Republicans are blocking the right to speak, to talk, to use the congress to debate and educate, the subject, THE RIGHT TO VOTE is OFF Limits. And, what is this about?
Say it, say it, say it.
COLOR.
The Art of Losing Isn’t Hard to Master. Elizabeth Bishop’s most famous!
We are losing our democracy, The Civil War is not over.
Mixed race President Barack H. OBAMA caused this: HE WON TWICE!
Sandy, this is our messaging. Democrats need to amplify that Senate Republicans are turning down the issue being voted on. They’re refusing to do their job and even look at a piece of legislation. They’re abdicating their congressional duties. It’s the same in the House. They consistently make a move to adjourn instead of working. They want to take taxpayer dollars a live in luxury while taking no action to care for the American people. The only people benefiting are the wealthy and there are less of them than hard working people.
Sandy, it's not "color" it's POWER. It's always about power with the GOP. They couldn't give a flying f*ck about the color of your skin.
Everything has come to plan for them. They are setting the table for trump and every other GOP member to rule , certainly for the rest of our lives and generations to come.
Sandy, that poem is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it. I don’t always agree with (or even understand) your posts, but I absolutely defend your right to make them.
So do I, Kathy, and my opinion was that the Elizabeth Bishop poem was not appropriate for children. In addition, I encouraged Sandy to post Bryan's Rap Sheet on FB. Sandy replied with a like to me about posting the Rape Sheet on FB.
Enough negative spiel out of you. Post that Rap Sheet on Facebook that Bryan composed. Act by exposing the traitors against fair and free elections by posting the Rap Sheet, Sandy.
Thank you Bryan. I posted it on my wall and in one of my groups.
Here’s my intro: Today, October 21, 2021 every GOP member of Congress voted to block our right to vote. They voted to let partisan state legislatures decide if MY vote or YOUR vote is valid based on partisan rules.
This is great. I would consider using the word “our” instead of “the”. We’re all in this together. Denying one person’s rights matters to all of us and it is personal. Words matter.
It is pretty simple to send this list to the Senators on here, or at least to the ones who should have been stronger. Just google the Senator you want to send this to, and one of the first links that comes up will make it easy to send it to the senator. I simply expressed my disappointment in their voting to make our right to vote more difficult to exercise.
Great Carol! You are working on behalf of everyone who wants easy access to voting for all. Thank you. I hope you will post the Rap Sheet later and tomorrow, too.
Say their names. Not “the Republicans.” Name them.
Senator Richard Shelby of ALABAMA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Tommy Tuberville of ALABAMA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Dan Sullivan of ALASKA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of ALASKA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Boozman of ARKANSAS is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Tom Cotton of ARKANSAS is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Marco Rubio of FLORIDA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Rick Scott of FLORIDA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Jim Risch of IDAHO is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Mike Crapo of IDAHO is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Mike Braun of INDIANA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Todd Young of INDIANA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Chuck Grassley of IOWA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Joni Ernst of IOWA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Jerry Moran of KANSAS is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Roger Marshall of KANSAS is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Mitch McConnell of KENTUCKY is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Rand Paul of KENTUCKY is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Bill Cassidy of LOUISIANA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Kennedy of LOUISIANA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Susan Collins of MAINE is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of MISSISSIPPI is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Roger Wicker of MISSISSIPPI is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Josh Hawley of MISSOURI is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Roy Blunt of MISSOURI is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Steve Daines of MONTANA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Ben Sasse of NEBRASKA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Deb Fischer of NEBRASKA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Richard Burr of NORTH CAROLINA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Thom Tillis of NORTH CAROLINA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Hoeven of NORTH DAKOTA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Kevin Cramer of NORTH DAKOTA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Rob Portman of OHIO is blocking the right to vote.
Senator James Lankford of OKLAHOMA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Jim Inhofe of OKLAHOMA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Pat Toomey of PENNSYLVANIA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Lindsey Graham of SOUTH CAROLINA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Tim Scott of SOUTH CAROLINA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Thune of SOUTH DAKOTA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Mike Rounds of SOUTH DAKOTA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Bill Hagerty of TENNESSEE is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Marsha Blackburn of TENNESSEE is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Cornyn of TEXAS is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Ted Cruz of TEXAS is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Mike Lee of UTAH is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Mitt Romney of UTAH is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito of WEST VIRGINIA is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Ron Johnson of WISCONSIN is blocking the right to vote.
Senator Cynthia Lummis of WYOMING is blocking the right to vote.
Senator John Barrasso of WYOMING is blocking the right to vote.
#namethevillain
#SayTheirName
Thank you, Bryan Watson. You have created a perfect Rap Sheet. Subscribers who still use Facebook (a criminal enterprise, from my point of view) what to you think of posted it on FB many times a day - as many of you doing so as possible?
Works for me.
Sensational, Dave. You are working for all of us! I hope you post again tomorrow.
It's posted with a brief intro and some modification to reduce the instances of tl;dr. The only comment I've gotten so far is from a Floridian friend and, as you might guess, it was positive but not hopeful in light of that state's senators.
A criminal enterprise that I no longer support, Z is on trump’s payroll or vice versa. Their community standards geared to catch any neg comments about trump. Cult nuts can post all the vitriol they want, and they do.
edit: 'what do you think of 'posting' it on FB....?
I posted it.
Great, Janet. Think about doing it again tomorrow. Cheers!
Me too. Received a response from a very distant cousin who I know is a republican. She asked a question and was respectful. I am grateful.
Good going. You touched family, Martha, and other people, too. Cheers!
go for it...but pick the 10-12 who might actually change their vote or be pressured. Join some republican facebook groups in those states if you really want to stir things up and share to those groups. I have a whole list of facebook groups I belong to with different topics that I share things to...usually not politics, but they get shared, viewed and liked. The worst thing that can happen is they shut you down. You post it. I'll share it here...but my reps are all Dems.
Subscribers, Please, You like this idea MAKE IT HAPPEN. I am literally an old anti-Fber. I haven't been on it for years, and I'm not going back. Carry Bryan's Rap Sheet forward. Expose those Republican Senators. They are traitors. Subscribers can be on the front lines by dramatically exposing their actions to suppress the vote and subvert the elections. You can show the people who these traitors are. Cheers!
Hi Fern, done and dusted. Put the whole list on my Fbook page. I'll keep re-posting it until I'm kicked off Fbook. :)
Great, Steve. You have been working for all of us before now, and I'm thrilled that you are part of this campaign on behalf of easy access to voting for all. Cheers!
Steve, I would gladly share this on my Facebook page, but I'm not sure which Steve Abbott you are. Can you give a clue?
Posted it 💙
Done.
"Expose those Republican Senators." Another Freudian slip.
OK, I'm a computer dolt, so tell me how to do it.
Copy the rap sheet from Bryan's comment. Open FB and paste it to your page. Easier on a computer in my opinion.
Mike there are different ways to do this, which is fine with me. I think one of the ways is to post the entire rape sheet. It makes a very strong impression. It exposes the party as well as the individuals. Continuing to post the Rap Sheet several times a day by a good number of subscribers, day after day -- I like that campaign. If a Senator goes rogue on the Party, they go off the Rap Sheet, but we have to have evidence that they are supporting one or two of the voting Acts before they're released.
Rape sheet. Perfect Freudian slip.
Nancy, I just noticed the 'rape' for the first time. It's funny and apt. Calling myself a master of typos is well earned.
Mike, Yes, Do it! I left Facebook many years ago. I wasn't on it long because I thought I could tell what it was growing to be and couldn't get out fast enough.
I think it's a great idea. I don't have the time. I have work to do. Go back to FB and stir things up...or find someone. Good luck
You elaborate on my idea. You're on FB. I tell you why I smartly left years ago. It is an enemy of democracy. You tell me to go back and work undercover. You're too busy even to encourage the right friends on FB to get it started. Is there anything else you want me to do? Cheers!
I did.
Melinda, you did? You put Bryan's Rap Sheet on Facebook?
I did, too. "Say their names."
Pam, I'm thrilled. Thank you from all the people who want easy access to voting for all. Great, Pam! We'll keep at it to reach many people and gain attention, which highlights these traitors who are acting against free and fair elections.
Although the posting sites might be shut down for posting "fake news" given the prevailing algorithmic trends.
A small price to pay and I would probably benefit from a FB vacation anyway.
Humor is priceless, thank you.
Done.
I’m encouraged, and a little surprised, at the support for my “Name the Villain” comment. And yes, words matter, so changing “the right” to the more personal “my right” or the inclusively personal “our right” would be an improvement.
I had posted this list on my Facebook feed as well. I’m also thinking of a 50-post-long Twitter thread. I’m using #NameTheVillain as primary, with #SayTheirName as secondary - I don’t want to hijack that tag from other BLM uses.
I encourage you to extend the list to include your state legislators and governors who are advancing the #HarderToVote laws.
The messaging behind this is that each Senator is elected one at a time. They are expected to make individual choices and to stand up for those choices. They are not a monolith. I didn’t vote for “the Republicans” or “the Democrats” - I voted for this one Senator, Pat Toomey, or that one Senator, Lisa Murkowski. So we should never let them hide in the crowd - never say “the Republicans did this or that.” Each Senator made a choice and cast a vote, and each Senator must be held to answer for what that vote did. We name Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema every day - why don’t we name Tim Scott or Susan Collins or John Thune, who are just as obstructive as Manchema. If one Republican voted for the bill, Manchin would be irrelevant. If two Republicans voted for the bill, we wouldn’t need Manchema.
As to the name formatting, I chose to use the simple title “Senator” for brevity, simplicity, and clarity. The more elaborate “The Honorable Marco Rubio, U. S. Senator” is too long and, frankly, too formal for this context. And while I have issues with declaring this the act of an honorable person (I frankly believe it’s evidence of dishonor), my real and only concern was brevity.
Thanks for your support of this. Please feel free to adopt it as your own and share freely. And remember these names when election time comes.
An additional note: the list of names does not specify party. That’s intentional. It also doesn’t include Senator Schumer who voted “nay” for procedural reasons.
Also: the list includes names most people have never heard or do not recognize. The junior senator from many states (Alaska, Nebraska, Idaho, Kansas, Wyoming and South Dakota come readily to mind) are unfamiliar names. This list puts a spotlight on what they did, while calling them “the Republicans” lets them slink into the shadowy background. These unknown senators may be the most vulnerable to a bright spotlight and unwelcome notoriety.
Bryan, Shall I ask all subscribers using your #SayTheirName list to contact you with any questions and info about what they are doing, etc. I was very impressed with your work when I saw it in the early morning and commented you when it occurred to me that it would be great for all interested subscribers to post the list on Facebook. Many subscribers replied enthusiastically to the comment, which had been posted to you. I encouraged them to go ahead and post the list on Facebook. As I was a catalyst, subscribers contacted me. I am sorry not to have heard from you and hope my role wasn't problematic. Your list appears to have been a success. I would like to hear from you and know your thoughts. Thanks.
People are welcome to contact me - they can do so here on this comment thread. Your FB suggestion is a good one (as I mentioned, I had originally posted this list on FB just a short while before adding it as a comment here). I encourage people to adopt the list as their own and share it freely. Not a problem at all.
https://www.facebook.com/bryan.watson.37853/posts/1957927744382622
Great to hear from you, Bryan. You stirred us today, and your work will be employed in the days going forward. Thank you.
I shortened the repetitive descriptions and will post after this. Thank you. Great point about Manchin/Sinema and naming the rest of the naysayers.
I believe it quite important that this list correctly addresses the members. I expect to be slammed, but I revised my list this way to reflect even more importance as to WHY we are naming these legislators and their failure to represent a clear majority of WE THE PEOPLE in favor of passage of Voting Rights Act.
For instance, I will use my state as example. This is how my list revised from what Bryan Watson graciously took time to list for us.
“The following United States senators are blocking my right to vote and to have my vote counted fairly. They have voted to block even discussion of the Freedom to Vote Act. I implore them to reconsider on behalf of the citizens of the United States of America.”
The Honorable Rick Scott
United States Senator from Florida
The Honorable Marco Rubio
United States Senator from Florida
(or could be listed as US Senator from Florida)
Etcetera.
In this way, for me, it reflects my respect of the office and my given expectation that its current occupant will act in a respectful way to honor the responsibility of the office.
I do believe that messaging must be strategic.
Please don't refer to them as honorable. That's just holding up a lie.
Christine’s choice of address to the Senators is standard and proper. I think subscribers may use it or simply stick with Bryan’s as is.
Adhering to "standard and proper" is why Democrats keep losing and Republicans keep winning. The time for standard and proper is in the past, if there ever was one. You're either willing to acknowledge reality and fight for it, or you are busy pretending that civil behavior is how to defeat the evil cancer growing in this country.
Thank you.
Let's fight for reality and human progress! Let's fight to end pointless human suffering that benefits morally bankrupt people who demand we pay them homage.
Bossism doesn't appeal to me. Using Honorable, or not has nothing to do with the failures of the Democratic Party. I read your response as making a mountain out of nothing. Salud.
I've not heard that term. If you are insinuating I am trying to tell you what to do, then no. I am making an informed argument that you people should not refer to dishonorable individuals as honorable. In much the same way I would argue that it's counterproductive to call someone who claims to represent the will of an imaginary deity Reverend. Absolutely not. You have not presented the burden of proof needed for me to render that honorific. Semantics matter. So do our default postures about public life. I do not participate in community delusions and that matters as well.
I cannot imagine why you would be slammed, Christine. Subscriber's are free to tailor the Rap Sheet as they believe most appropriate. If a subscriber is in doubt about how he/she are thinking about making changes, reaching out to the forum would be the way to go. The standard to be observed I think is to be respectful -- stick to the facts. It would be natural to receive negative feedback from the 'base'. As long as we keep our communications simple, factual, respectful and not inflammatory, we will honor the role of an engaged citizenry.
Christine, I like your version, but being from MA, I can’t use it. Just letting the #saytheirnames group know that they are being watched and named is important.
I do want to clarify that the list, with the revision in regards to addressing the office of. IS Senator, included ALL the names of senators that Bryan listed originally, not just the two FL senators. This list has been sent to several outlets and to people that have posted on FB and their PAC sites.
Thank you again Bryan for original list. #Say their names.
United! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Calling them ALL out certainly matters and is appropriate.
Calling them out stands the out naked to the world. But! They really do not care and their places in Congress most likely will not change. I have seen the enemy, and there they are.
So, one, so far, came forward to slam. As Biden says, something like, 'Okay, it's a Democracy'.
Adding mug shots would be good, too!
Yes, BRYAN WATSON: and the Republicans are blocking the right to speak, to talk, to use the congress to debate and educate, the subject, THE RIGHT TO VOTE is OFF Limits. And, what is this about?
Say it, say it, say it.
COLOR.
The Art of Losing Isn’t Hard to Master. Elizabeth Bishop’s most famous!
We are losing our democracy, The Civil War is not over.
Mixed race President Barack H. OBAMA caused this: HE WON TWICE!
We are losing now.
The Art of Losing Isn’t Hard to Master.
Lose something every day.
Sandy, this is our messaging. Democrats need to amplify that Senate Republicans are turning down the issue being voted on. They’re refusing to do their job and even look at a piece of legislation. They’re abdicating their congressional duties. It’s the same in the House. They consistently make a move to adjourn instead of working. They want to take taxpayer dollars a live in luxury while taking no action to care for the American people. The only people benefiting are the wealthy and there are less of them than hard working people.
Sandy, it's not "color" it's POWER. It's always about power with the GOP. They couldn't give a flying f*ck about the color of your skin.
Everything has come to plan for them. They are setting the table for trump and every other GOP member to rule , certainly for the rest of our lives and generations to come.
It’s COLOR - equally it’s power, but the gut cause is color based prejudice. You know this.
I think the "color" is just a casualty of power.
Sandy, that poem is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it. I don’t always agree with (or even understand) your posts, but I absolutely defend your right to make them.
So do I, Kathy, and my opinion was that the Elizabeth Bishop poem was not appropriate for children. In addition, I encouraged Sandy to post Bryan's Rap Sheet on FB. Sandy replied with a like to me about posting the Rape Sheet on FB.
Fern, I beg to differ. Right below, you say “enough negative spiel out of you.” I don’t think it’s right to try to silence people on this forum.
Enough negative spiel out of you. Post that Rap Sheet on Facebook that Bryan composed. Act by exposing the traitors against fair and free elections by posting the Rap Sheet, Sandy.
Shove it, Fern.
I was happy to delete your reply from my mail. Unfortunately, it stays on the forum, marking of our first negative exchange.
FB is for illiterate fascist faggots.
A rogue’s gallery, if there ever was one. Destruction of the republic is the goal.
Thank you Bryan. I posted it on my wall and in one of my groups.
Here’s my intro: Today, October 21, 2021 every GOP member of Congress voted to block our right to vote. They voted to let partisan state legislatures decide if MY vote or YOUR vote is valid based on partisan rules.
I changed “the vote” to “our vote”.
I used 2 hashtags. namethatvillain and
NoRepublicanHeroesLeftInCongress.
Thank you.
Just trying to be helpful- the vote was yesterday-the 20th 😊
How sad it is that ONE political Party has become so destructive, while the other Party dawdles and fumbles and mumbles.
This is great. I would consider using the word “our” instead of “the”. We’re all in this together. Denying one person’s rights matters to all of us and it is personal. Words matter.
Yes, Christy, exactly right. “Our” or even “my” personalizes it. “YOU, Mitt Romney, are blocking my ability to vote. Why are you doing this to me?”
Done!
Bryan thank you for amassing the list.I have posted it on my FB sheet just now.
It is pretty simple to send this list to the Senators on here, or at least to the ones who should have been stronger. Just google the Senator you want to send this to, and one of the first links that comes up will make it easy to send it to the senator. I simply expressed my disappointment in their voting to make our right to vote more difficult to exercise.
Thank you. I posted that list on my own FB page.
Great, Ellen. I just posted a comment that I think is just your style. Salud!
Done.
Great Carol! You are working on behalf of everyone who wants easy access to voting for all. Thank you. I hope you will post the Rap Sheet later and tomorrow, too.
Done!
Great, Cathy. I hope that you can do it again today and tomorrow.
Where were Sentors Cheney and Kitzenbzerg when this was going down?
They are not Senators. Both are members of the House of Representatives, separate legislative body.
Not Senators....Reps
and they were busy with the House Select Committee investigating Jan 6