Not even close. “The legislative branch won’t save us from fascism” and “The legislative branch retains influence to hinder fascism” are not mutually exclusive positions.
Influence like? Without Republican defectors I mean.
Then why the fuck did you bring up the timing of pushing it?
Because now it’s not making even a statement. You can prepare ahead of time, but you can’t make a statement ahead of time that’s not how that works. Pro-LGBT bill later = pro-immigrant bill now = at least making a statement. Pro-LGBT bill now = not even making a statement.
You can. But there might be symbolic legislative action being put forward while you do it, horror of horrors.
I’m sure as hell not gonna complain if they do both things, but they’re not. Setting aside a few exceptions I’m not hearing a goddamn peep.
No, the basis for the basis is getting fucking organized.
Of course; my point is that politicians in federal officr can (and therefore should) be prompting the people to organize. Right now they’re complicit in maintaining the wider population’s sense of normalcy (see: People being surprised that ICE is robbing citizens). The onus is still on the people themselves to get organized, but everyone with a literal or metaphorical microphone should be screaming that 24/7 so they get their heads out of the gutter. Maybe it’ll work, maybe it won’t, but either way their silence accomplishes nothing.
You may notice that there are people standing up and speaking, quite prominently.
Yes, and there should be more of them. Again, the problem is the general sense of normalcy. Americans don’t understand that they’re in a time of crisis and think things will return to normal eventually, and everyone who can must take part in shattering that illusion. Even if it ultimately doesn’t work, that doesn’t excuse not trying.
Influence like? Without Republican defectors I mean.
Because now it’s not making even a statement. You can prepare ahead of time, but you can’t make a statement ahead of time that’s not how that works. Pro-LGBT bill later = pro-immigrant bill now = at least making a statement. Pro-LGBT bill now = not even making a statement.
I’m sure as hell not gonna complain if they do both things, but they’re not. Setting aside a few exceptions I’m not hearing a goddamn peep.
Of course; my point is that politicians in federal officr can (and therefore should) be prompting the people to organize. Right now they’re complicit in maintaining the wider population’s sense of normalcy (see: People being surprised that ICE is robbing citizens). The onus is still on the people themselves to get organized, but everyone with a literal or metaphorical microphone should be screaming that 24/7 so they get their heads out of the gutter. Maybe it’ll work, maybe it won’t, but either way their silence accomplishes nothing.
Yes, and there should be more of them. Again, the problem is the general sense of normalcy. Americans don’t understand that they’re in a time of crisis and think things will return to normal eventually, and everyone who can must take part in shattering that illusion. Even if it ultimately doesn’t work, that doesn’t excuse not trying.