Really, Democrat leadership is looking at it all wrong.
Just shut it down and go home. That's what Democrat legislators have had to do in many states. Might as well try it in Washington.
In fact, put out a general call for all Democrats to refuse to cooperate everywhere in the country, like the communists do in Italy and France.
Don't go to work at the factory. Don't go to work at the school. Shut down all the government offices everywhere. Don't go to work anywhere. Snarl transportation on land, sea, and air. Empty the shelves at the grocery stores. Cancel all the doctor appointments. Let 911 ring and ring and ring.
Call a general strike.
Shut the whole goddamn country down until Trump agrees to play by the rules. Get mad as hell and refuse to take it anymore!
... House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his Senate counterpart, Chuck Schumer, have been in talks about how best to use the funding deadline to counter Trump. But some top Democrats worry that even if they won policy concessions, Trump would only ignore the law — as they believe he has in some of his initial assaults on federal agencies — so a knockdown, drag-out battle and potential shutdown could be all for naught.
“If the foundational role of Congress is the power of the purse, why would we ever believe them again on an appropriations deal?” said Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware. “It’s going to be harder for us to work together because it’s harder for us to trust each other.” ...
“We’re not going to keep on bailing him out,” added Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, who is among a growing faction of Democrats who are ready to stare down Trump in a shutdown fight. “We’re not a cheap date.” ...
“If Senate Democrats don’t have the gumption to do what is
necessary in this moment, I believe that House Democrats will,” Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said. Asked whether the
confrontation could lead to a shutdown, she insisted her party wouldn’t
be to blame and the price of Democratic votes should be “very high.”
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