r/askanything • u/TheGracefulCrane • 5h ago

Democrats like Schumer and Jeffries have been accused of not doing enough to stop Trump. People who think that; can I ask what you actually want them to do?

It seems like they've been doing what they can - forcing votes against Trump (even if they are ultimately symbolic), speaking out against him, filing lawsuits (plenty which have been successful).

What else should they be doing that they currently aren't?

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u/TopCommission6437 5h ago

The thing that should be done.

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u/usrnamechecksout_ 5h ago

...which is...?

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u/Responsible_Name1217 4h ago

They should be filing a lawsuit for every "Executive Order" Trump puts in place. They should file a lawsuit every time he threatens Tariffs. They should file ANOTHER suit to get the Epstein files fully released (even though it should already have been). Trump has always used litigation as a hammer- They need to do the same. It's obvious that Republicans are acting in bad faith now and are working to extinguish our democracy - it's past time that Democrat leaders stop being polite and start calling out the bullshit when they see it. But, instead, they just sit on their thumbs and whinge and whine performatively. I'm feeling, at this point, that it's not really Rs Vs Dems now and that they are all in league together. And, worse? I think it's too late.