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Daniel Solomon's avatar

We need Congressional Republicans to come to their senses.

Some have. See Feathers of Hope. Jerry Weiss. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/

They are all afraid -- Murkowski. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69FGNdBemTI

Tariffs. We need to thank the 7 Republican cosponsors to the senate bill that would strip Trump of tariff authority. S.1272 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) Cantwell, D, WA is main sponsor.

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James Wilson's avatar

I wish we still had Mitt Romney around the Senate chamber to try and round about a handful of Republicans to do so. The Regan Republicans have been essentially purged from the party and it’s hard to see them caring about their own constituents. But he was someone who was brave enough at times to speak up.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Plenty of them are under pressure now.

On the national security track, virtually all the Republican members of the armed services and intelligence committees openly oppose Trump's position vis a vis Ukraine. In the House, Don Bacon, R. NE, Mike Tunrner R, O, many others. E.G. https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2616

26 senate Republicans and dozens of Houe members voted to fund Ukraine. The chair of the senate committee, Roger Wicker, R MS. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/17/roger-wicker-trump-foil-defense-00294328

Many more are confronting Musk

A couple of weeks ago I published the letter Rick Scott sent me, in effect calling Trump a liar on Ukraine.

E.G. where I live 3 MAGATS represent a Dem majority. All are Cuban Americans. 2 of 3 were once Dems -- switched due to Cuba policy.

Here's an example...."Editor’s note: Miami healthcare CEO Michael “Mike” B. Fernandez wrote the following open letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and members of the Republican Cuban-American Miami-Dade congressional delegation: U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez and Maria Elvira Salazar. For decades, I have stood with you in defense of the freedoms we cherish, those we were denied in the country of our birth and found in the grace of this one. I know what it means to flee tyranny. Like you, I carry that history in my bones and that pain in my heart. But like a growing number in our community, I have watched with dismay as the very values we once found sanctuary in are now being attacked by a previously unthinkable threat — the sitting president of the United States."

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article304271841.html#storylink=cpy

Pickets at my Congeresswomans office. Pickets at CANF -- the Cuban American National Federation.

Besides that Cubans and all minorities bear the DEI brunt from Musk and his Muskovites. Every government, business, here are bi if not tri lingual. People were hired on that basis.

Plus, we have more Canadian Americans than live in some provinces. Were (past tense) mostly pro business Republicans. 54,000 Floridians work for Canadian businesses. We've lost about 3 mil tourists this year..

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EUWDTB's avatar

It won't matter. MAGA (and its insurrectionist militia) is using massive threats against all of them (and doesn't hesitate to put them into practice). The GOP is lost forever to neofascism. What we need to do is have real, respectful debates with their voters, so that Democrats win in a landslide in 2026 and 2028.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Read Feathers of Hope. We may never get another vote and if we do it may be fixed.

IMHO we were robbed in 2024.

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EUWDTB's avatar

The 2024 election was obviously stolen. 50% of the American people didn't even know anything about the state of the economy yet, on Nov. 5, and MAGA voters were plunged, deliberately, in a totally fake, "alternative news" bubble, combined with propaganda that was truly fascist in nature. And then there was the massive voter suppression, which the SAVE Act (bill that the neofascist GOP is now trying ot get through Congress) will only make even worse.

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olderwoman's avatar

Daniel S

You wrote a really excellent comment.

Thank you.

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James Wilson's avatar

Thank you for all of that informative Judge! It gives me more hope than before. People are standing up and have their elbows up.

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Richard Waddell's avatar

I've had similar thoughts/feelings about Romney. I was living in MA when

he was governor, although as a freelance musician I admit to seldom getting deeply into politics and how many people played with it (likewise I was there when Dukakis was governor for the second time - he was such a class act).

But Romney too often seemed to say or do something that was just

not right - and that may show where I am not as deeply connected with

politics. He just seemed to possess a sound sense of ethics, and then

he would do a Bill Buckner (of Red Sox not-fame).

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Schmendryck's avatar

Well said!

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Frances Ferguson's avatar

Funny how in days like today we ask ourselves, where is Mitt Romney or some like him. =)

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James Wilson's avatar

I know the guy that was going to try and get rid of the ACA and treat corporations like people is to be “decent” and now one of the leaders of the opposition in the GOP is Mitch McConnell of all people.

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Anna B's avatar

Yes, I was just remembering when John McCain gave his 'thumbs down' to getting rid of the ACA!

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Kim E Jones's avatar

The idea that Republicans can’t stand up because they’ll get primaried seems insane to me. Let me get this straight: you’ll still have your job if you genuflect to Trump but you’ll live in a broken, disrespected, hateful America. How many members of Congress can want this? Apparently a lot as Murkowski has written. But it just seems insane to me.

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James Wilson's avatar

agreed, whatever their reason to just go along with his crazy ideas is insane. Are they scared of losing power, their safety, that their replacement will do worse. We have warned everyone that we are on the brink of collapse. They are removing environmental protections and dismantling healthcare programs. We won’t have people or a planet left if they stand behind him.

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olderwoman's avatar

Kim,

Live on your knees or die on your feet.

We all choose how we will fight fascism.

All our Congress people are choosing right now.

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Ed Garland's avatar

100% ✅💖

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Especially when they represent majority Democratic districts like mine.

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Steve's avatar

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has learned well from Trump how to play the victim; 'We are all so afraid of Trump'. 'Please make him stop'. However, in reality, she and her republican cohorts by plan are usurping our government right under our noses.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Our job is to apply pressure. She, btw, voted to impeach when he was #45.

When their donors and constiutuents pressure them, it works.

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Steve's avatar

I agree. However, what she did then doesn't help us now. To say that she is afraid of Trump now isn't encouraging. What is the point of her saying publicly that she is afraid? What is her motive? Is she being submissive? How should her constituents take that?

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Vel Santic's avatar

Indeed. She should know that admitting publicly she's afraid of him&his -is only stimulating the sadist(s) to stay his-their evil course and be ever worse. Does she not have a wisdom of courage? Is she genuinely against him? So many questions, so few answers.

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Ed Garland's avatar

$$$ She's playing a game. $$$ She knows he's power hungry, so saying she's afraid plays to his ego, which she hopes puts her out of his line of fire--at least for the moment.

"I'd rather be feared than loved." -- Harlem Mobster Frank Lucas

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Fox.or.Ox's avatar

I don't think so. Her stating she is afraid of him encourages him in his threats to get what he wants. I think she will be dead in his sights, interesting to watch and see.

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Vel Santic's avatar

I can only speculate it about her, so, too. That's the best I can feel re: her.

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Concerned Citizen's avatar

I said this on a couple other sub stock notes about Lisa Murkowski, if the fire is too hot, get out of the frying pan and let somebody else who has integrity and strength to run in place

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

I'd take 50 more like her.

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Mack's avatar

You mean saying "I'm afraid" and then keep voting the Trump Agenda like Lisa Murkowski does? No thanks.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

She co sponsored the bill that would strip Trump of tariff authority.

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Vel Santic's avatar

But is her intention to sane-wash him so that then when/if he changes he acts like he did world a favor "'cause he's so good" or to help America get rid of him? I hope it's the latter but only she knows what is really in her heart and head.

I've so learned my lessons - not to trust easily.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

We are a minority party, and all we have is hope. But we try to get support. Republicans aren't going to convert. All we can ask is they vote their consciences and consider what their donors and constituents want.

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Vel Santic's avatar

You’re starting off the wrong premises!! Firstly, most of voting-eligible Americans actually did NOT vote for tRumputinists whom you still, I don’t know why, legitimize as, quoting you “Republicans” (unquote)!! Huge millions of voting-eligible Americans don’t vote at all, actually, and are apolitical or politically apathic (for better or for worse). The nov. 5th 2024 “election” was the real steal performed by the previous tRumputinist purges of 4M+ of Democratic voters; eVIlonmusk’s tampering with the hacked tabulating machines’ codes creating the “drop-off” effects - never before in any other previous elections ever observed at the magnitudes of the nov. 5th 2024!!!!! ; terrorist putin’s of russia bombing threats to Democratic places etc….

Second, I’m not asking from quoting you “Republicans” (unquote) to convert to Democrats but to understand the totally unique unprecedentedness of the terrorist putin’s of russia-dugin-saudi-ramzan kadyrov’s-netanyahu’s-kahanists’-hamas’s-hezbolla’s-nayib bukele's joined aggression on USA-NATO-Modern West and the world by their proxy the criminal, madman, psychopath d.j. tRump&his cult of death!! THE ONLY TRUE VICTIMS IN THIS WORLD RECENTLY ARE UKRAINE AND THE ENTIRE MODERN WEST!! I thought I didn’t have to be explaining these things to you, Daniel Solomon!!

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Fox.or.Ox's avatar

She has also supported his expanded budget bill.

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Mack's avatar

Murkowski has taken her lies to a next level gaslighting.

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1st light's avatar

So now coward Murkowski has expressed fear, why is she still in office? If she can't/won't do her job FOR THE PEOPLE, she should resign.

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Anna B's avatar

It probably won't matter in the long run. Either we are going to have a blue wave getting bigger from now thru 2028, or the orange menace regime will have enough power to force all female politicians out of office. She doesn't seem to be foresighted enough to see that she is doomed either way.

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Fox.or.Ox's avatar

Senator Murkowski is sadly very naive and gullible. She has gone along with so many of Tramp's programs that she should be ashamed, for helping him gain all this power. She should have known for years his potential for evil just from what he said all the time in the news.

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Ed Garland's avatar

Murkowski resign? And give up that fat paycheck? Hush your mouth!!!

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Mitch Hill's avatar

There are a very small number of Democrats and even fewer Republicans willing to take Trump on. Greed takes the day, again..

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Laurel Yatsko's avatar

I agree with you , but I think the congressional GOPPERS fear the MAGA too much to do anything but bend to the will of the regime.

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