I thought the same thing. Then I thought about how powerful of a visual it would have been for each one of them, in turn, to cause a disruption and be escorted out. Let the cameras pan over a half filled chamber after 2 hours of meticulous protesting. That image would be in history books 100 years from now, assuming we all survive the next 4.

Because they’re weaker than wet tissue paper.

Not saying I disagree with your premise.

However, there are some strange brew rules that come into play depending on the #of reps in attendance in the house. You dwindle the dem #s enough and you end up allowing the reps the ability to run amok with the kinds of legislation they’re salivating to pass.

I’m sure this was at top of mind for some of the folks in attendance.

I kept waiting for it! For a moment, I had a swell of hope that they were going to force the Sargeant at Arms to remove them one by one, or else block Al from being removed, something, anything with a little fucking Chutzpah, but nope. They all just sat down, shut up, and waved their stupid little signs. Good job guys, I can't wait to see your next fundraising text.

Sir, this is a retirement home congress. They might break a hip.

It reminded me, very randomly, of quote from a book about urban design and how architectural ideas are introduced and accepted by the public… or not.

From this the "principle of the second man" can be formulated: it is the second man who determines whether the creation of the first man will be carried forward or destroyed...

It was a golden chance and a room full of cowards let it slip.

The book is Design of Cities by Edmund Bacon for anyone interested.

Democrats are spineless cowards and/or complicit.

Apparently, they believe that sitting silently while waving tiny signs sent a stronger message.

Truly the greatest minds of our time.

EDIT: PINK! They also wore pink! I almost forgot! Just like everyone else.

Sorry, best we can do is wearing pink shirts as a group and quietly walking out with our #resist t-shirts

That bitch so damn ugly dawg

https://5calls.org/

Go off script. Add that.

Wow good job holding a sign! Maybe she can march in a protest next.

Kudos to Green for actually doing something though. Good to know not all Dems are completely shit.

It was also ripped out of her hand by some GOP congressman

This is exactly the kind of behavior I want to see from Democrats. A deeply unserious person like Donald Trump deserves to be heckled like the bad fucking joke he is.

Yeah how's being broadly appealing working out?

These fucking Democrats are watching a dude successfully lie and bully his way into the presidency (not to mention that same playbook get adopted by the GOP in general) then think the answer is to be nice?

Newsflash, the voters on the other side aren't going to be swayed by a "broadly appealing message," I'd say an insignificant number of people could even be swayed to switch voting from the GOP / MAGA bastards over to the Dem sonofabitches anyways. So galvanized the troops, motivate people to vote and stop pussyfooting around.

Adopt the playbook that keeps working for your enemy, tweak it some sure, but stop thinking a milquetoast "we're the nice guys" campaign will ever work. It's failed so many times now, maybe learn a lesson?

Er. Where is this "broadly appealing message and messenger for countering Trump" that has been so toiled over?

It's an issue in the US that the opposition doesn't have a leader until the election is getting close, in a parliamentary system Harris would still be their leader until someone else took her place and she would dictate how the party acts in response to the Republicans.

They also need to learn a lesson from other countries and to form a shadow government.