We have already seen time and again that the Democrats in the Senate have no interest in resisting the trump administration’s shredding of the Constitution. Elizabeth Warren voted for confirming Ben “I’m not qualified” Carson after all. And Chuck Schumer *says* he’s going to oppose trump’s nominees, but he’s already voted YES on the ones that have come to the floor. It’s time we all realized this and planned accordingly for the best ways to make sure trump is stopped at all costs.
On that front, I’ve had a couple of ideas of how best to hit trump where it hurts, and also make sure that we are resisting to the best of our abilities. First on that list is to call any and all trump properties and lodge public complaints about the job “our president” is doing. He insists he does not have to divest from his business as president, therefore we should treat his businesses as extensions of the White House. Marching and yelling at them is not sufficient, we should be tying up his business lines if for no other reason than to prove that holding profit-making enterprises as president is not in his best interests.
Secondly, we should be making up press credentials before heading out to any public protests. Given how much fake news is out there, I encourage anyone who has the means to register a fake news domain and “publish” some stories that are plausible but not exactly true. Remember that there is still a freedom of the press in the US, and publishing a story that is based on rumor and innuendo is covered by the 1st Amendment. This gives you cover so you can flash your “credentials” and any and all police action against you is a Federal matter rather than just the run-of-the-mill brutality. Perhaps if kos were willing, any reporting that DK users have posted would be “good enough” to become credentialed as press. Not only does this give you a right to video any and all actions, but you are also documenting any and all actions taken against protestors as they happen.
We’ve already seen that this administration is nothing like anything we’ve experienced in our lifetimes. We have to change tactics in order to keep up the pressure on our elected officials to finally do the right thing, but likewise we cannot count on them to follow our lead even if they say they are going to lead the fight for us.