Eric Swalwell tweet:

[tblue37]

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There are too many Republicans in Congress who, had they not been serving on the House Floor on January 6, would have been on the other side of the Chamber’s door. That’s the challenge we face. The violence is coming from within.

[elleng]

1. 'That's the challenge we face. The violence is coming from within.'

[Poiuyt]

19. Sounds like a horror movie

Except that it's true

[soldierant]

39. It is. A political horror movie

like "SEven Days in May," or the 1994 "The Enemy Within" which was supposed to be an updated remake (I onclude the date becase, titles not being subject to copytight, that one has been used a lot.)

[Poiuyt]

40. Seven Days in May is one of my favorite movies

It was a great book too.

[Tickle]

2. for goodness sake

Yes, they have a few crazies whose gpa was 1.0 (they had to graduate) they do say ridiculous things but I don't think anyone fears them. Most people just laugh at them.

[Probatim]

11. Those crazies have a cult listening to their every word

and with social media, they get their message out to a whole host of angry people.

[Tickle]

12. I thought she meant the

Congressional republicans were violent. Yes their followers scare the bejeezus out of me

[Probatim]

13. You and me both - I keep my normal smartassery in check when I'm around them.

You never know what will set them off.

[niyad]

31. That is exactly what Rep. Eric Swalwell meant.

[niyad]

32. No, we do not laugh at them. We take their insanity and hatred and violence

and crazy very seriously indeed.

[2naSalit]

3. K&R

Thanks for posting that. I saw it when I was scrolling through comments on a tweet.

[LoisB]

4. "Ain't" that the truth!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Totally believe him. What is extraordinarily sad is

That there must not be anything he can do except go to Twitter

[calimary]

9. No kidding!

So it makes me wonder, seriously, what CAN we do about this? In the real world of practicality.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. Well, start amassing evidence on these people and

raise money for some super slick Hollywood mad ave ads. Get Rob Reiner etc al to put his money up! Recruit the strongest candidates to oppose. Have a telethon with the best stars in the country. Call it "rid our House of Traitors.' I bet millions of Dems would donate. Just brainstorming - we need organization to ID the problem, along with the right brains and $$$ to solve it. Thinking outside the box!!!

[Wednesdays]

23. We tried a telethon in the 1980's

I remember it vividly.

Repukes jammed up all the phone lines.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. Seriously? 42 years ago?

[wnylib]

42. Some good ideas there to consider. A little more brainstorming among Dems could produce more.

[Ponietz]

24. We need a ground plan in case they do gain power illegally

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Hmmm. Planning doesn't seem to be our strong suit. Jeez

Step 1... Expand Supreme SC?

[wnylib]

43. Totally agree. I've been thinking about this, too.

Trouble is, they might gain power legally since they are passing so many laws that will give them the legal basis for shutting out some voters and overturning elections in some states.

Challenging them with protests in the streets is one possibility,but not likely to produce results other than a show of police and military to block or arrest protesters.

We should consider networking in states where people's votes are likely to be overturned. Actually, networking across all states might be a good idea for responding to needs and doing some brainstorming. If the fascists gain control they are likely to attack liberal websites and forums. Not immediately, but they will get around to it. We will need ways to stay in touch.

[Hekate]

6. KnR

[spanone]

7. K&R

[erronis]

8. We don't have any general intelligence test or understanding of civics for this class.

No way many of those Harvard/Yale/Fordham "graduates" that supported the insurrection could have passed a civics exam. Especially if their sweat factor was part of the exam (lie detection...)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Isn't that ironic that Malaria passed a test and not

Required for Congress. Guess she did or did FG buy her out of that?

[erronis]

26. I'm guessing dollars and rubles combined. Peter Thiel-type and Putinesque.

[DENVERPOPS]

35. I doubt

most of the U.S. House Members and members of the U.S. Senate could pass the civics/citizenship test immigrants must pass.

Melanoma? She probably didn't even have to take the test, Trump probably just paid off the examiner to avoid any problems.
I doubt she could read english any better than she speaks it.........vulgarities excepted.......

[electric_blue68]

14. Tell It, Rep Swalwell! TRUTH!

[dalton99a]

15. No truer words

[Wounded Bear]

16. K & R...for truth...nt

[samsingh]

17. The Republican Party now wants to destroy America. They hate this country.

[DENVERPOPS]

37. Now?????????

They have been trying to Destroy the U.S., Democracy, and the middle and lower classes for over forty years.
Starting with HWBush/Cheney/Rumsfeld when they committed treason to get Reagan installed in 1980.........

They don't hate America per se, they hate it as it stands. They want it, but completely dominated by the upper 1/10th of 1%

[lastlib]

18. MTG, Gaetz, Jordan, Brooks, Gosar, Gohmert, Boebert--

he's lookin' at YOU! you scum!

[SidneyR]

25. Fascism is coming

And it will be here soon, apparently. Once you have the military and people in government on your side, the coup is done. It's just waiting for the elections for feigned legitimacy.

[BeckyDem]

28. One of the reasons I like Swalwell so much is because he doesn't feel the need

to candy coat it. The GOP is DANGEROUS....with very few exceptions.

[pecosbob]

29. The calls are coming from inside the House

[Blue Owl]

30. When a Republican Calls...

[Rhiannon12866]

33. Twitter reply:

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[peppertree]

38. ...Against all enemies, foreign and domestic...

Especially the 'domestic' kind.

[quakerboy]

41. I think we all know thats false

Very very few of the elected republicans would have the courage of their convictions. Just as trump and his fellow leadership conspirators didn't join their cannon fodder in the attack on the capital, neither would any of these others.