We need a series of national strikes, work stoppages. We need our own 'nuclear option'

[bigtree]

...accompanied by Senate and congressional walkouts.

Do Democrats have a 'nuclear option... or are we just resigned to this defensive helplessness?

There needs to be consequence to Trump's drive forward; a forceful response to his eviscerating rights, benefits, regulations, international relationships.

Any cooperation with this administration is complicity with the worst of his presidency and agenda. We saw republicans in the Senate today change rules and allow nominees to be voted out on republican votes alone.

We also saw republicans and Trump encourage a 'nuclear option' eliminating the 60-vote threshhold for Supreme Court nominees, after blocking Obama's choice for a year. Democrats need to cut all ties to this anti-democratic takeover.

Americans collectively suspending all commerce and labor will send the message nationally and worldwide that we're not part and parcel of Donald Trump's and republicans' dismantling of democracy.

[KittyWampus]

1. February 17th.

[Chasstev365]

2. Yep! If the Republicans keep behaving like this, we need to put THEM on notice and remind them:

YOU WORK FOR US; NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!

[Chasstev365]

7. I am hearing Feb 17, 2017??????

[dhill926]

3. I agree...

didn't before. Thought it would be a last gasp kind of thing....now I think we're there. Insane.

[CanonRay]

4. Agree 100%

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. I have likewise been thinking that what this country needs is a general strike,

one in which most people don't go to work for a day.

In reality, that would be very hard to pull off. For one thing, working people do not see themselves as having much in common with other workers. That old individuality thing.

Plus, you'd need to exclude health care workers, police, and fire fighters. Probably teachers also.

Perhaps a series of strikes could be organized, either a particular category of workers one day, another category the second. Say bus drivers, then fast food workers, then retail clerks. Or a general strike in NYC one day, Boston another, DC yet another.

Again, I find it hard to imagine such a thing actually happening, even though it might actually get through to the evil overlords that we're fed up with their shenanigans.

[bigtree]

13. I like that idea of doing them in categories of workers

...or different cities organizing separately, in a series of actions.

I'm also thinking of issue-related strikes, complete with specific demands.

It's less and less difficult to envision it, though, given the virtual surrender or defeat we face on the evisceration of fundamental rights by this WH and republicans.

[butdiduvote]

6. How do we do it, though? And how do we get enough other people to participate?

I'm in favor of doing something truly disruptive to the functioning of the country, but I'm not smart enough to know what that would be.

[Lilymae]

8. APRIL 15th

Time for a tea Party! What if everybody refused to pay their taxes? We should all become smart too! Maybe just let the trump supporters pay for all those new wars they want so bad?

[triron]

10. Good idea

but don't think enough of the population would participate.
I'm not optimistic

[burrowowl]

11. I agree Americans are

still Sheeple!

[triron]

12. That's what is emboldening the fascists

[bhikkhu]

9. My policy has always been - vote with your wallet

I don't spend (or make) very much money, but I always keep in mind that corporations don't care what I think, only whether I buy their stuff. The list of places I won't buy from isn't much on my mind, but the places I do buy from are ones that I know to be "good people", good employers, equal hiring practices, friendly. If more people cared, the world would be a different place.

One resolution since the election has been to spend less generally. Making less would be ok too. I'm going to be a bad consumer and a defective cog in the economic machine. If we have GDP growth while twitler is in charge, it won't be because of me.