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meadowlander

(4,394 posts)
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 02:35 AM Feb 2017

We need a national strike until Congess approves a full, transparent and independent investigation

of Russian infiltration of the US government by a panel empowered to make recommendations including a recall election.

Everything needs to be shut down until this issue is resolved. If Americans can't have confidence that their democratic institutions and Constitution will be maintained and that the rule of law will be enforced no matter which party is in the majority, then nothing else matters.

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We need a national strike until Congess approves a full, transparent and independent investigation (Original Post) meadowlander Feb 2017 OP
YES!!! StarryNite Feb 2017 #1
I'm in... defacto7 Feb 2017 #2
YUP!!! gopiscrap Feb 2017 #3
Flood the streets. Also flood our pols offices with phone calls. Marco Rubio might be persuaded kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2017 #4
You have my attention. PdxSean Feb 2017 #5
No work. No school. No non-essential spending. meadowlander Feb 2017 #6

kerry-is-my-prez

(8,133 posts)
4. Flood the streets. Also flood our pols offices with phone calls. Marco Rubio might be persuaded
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 03:43 AM
Feb 2017

he's one of mine.

PdxSean

(574 posts)
5. You have my attention.
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 03:51 AM
Feb 2017

At first glance, I REALLY like this idea. Tell me more. No work? No buying of non-essential goods? No traveling?

Details, please. If the people get behind it, our "leaders" will follow.

meadowlander

(4,394 posts)
6. No work. No school. No non-essential spending.
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 04:29 AM
Feb 2017

100% energy focus on putting pressure on swing Republican senators and reps like McCain, Rubio, Graham, Sanford. Protest outside their offices if you can afford to travel. Call, email, fax, whatever it takes. Non-stop protest action.

We need the big unions out in front on this. They have the infrastructure, the comms teams, people with experience in negotiation.

We need to refuse to be distracted or taken off message by bullshit about Kellyanne Conway and Ivanka's clothing line.

The 24/7 single message to Congress needs to be this shit stays shut down until you take action to restore the American peoples' confidence that its government has not been compromised by Russia.

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