My bet is that the GOP stonewalls until the 2018 elections

[bigbrother05]

If we don't take over at least one branch of Congress at the midterms we are royally screwed. There might be some resignations, Sessions is shaky, but they will fight broad investigations as long as they run both houses.

They paid no price for 8 years of gridlock, we've got to make sure they pay for 2 years of maladministration.

If we can't drive a stake in them now, we are truly lost as a nation of laws and rights.

[kimbutgar]

1. We need to drive that stake in

And get out our pitchforks and drive the Frankenstein monsters out of the tower.

[radical noodle]

2. I don't think they'll be given that option

This stuff is coming out too fast.

[bigbrother05]

4. My concern is that their hides have thickened in the last 8 years

Getting through all 3 branches is tough if they don't care what the people think. They'll avoid townhalls and circle their wagons to confirm nominees with 2 vote margins in the Senate until forced from office by the voters.

eta: look for Turtleman to invoke the nuclear option for SCOTUS

[radical noodle]

8. Sure it has

but this is national security... almost war, at least cyber warfare. The intelligence community wants Russia out of the White House and they will try to make sure it happens.

[bigbrother05]

10. Agree completely, but have seen too much to underestimate the GOP's venality

Just when we think they've gone too far, they invariably exceed themselves

[lagomorph777]

6. Yup. Sessions will be gone within days.

and the other dominos will not be far behind.

[bigbrother05]

11. AG John Mitchell and VP Spiro Agnew fell long before Nixon left

Entrenched power never gives up without a bloody fight

[lagomorph777]

13. Yes, but the timescale is sped up dramatically this time.

We're on Internet Time now.

[bigbrother05]

17. True, but even with Dem majorities in both houses, GOP support was critical

Mitchell went out in Mar '72, Agnew was Oct ''73, finally Nixon in Aug '74. Mitchell and Agnew both went to prison and the Dems never formally brought charges. Nixon was a bastard, but even he valued the country and office enough to step down under pressure from his own party.

They might sacrifice some to try and quell the uproar, but without the impeachment hammer hovering, how many of this crop are willing to step down?

Only an election purge will eliminate this bilious orange fur ball.

[lagomorph777]

18. GOP will eventually do anything to save their own slimy hides.

And they can read a calendar too.

[elfin]

3. Yep - the only wall they will actually build. EOM

[BSdetect]

5. That is my fear too

They are good at those tactics. Their hatred and greed know no bounds.

I worry they will use the SC to push all sorts of suppression and denial of rights.

They seem to know how to push the Dems around without significant retaliation.

[crazycatlady]

7. It starts in 2017

NJ and VA have statewide elections which need to be met with a blue broom.

IN other states, many county and local offices are up for election this year. These offices are our bench and it is important to take them over.

[bigbrother05]

14. Yes, we need the growing anger/activism to gather focus to move us from the abyss

The party framework exists but now it must be a support structure not a straitjacket.

[lagomorph777]

19. VA voters, show up and clean up our commonwealth!

Let's sweep the statehouse clean and be the first swell of the 2018 tsunami.

June 13th: Primaries
November 7th: GOP destruction day.

[crazycatlady]

23. Move back the primary a week

And you have the Garden State. Kick Chris Christie to the curb and give us a blue trifecta in Trenton.

[Cosmocat]

21. YEP

nm

[Marthe48]

9. How many Russian sympathizers are there?

Looks like a majority of Republicans are representing the wrong country, defending the wrong Constitution--does RUSSIA even have a constitution? These anti-Americans certainly are not representing or defending the U.S.A.

[lagomorph777]

20. Enough that stripping them away will knock the GOP out of power for many years.

[Marthe48]

25. not only hope, but

vigorous support of Democratic candidates

[TNLib]

12. Normally I would agree but this has really gotten away from them

You have the press, the intelligence community, possibly the military and about 60 percent of the population up in arms.

Investigation are ongoing with the FBI our IC and other international intelligence communities. The GOP can stick their finger in the dam but the dam is going to break eventually.

[bigbrother05]

15. That's why I think it will be the midterms that provide the turning point

The GOP have shown no intention of doing the right thing. Public disgust and a change election can save us from the brink, but without a bottom up purge, they'll return with someone less bombastic and more disciplined to take us down this road again.

[Cosmocat]

22. Correct

nm

[RealityChik]

16. They're gonna try...

But it's up to us to keep pushing for an independent investigation any way we can! How? Don't know yet, but let's keep brainstorming to figure it out. Keep contacting the good guys/gals in Congress to keep pushing for it, for starters. We need to hurry, tho. I'm sure the Repubs are destroying evidence as you read this.

And let's contact that do nothing DNC, and prod them to start working on it. Let them prove to us that electing Perez was the right thing to do.

[Cosmocat]

24. Agreed - the press and WE need to keep the pressure on

the best we can hope for is to keep them under enough pressure that it limits how much damage they can do between now and this November, then we need to see REALLY BIG gains in the municipal elections to scare them enough to keep them from doing more damage, then 2018 will be the battle for the soul of this country - we either beat the LONG odds to win one or both chambers or the country has thrown in the towel.

[MattP]

26. The intelligence community wouldnt be leaking if it was confident in its leadership

That's pretty scary

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. I doubt the average joe is keeping up with all this. DNC MUST start producing ads ASAP - simple

messages to show during the most inane shows - like The Voice Simple messages like - kids swinging from rope swing having fun, switch to a filthy swamp and what they are doing to EPA.

[C_U_L8R]

28. They're going to need a heck of lot of blood

from the thousands of self-inflicted wounds they'll be nursing.