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Because there is still time for people in power to stop being cowed. That is what this is calling for: do something before it is too late to avoid it becoming an illegitimate government, with all that brings.
Is your interpretation that this post is intended for politicians to read and take action? If so what do you think they should do?
Like the commenter above us I'm at a loss. Short of resorting to force, there doesn't seem like an action the average person can take that would accomplish anything. Our politicians don't seem to be acting in proportion to the threat. And even if they were, Republicans have a (slim) majority. Even if you were to say we've reached the point where force is called for, against who?
I'm reading it as urging people in any sort of federal job (from politicians to things like IT workers) to do anything they can to slow this down and/or stop it.
Write to your elected representatives, organize protests, mutinies, unions and shut down the country. Read the constitution and look for parts that are meant as a safeguard against tyranny. Little bit of discomfort now beats a lifetime of oppression. Unless you wanna fuck around and find out what it was like living in a totalitarian regime. You're probs already on the death camp list for being on lemmy.
The 14th amendment prohibits people who did insurrection, but none of it counts if people don't enforce it.
Even if we did have an uprising, and won, there'd be maga hats for decades whining about how they did nothing wrong. The roots of this problem are deep.
My understanding is that the 14th amendment only triggers if Congress votes to exercise it. I wrote my reps and senator before the election. I'm heading my understanding of it on my understanding of that lawsuit from one state trying to take Trump off the ballot.
Republicans need Democrat votes in the House in order to raise the debt ceiling in March. In addition to blocking all remaining trump appointees, the Democrats should make it clear that if the Republicans want the debt ceiling raised, this lawlessness has to stop, musk must be ejected, etc. otherwise, the Republicans will all have to vote to raise the debt ceiling, and there are some Republicans that simply won't vote to do so under any circumstances.
The Republicans are only +3 in the House.
FTFY. There are a few DINOs who sway that “slight” majority into a strong majority.