Democrats are literally doing everything they can to stop Trump or throw wrenches into his madness to slow down
Slowing down/blocking as much as possible is key right now, because part of what Trump-Musk and the GOP are doing is moving fast and breaking stuff and hoping that a) momentum will continue to carry them forward and b) people won’t react in time to prevent them from being entrenched.
Injunctions, lawsuits, restraining orders, filibusters, protests – these all take time, energy, and resources to focus on and respond to, and that means they can’t press ahead as much as they’d like. It means more time to have people realize the consequences and how horrible this is, and more time and opportunity to continue shifting public opinion.
And, because of the overconfidence and inexperience (among other things) of those forces now in power, they’re not great at responding and handling these things. The sloppiness and laziness is what helped hobble a lot of things in the first administration, and it’s not gone away, for better or worse.
I can’t emphasize enough that when a Senator or Congressman sends a letter to a Federal agency demanding answers, the Federal agency has to give them answers.
All federal agencies have an Office of Legislative Affairs specifically to deal with congressional requests, or “Congressionals.”
If a member of Congress says “under what law are you doing this??” and you don’t have a good answer, you change what you’re doing.
If you want something to ask of your congressman or senator – ask them to write a letter to the agency of your pick demanding answers about the issue of your choice!!
amhrancas 