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Dulcinea

(9,131 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 07:09 AM Yesterday

Democratic strategist 'absolutely' worried Trump 'going to unleash the Justice Department on' Democratic Party

(The Hill) Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said Monday that he was “absolutely” worried that President Trump will “unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party.”

“The question then becomes the president’s deputy chief of staff came out today, and called the Democratic Party an ‘extremist organization,’ after the president said that he was going to take action against extremist organizations,” Simmons told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source,” in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.

“So, the question arises in my mind, is the president of the United States going to outlaw the Democratic Party? Is that where we’re headed? Is the president of the United States going to unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party?” he added.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democratic-strategist-absolutely-worried-trump-201506014.html

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Democratic strategist 'absolutely' worried Trump 'going to unleash the Justice Department on' Democratic Party (Original Post) Dulcinea Yesterday OP
Yes. We're being snuffed out. They are privatizing everything. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
The Democratic party will survive............. Lovie777 Yesterday #2
He will try and he will fail LymphocyteLover Yesterday #3
I'll renew my mail-in ballot request for the Democratic Party today. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #4
How about we stiffen our determination to fight back? democrank Yesterday #5
That's why I send postcards to voters! Dulcinea Yesterday #7
The GOP Is A Documented Ongoing Criminal Enterprise Intent Upon Establishing A Fascist Theocracy Ruled By Oligarchs MayReasonRule Yesterday #6

bucolic_frolic

(52,407 posts)
1. Yes. We're being snuffed out. They are privatizing everything.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 07:23 AM
Yesterday

That's what RFKJr is doing. Destroying confidence in public health so those assets can be privatized. Many scientists and research have already left.

No common good, no commonwealth.

democrank

(11,782 posts)
5. How about we stiffen our determination to fight back?
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 07:45 AM
Yesterday

It’s no surprise that Trump is going to continue to come after Democrats. He goes after anyone who crosses him. Let’s stand up, fight back and demand the same from our leaders.

Fierce non-violence, civil disobedience, showing up in numbers is the way in my book. We should email, text, call, write, buy bumper stickers, hang signs in our windows, post messages on our lawns, buy an anti-authoritarian tee-shirt or pin, attend rallies, speak out, fine-tune our messages, boycott, and with our votes fire any representative who just goes along to get along.

Is the pin on my jacket going to do all that needs to be done? NO! But it might get a few people to stop and think….and maybe vote.

Dulcinea

(9,131 posts)
7. That's why I send postcards to voters!
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:28 PM
Yesterday

Getting people engaged in the democratic process is key. We've all seen how nonvoters screwed up the last election!

Want to send some too? https://turnoutpac.org/postcards/

MayReasonRule

(3,794 posts)
6. The GOP Is A Documented Ongoing Criminal Enterprise Intent Upon Establishing A Fascist Theocracy Ruled By Oligarchs
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 12:19 PM
Yesterday

At the state level within states that have broader RICO statutes, cases ought to be brought against the GOP as the ongoing criminal enterprise that it is.

While we're unable to do this at the Federal level currently, we absolutely can pursue RICO cases against the GOP at the state level within many states.

Here's to the ultimate dissolution of the GOP in it's entirety.

Fuck fascists.



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