Time to call off all public mass protest till the midterms?

[orangecrush]

It would deprive him of the excuse for further deployment of the military, and avoid unnecessary bloodshed.

Other forms of protest can be amped up.

I assume this is something that is going to be looked at long and hard by those involved in planning such events.

It's way over my pay grade, but isn't using military in blue states to quash dissent something that would merit Democrats shutting down Congress until courts reign Orange Caligula in?

[OMGWTF]

1. NOPE. Next Saturday is a national protest. www.nokings.org and I will be there!

Find your local tribe, bring a sign, and prepare to meet some great people.

[SheltieLover]

28. This!

[lastlib]

2. No. Keep applying the pressure.

If he foments violence against peaceful demonstrators, I think GOPee midterm losses will be massive.

[benpollard]

3. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Now is the time for the protests. If they happen before the midterms, Trump is declare Martial Law and cancel the elections!!!

[bdamomma]

24. Yes

continue with the non-violent protests.

How these hypocrites forge the Jan 6th Insurrectionists was mayhem and people and officers got hurt and injured. Weird they got "due process" too. Just like the felon.

[newdeal2]

4. Has that ever worked in world history?

[Greybnk48]

5. NO, now is the time to RAMP THEM UP! They want us scared and ready to quit! WE can't do that.

We have to be brave and fight for our future, and the futures of our loved ones.

[flashman13]

14. Mass protests are our greatest grass roots strength. Everyone must go out in the streets June 14th.

[Botany]

6. No

“The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to peacefully assemble. This right allows individuals to gather together to express their views, engage in political activities, or advocate for change, without government interference. However, this right is not absolute and can be restricted when necessary to maintain order and safety.”

*****

They are looking for an excuse to kill, arrest, deport, and hurt Americans. These are evil people
who are working on burning America to the ground. They need to be stood up to. End of story.

Stay peaceful and do not go along with right wing plants who will try to stir up trouble.

[Nigrum Cattus]

7. Do Not Obey in Advance

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[Captain Zero]

9. yes. Calling off June 14 would be obeying in advance

Screw the TACO.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. Power doesn't need an excuse. It will always find one. Act accordingly, in line with your values.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. " Other forms of protest can be amped up."

Such as?

[peggysue2]

11. NO!

We need pushback now, not later.

If we wait and put all our eggs into the midterm basket, we'll likely have waited until the 'vote' is cooked and irrelevant. IMHO, there's no sense in giving this Administration a head start in breaking the backs of all Americans.

Protest everyday, everywhere and all at once. The Pritzker Rule.

[bdamomma]

25. Never

stop, we need to show them we are not going to back down.

[Scrivener7]

12. No.

[stopdiggin]

13. quite a range of opinion on this. everything from 'pedal to the metal' to ...

'tread softly' Pretty sure everyone is going to do what they want to do ... Don't they almost always? (and, in that context - my own thoughts on the subject are of exceedingly little weight or value)

You believe it is possible for Ds to 'shut down' Congress ? I'm wondering ... ?

[dem4decades]

15. Give in to Trump and he wants more. There's no satisfying his quest for power.

[Deuxcents]

34. We've been giving in to him and look where we are! You are right..he has an insatiable desire for power

We’re in it too deep so, NO..if anything, we need to ramp up our efforts to keep this country from falling further down the fascist sink hole

[David__77]

16. No way. Submission isn't the way to go.

[elocs]

17. It's time to do more fluid & flexible mass demonstrations & not have big targets.

We need to think outside the box because there has never been an opponent like Trump before and so needs different tactics. Demonstration tactics used against the Vietnam war or for civil rights may likely not work the same against Trump.

[chowmama]

18. Nope

[Wuddles440]

19. NOOOOOOO!!!

Resist and protest while we still have those options available.

[BannonsLiver]

20. I'm not sure about the protests but I'd love to see some of the panic and melodrama on the forum called off.

(Not talking about this OP)

[orangecrush]

21. Thanks

[GoCubsGo]

22. Good Gawd, NO. It's just more bending the knee.

How well did that work for all of those universities, news networks, law firms, etc., who cow-towed to that motherfucking asshole? You can't fight a bully by giving into their bullying and threats. All that does is make them bully you more.

[bdamomma]

29. And he

the felon is a weak shell of a swamp dweller. TACO.......let's prove it.

[TomSlick]

23. Obedience in advance is not the answer.

Protest and resistance is the answer.

[SheltieLover]

27. Absolutely!

[SheltieLover]

26. Nope!

[brush]

30. Absolutely not. Fuch trump. He can't deprive us of freedom of assembly.

It's part of the very first amendment.

[Frasier Balzov]

31. Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020

did not prevent Joe Biden from being elected.

Just in case voter sentiment is your concern?

[pandr32]

32. I'm with the no's.

[William769]

33. Hell no!

I'm not gonna be "please sir, may I have another".

[struggle4progress]

35. Is suicide our most effective form of resistance?

[marble falls]

36. Maybe just burn a few less cop cars? Break fewer windows? But double the number of people in the streets ...

... AND in about ten other cities. Then calling out the guard begins to mean shit. The US military could barely hold Afghanistan or Iraq. How does it hold against how many million citizens? If we as a nation would only put our shoe leather where our mouths are!

[Hekate]

37. NO. He will take this as an admission of defeat on our part. He is an extortionist, a bully, a thug...

Push back, and push back hard, and never let up.

[canetoad]

38. No

I've hesitated from posting this. trump has gone this far - do you really think there will be legitimate, honest mid-terms? I'm starting to doubt it.

[mucholderthandirt]

39. I think it's cute you still believe there will be midterm elections. Especially if we back down now.

Peaceful protest is covered by the constitution. As long as we stay calm and peaceful, eventually it will begin to make a difference. And the world has to see that we aren't cowering, afraid of the jack-booted thugs.

Gods, I wish I was young enough and healthy enough to be out there!