"Why aren't Democrats doing anything?" You may have heard this lament since January 20. Why aren't they burning things down? Why are they just writing stern letters? Why don't we have a voice?
Well, the simple answer is, we have no power. We're not in control of the Executive Branch, and not in the majority of either House of Congress. So if we're writing stern letters, that's because it's how we lay the groundwork for future action. We follow rules and procedure, even if the Republicans abandoned both long ago.
The other thing Democrats can do is shame the Republicans for their cowardice, and we're happy to report that Democrats across the country have been doing that by showing up at town halls in GOP districts. Which means we're thrilled to report that our Congressman, Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will host a town hall in Plattsburgh, New York, on Sunday.
This is so great — NY-21 is a pretty red district, but may be ripe for picking with the recent revelations about Benedict Donald and Jeffrey Epstein. It's also Elise "Elsie" Stefanik's district, which has been thrown into turmoil since A) her nomination to be ambassador to the UN was yanked, and B) she's been threatening to run for New York Governor against incumbent Kathy Hochul.
Hah — bring it on, Elsie. It's also fabulous that our Congressman and one of the Democratic Party's brightest stars will travel to the largest city in NY-21 to highlight the Republicans' many failures. We cats PURR.
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