Compromise isn’t a bad thing if both sides are willing to give a bit. It seems like democrats are the only ones who will compromise. I think liberals are tired of moving to the center only to see the center move more and more to the right. I get that my liberal utopian ideal isn’t going to happen. I’m just tired of…

nature hates a vacuum and people do bad things when they arent being watched. by not voting we created the vacuum that big money and lobbiest groups quickly filled, and by “not following politics” our officials have been able to do basically whatever the hell they want. “not following politics” isn’t an okay way to…

Uh, the left tried that shit in the 90's and it didn’t work out so well for us. We gave and gave and the right took and took and gave nothing back and then still fucking continued to vilify us. Compromise that is approached in bad faith by one side is no compromise at all, its just getting fucked over.

I would suggest that the Democrats should not be validating the no-fly list, and generalized terror hysteria reminiscent of the days of Bush, as the core pillar of their new gun regulation strategy.

Former members have lifetime floor privileges. They should have arranged for Gabby Giffords and any other former members they could find willing to come join them.

I know my rep is republican and an asshole (who promised to drink cyanide if trump got the nom, and HASN’T!!! #brokenpromises) and I am going to blow up his email and twitter and shit RIGHT NAOW!

I like how you’re ignoring the OpenSecrets list that shows only 4 Democrats have gotten any money from the NRA. Four. 4. FOUR.

Baby steps. First you got to show how obstinate the Republicans are on legislation their constituents all want to see changed. Then you slam them with their continued defiance on other issues. Then you keep pounding these same issues until November, reminding the public at large why voting them out of office is in…

Vote in 2016. Vote in 2017. Vote in 2018. And after the census in 2020, you'd better goddamn vote.

yes! this is my drum. and PAY ATTENTION TO THE BORING STUFF TOO!!! I know it’s hard, but its the boring stuff that makes SUCH a difference!

Update, 12:30 PM: As the Democrats sit in, KOMO News reports that another mass shooting has occurred, this one with three dead and one wounded, in Lacey, Washington, outside of the Olympia area.

If we all vote and we vote in every election, it won’t take that many cycles to kick the spoiled childish temper tantrum throwing buffoons out of office.

Sotomayor’s dissent earlier this week, now this. Have we FINALLY reached a point where liberals will start standing firm for progressive issues again, rather than kowtowing to the Republican establishment EVERY SINGLE TIME?

Actually no - only a handful of Dems:

This. Not voting in 2010 and 2014 is what got us into a lot of this mess. Every single election counts.

I’m glad that the Dems are finally going “we aren’t taking your crap anymore, GOP” approach.

I am fucking ECSTATIC that our elected officials are taking a stand (sit) against this bullshit. It irks the hell out of me that they need to adopt the tactics that those outside government use to urge government to action, because more than half of congress is basically a bunch of spoiled children.

Incredible. Every time I think the Republicans can’t get any more petulant and childish, they double down again. And their constituents will praise them for their petulance. It’s as if the kids from Lord of the Flies started their own political party.

A Republican friend of mine who hates Trump is aaaaall excited about this. She’s convinced that they’re going to somehow overthrow Trump at the convention and nominate Rubio instead. Not only that, Little Marco will easily defeat Hillary. OK then.

he also plans to run for president again in 2020 or 2024. BUDDY! GIVE IT UP! America doesn’t want you! I feel like I’m watching some awful, creepy highschooler ask a girl to prom over and over again while she becomes increasingly uncomfortable and looks for new ways to politely say “No thanks...”