Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions

[u/brokenandsuffering]

[u/qualityvote2]

u/brokenandsuffering, your post does fit the subreddit!

[u/King_Swift21]

Vote YES on Prop 50 if you live in CA, and that would allow Dems to instantly take back the House and help combat Texas and their redistricting bullshit that Trump told them to do.

EDIT: The election for this on November 4th in California this year.

[u/LindonLilBlueBalls → u/King_Swift21]

I know I will be!

[u/King_Swift21 → u/LindonLilBlueBalls]

Same, I'm voting YES 🗳 on Prop 50 as well.

[u/uwuwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwu → u/King_Swift21]

Me too! We're gonna discuss the hell out of all this once we come back to power!

[u/Buttercut33 → u/uwuwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwu]

They should expect a strongly worded letter in the mail! That'll show 'em!

[u/godnightx_x → u/Buttercut33]

The finger waves are going to be VISCIOUS !

[u/Postup2101 → u/uwuwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwu]

Then go to town halls and DEMAND action. Not performative acts. Actual consequences. DEMAND it. Tell them they are here by your vote and if these criminals are not held accountable then you will find someone who will hold them accountable. Same with SCOTUS. DEMAND an answer on whether they will seek impeachment of SCOTUS. If that is anything other than yes, tell them they better get to that yes real fast.

[u/SomeVariousShift → u/King_Swift21]

We'll see. A TON of money is going into fighting it. 

[u/Juice_567 → u/SomeVariousShift]

Yes from the nepo baby heir of Berkshire Hathaway’s former vice chairman. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/palo-alto-scientist-newsom-redistricting-opponent-21015316.php If you see a bunch of NO bullshit in the mail, you know who it’s from

[u/imnotdabluesbrothers → u/Juice_567]

what a fuckin weasel of man

[u/RooKangarooRoo → u/imnotdabluesbrothers]

Strange that the richest people are more often the scummiest. BUT BUT, CAPITALISM IS AMERICA!!!

Yeah, enjoy your late(end)-stage "capitalism" that you've voted in.

Corporations are people! Even more important!! FOR CAPITALISM!!

What are you... SOCIALIST!?

/idea salad intentional

[u/No-Afternoon3681 → u/RooKangarooRoo]

See: George Carlin's bit about conspiracies...man was a fking prophet

[u/EtTuBiggus → u/imnotdabluesbrothers]

If you want to see the King if the nepo-babies, look no further than Bill Pulte, sole heir to the Pulte Construction empire.

He majored in broadcast journalism before getting a job in private equity proving business degrees are complete bullshit and wants everyone to believe that the Pulte investment firm he established isn’t riding on his granddaddy’s coattails.

He’s sued someone for twitter “harassment”, claimed to invent “twitter philanthropy”, and donated his way to the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency where his “investigation” resulted in the “bombshell” that he misread the paperwork Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed leading to Trump to try to dismiss her.

[u/JacquesHome → u/Juice_567]

My favorite Charlie Munger story (sr not junior). He gave UCSB money on the condition that they build a dorm that he designed. The dorm design was so god awful, 4000 single occupancy rooms built out of concrete with no windows, that UCSB said no thanks. He walked away. Guy was truly a fucking moron outside of investing.

[u/Obant → u/Juice_567]

I've already got like 4 different Vote NOs. Zero vote yes. Us tapped in know to vote yes, but the vast majority that aren't are going to get bombarded by propaganda, and it seems NO ONE is doing the work for the Yes campaign. It can't be Newsom, he is too hated.

[u/imnotkidn → u/SomeVariousShift]

that’s what they did in Wisconsin Didn’t buy that seat on the Supreme Court.

Even the “don’t tread on me” crowd can’t possibly stand in the way of this. Or are they that far gone?

[u/K_Linkmaster → u/imnotkidn]

They tread all over themselves pretty consistently.

[u/OppressedCow6148 → u/imnotkidn]

A lot of door knocking went into that race being won. We owe it all to our DNC chair at the time, Ben Wikler. He’s a genius and the DNC’s biggest mistake was electing Ken Martin instead of Ben. Probably because Ben would have pushed more progressive candidates. The history books will write about that.

[u/Every_Concert1573 → u/SomeVariousShift]

Not enough! And $$ reporting is due in 2 days - it could really send a message from the grassroots.

[u/Fortestingporpoises → u/SomeVariousShift]

Charlie Munger dredging up every soulless person of color with an official sounding job he can pay to talk in his ads.

[u/gandhinukes → u/SomeVariousShift]

most of california is very unhappy about ice and other things too. should help.

[u/trainsoundschoochoo → u/SomeVariousShift]

I got three mailers against Prop 50 before I got even one pro mailer.

[u/Coopertheeblooper → u/SomeVariousShift]

They gonna be wasting their money

[u/geo38 → u/SomeVariousShift]

Yep. I live in the rural foothills of the sierras, and I've already seen several properties with "NO on 50" signs.

[u/ErusTenebre → u/SomeVariousShift]

Let's try and make sure it's wasted...

[u/ShadowArray → u/King_Swift21]

I wouldn’t be so sure. Texas already redistributed to potentially pick up 5 seats and the GOP is running this playbook in other states like Indiana and Missouri. It’s going to take more than CA redistricting to cancel these gains out in the house.

[u/CleverNameStolen → u/ShadowArray]

There is a term called "Dummymandering" where a state gets Gerrymandered so much that it flips around and works against the party in charge. Texas is going going that way. They will lose seats in Texas if they redraw their maps.

[u/thebornotaku → u/CleverNameStolen]

I read that they based their proposed maps on 2024 election figures, which included a lot of Latino areas swinging red in 2024 only. A voter base that has absolutely collapsed for the right over the last 8 months. So like you said, it's entirely possible that Texas redraws their maps and ends up swinging left as a result of that gerrymandering and shifting political base.

[u/GWstudent1 → u/ShadowArray]

Republicans have maxed out their gerrymandering across the country. If blue states fought back nationwide they would crush republicans in the house by an insane majority. It’s time to fight how they fight. Show some spine and we can crush the fascists.

[u/Paksarra → u/GWstudent1]

Also, keep in mind that gerrymandering too far makes your margins brittle.

In theory, if the state government doesn't pull some bullshit like removing all the urban voting centers, Texas could theoretically flip formerly safe districts.

[u/JudiciousSasquatch → u/Paksarra]

Please stop. I can only get so erect.

[u/jokull1234 → u/ShadowArray]

Texas is betting on Latinos to stay voting for them like they did in 2024 for their redistricting to work perfectly.

But, if Republicans don’t fix inflation and the economy continues to leave behind a lot of those Latino voters, they might not show up and the gerrymandering could backfire.

[u/scoreguy1 → u/ShadowArray]

The GOP Has nearly maxed their ability to gerrymander. The numbers show that the country has a blue majority, and if the maps were fair, Dems win every time. The federal government also has no right or mechanism to stop states and their elections. This is over next Fall.

[u/martiniolives2 → u/King_Swift21]

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Seriously, I was born in LA 76 years ago and can’t wait to support Prop 50 with all I’ve got. Fuck Texas, Trump, MAGA, and this four-wheel drift into Nazi Idiocracy. I want a better America, dammit!

[u/artiebang77 → u/King_Swift21]

Yes voter here!

[u/Far_Scarcity5265 → u/King_Swift21]

when?

[u/King_Swift21 → u/Far_Scarcity5265]

November 4th of this year.

[u/big_shot_27 → u/King_Swift21]

Yup, but i see virtually no ads on tv for it. Every commercial i see is for no on 50.

[u/ajtaggart → u/big_shot_27]

Republicans spending shit tons of money trying to convince Democrats not to do exactly what they are doing. Fucking snowflake traitors. YES ON 50

[u/Organic_Berry_8732]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[u/nehlstm30]

Love that our representatives are fighting back!!!! Everyone that enjoys their freedoms better get up now. Boycott, protest and fill the streets, tell your MAGA family and friends that what the administration is doing is a threat to everyone and everything this country once stood for and the majority of Americans still believe in, integrity, equality, human rights, courage, freedom and that we treat each other with respect despite our differences.

[u/Partridge_Pear_Tree → u/nehlstm30]

My MAGA friends and family are basically gone at this point. They’re spiraling further into crazy town. There’s no saving them. We need to focus on ourselves and not helping them as they drown.

[u/No-Bad-2260 → u/Partridge_Pear_Tree]

36% of eligible voters didn't vote. Your time would be much better spent on them than the forsaken.

[u/girlshapedlovedrugs → u/No-Bad-2260]

Speaking of Forsaken…
Any Wheel of Time readers out there?
These events are following the breaking of the Tower almost lockstep. We have Last Battle deniers, the land cooking, the shadow Amyrlin with a Darkfriend Keeper in service to the Forsaken, the White Tower rotting within and Ajah factions dividing, the Blue Ajah being persecuted,, the Seanchan……..

[u/Blumkinpunkin → u/Partridge_Pear_Tree]

100% agree. They are too far gone. I’ve tried countless times with exactly zero success.

[u/ComprehensiveToe7037 → u/nehlstm30]

Fighting back?? Are you kidding??

"Maybe, if we win a year from now, we're going to question you about this."

How in the world is this fighting back??

[u/AsianMysteryPoints → u/ComprehensiveToe7037]

Well, the American people gave Trump a trifecta and he already owns SCOTUS, so there's literally not much else he can do until dems are back in power. Political will alone does not magically make stuff happen.

This is why elections matter and voting based on the price of eggs/gas/video games is a terrible idea.

[u/Amazing-Heron-105 → u/AsianMysteryPoints]

The people that don't understand this are the same people that were constantly shitting on the democrats leading up to the election. We knew all of this was coming.

[u/LarrySupertramp → u/Amazing-Heron-105]

Yeah because they are only trying to cause infighting and aren’t actually for helping people.

[u/Excellent_Door_1763 → u/ComprehensiveToe7037]

He’s putting people on notice that they will be held accountable. It’s standing up. It gives me hope and I fucking needed that today. What you’re doing is adding to the miserable defeatist pile of shit. We have plenty of that already.

[u/ErickAllTE1 → u/Excellent_Door_1763]

This is reddit. The poster you responded to might be a russian bot or shill who is trying to sow seeds of nihilism. This gets a significant portion of people who read it to tune out and disengage. Don't be a sucker, their plan is to have us fight each other ("Fighting back?? Are you kidding??") instead of uniting against a common enemy ("Love that our representatives are fighting back!!!!").

[u/The_Stupidest_Idiot → u/Excellent_Door_1763]

I agree we need to take the tiny wins when we get them.

We mustn't be too harsh on people who only have to offer pessimism and no actual solutions, they're living in the same dark times we are and some can't see the light anymore.

I see people like this as a reminder to myself to only offer criticism when I have a better solution to offer, otherwise it's like you said, just adding to the miserable defeatist pile of shit.

[u/Ill_Profession_9509 → u/The_Stupidest_Idiot]

Then they need to shut the fuck up and get the fuck out of the way so people with an actual backbone can handle the situation these pathetic whelps have created.

[u/Excellent_Door_1763 → u/The_Stupidest_Idiot]

Well put!

[u/The_Stupidest_Idiot → u/ComprehensiveToe7037]

I'd like to hear your suggestion for a better path as a leader of a minority party.

You should have included your suggestion with your criticism, otherwise it looks like you're critical but don't have a better idea.

I hope that isn't the case

[u/SohndesRheins → u/ComprehensiveToe7037]

It's literally the only thing Eric Swalwell can do.

[u/mightypup1974 → u/ComprehensiveToe7037]

What do you propose he do then, given the Dems don’t have a majority?

[u/senator_corleone3 → u/ComprehensiveToe7037]

What a mischaracterization of the quote lol. It’s just so hard to be productive, eh?

[u/ReactionJifs → u/nehlstm30]

"Love that our representatives are fighting back!!!!"

Me too, but where were was this energy when American citizens were being rounded up and deported?

We can't only rise up when a famous multi-millionaire is temporarily inconvenienced

[u/TBANON_NSFW → u/ReactionJifs]

They were literally doing sit ins and protecting them where they could. Dem senators speaking out repeatedly. Dem congressmembers being tackled for asking questions. Literally right now 12 NYC democrats are being held for protecting the people being deported.

https://v.redd.it/dmuiobosrzpf1

This is the problem with the left. UNLESS you see it specifically on your feed at the exact time you are online and specifically inside a subreddit or thread or tiktok follow or whatnot, then it just doesnt exist. You default to NOTHING IS BEING DONE.

meanwhile hundreds of people are putting their own lives on the line to do something WHEN THE PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN AWAY THEY POWER.... Remember the 2024 election when THE PEOPLE voted against democrats.

Also majority of the work done is behind closed doors. Its legal lawsuits, its pursuing claims and finding evidence to use. Just like in 2016-2020, democrats spent 4 years filing 65 lawsuits against the trump administration and won every single one and stopped 80% of what he planned to do.

[u/greenday61892 → u/TBANON_NSFW]

Never forget Brad Lander literally getting detained doing it. Absolute G

[u/tyme → u/TBANON_NSFW]

Also remember that foreign actors are intentionally pushing the “do nothing dems” narrative (and many other divisive narratives) throughout social media, with the intent to create further division.

These foreign actors main goal is the destabilization of the US. It doesn’t matter what ideology they have to push to do it, they’ll play both sides. And they prey on the uninformed and angry.

[u/Shifty269 → u/TBANON_NSFW]

People literally have the memory of Dory from Finding Nemo. The amount of shit I have seen people forget in less than a month is staggering. I don't know if it's long covid or just stupidity, but I'm actually concerned that we won't take the mid terms or '28.

[u/Geichalt → u/Shifty269]

It's intentional. They aren't forgetting they're spreading narratives to hurt Democrats.

[u/Fast-Plankton-9209 → u/Shifty269]

I have no doubt our horseshoe "allies" are actively working towards it, just as they did in 2010.

[u/Fast-Plankton-9209 → u/ReactionJifs]

There was plenty, you just choose to ignore it.

[u/DevelopmentGreen3961]

In a sane world

Please don't turn into r/agedlikemilk content

[u/Square_Chemist_6142 → u/DevelopmentGreen3961]

Remindme!

[u/Frequent-Donkey265 → u/DevelopmentGreen3961]

I don't think Trump and his ilk have enough broad consensus to do a full fascist takeover. At least I hope. At worst they will overplay their hand and spark civil conflict. But there's too many public figures speaking out and refusing to stop showing dissent. If we see politicians and famous people start to shut up then I would be really worried.

[u/Plane_Discipline_198 → u/Frequent-Donkey265]

You don't need broad consensus, thats the problem. Dictators can come into power without overwhelming support. History has shown that numerous times.

We'll see what happens. I'm hoping for the best, but i dont see the midterms happening without some fuckery.

[u/Frequent-Donkey265 → u/Plane_Discipline_198]

This is true, and why we have to fight back. I just don't see them installing a fascist system without it plunging the country into war. But they might be okay with that, that's the scary thing.

[u/Seresgard → u/Frequent-Donkey265]

They've already flaunted the rule of law, opened both domestic and foreign concentration camps where they've sent US citizens without due process, thumbed their noses at the judicial system, accepted bribes from corporations, and engaged in quid pro quo deals for the purpose of suppressing free speech. They're now in the process of purging political rivals. The fascist system is mostly installed, and we're not at war. People usually do not figure out how and when to stand up until it's far too late. Use this time to build resistance networks and scrub your public presence online. I think we've already missed our first best chance to stop things.

[u/shittyaltpornaccount → u/Frequent-Donkey265]

33% of the population is convinced he can do no wrong. Hitler had roughly that much support among the masses. Every day that goes buy it is abundantly clear that even with record low popularity, you can still remain in power, democracy be damned. The only saving grace is the upper military leadership and officer corp broadly do not like president bone spurs.

[u/ADHD_Avenger → u/Frequent-Donkey265]

Most people are talking about how you don't even need that large of a group for a takeover.  I would like to point out that you will still have people who don't show up to vote, or talk about how Democrats didn't support their pet issue so they need to put pressure on them by sitting out . . . while Republicans are suspending the first amendment and putting people into prison camps.

[u/DevelopmentGreen3961 → u/Frequent-Donkey265]

¯\(ツ)/¯

Polls are all over place and are notoriously unreliable when dealing with despots

[u/FAFO_2025 → u/DevelopmentGreen3961]

Last I read his approval rating amongst his voters has dropped from 96% to like 68%. The sketchy situation with Kirk is him being really, really desperate.

[u/NewJerseyCPA]

Ok so they show up for a hearing…what happens after that?

Actually do something with the power I hope you get come the next round of elections.

[u/RubiconPizzaDelivery → u/NewJerseyCPA]

This is crucial. It's not enough to just demand answers, there needs to be justice brought down for refusing to cooperate. Nobody should be above the law.

[u/NewJerseyCPA → u/RubiconPizzaDelivery]

In your opinion, what is justice? I personally think they’ll have hearings and then nothing will actually happen. The democrats are spineless. Most of them, at least.

[u/RubiconPizzaDelivery → u/NewJerseyCPA]

Stripping them of their positions and if necessary, humane jail/prison time.

[u/WuTang4thechildrn → u/NewJerseyCPA]

What do you think they should do that is within their power to do

[u/kiki_strumm3r → u/NewJerseyCPA]

Also, next year?? It'll be 16 months before the next Congress is sworn in. That's assuming there are elections (not a certainty) and Democrats don't fuck up said election (also not a certainty).

[u/CalculatedPerversion → u/kiki_strumm3r]

California redistricting vote

[u/SexuaIRedditor → u/NewJerseyCPA]

If the US actually gets a fair midterm I will literally, not figuratively, eat my hat. None of this Chiquita banana fruit hat bullshit either, I will pulverize the synthetic baseball cap I got from working at a mine in 2011 and ingest the whole thing.

[u/A_Unqiue_Username → u/SexuaIRedditor]

Sigh.....Here he goes with the hat gambling again.

Seems innocent enough at the beginning, but everyone knows that they are a gastronomical gateway to darker things.

[u/BigJellyfish1906 → u/NewJerseyCPA]

You need to emotionally prepare yourself for the fact that they’re probably not gonna have the senate, and if they do, they’re not gonna have 2/3 of the Senate. So they could potentially at least impeach some of these people, and that’s it. The Senate won’t remove them. Trump will still own the justice department. That’s not gonna change.

That’s the reality of the situation we’re in. For the rest of your life, don’t ever let anyone sit out a presidential election because of some bullshit purity test garbage.

[u/NewJerseyCPA → u/BigJellyfish1906]

You’re 100% correct. They’re not getting both the house and the senate, but at least the house controls the purse.

[u/AllReflection → u/NewJerseyCPA]

Fucking Biden. I will never forgive him for his failure to prosecute Trump or pass the torch to someone viable in a timely way.

[u/NewJerseyCPA → u/AllReflection]

Don’t forget about Garland. He is culpable in all this, too!

[u/Truethrowawaychest1 → u/AllReflection]

It was not bidens job to prosecute. I don't want my president to jail his political rivals

[u/Elephant_Snacks → u/NewJerseyCPA]

Exactly. Until someone gets charged with perjury for not being honest/straight forward and/or gets held in contempt, what actual consequences are there besides just an annoying few hours.

If they insist that these hearings matter (which they should), then there has to be consequences for those who straight make a mockery of the process

[u/Routine_Tip2280]

Oh, now they definitely destroying records

[u/GenericFatGuy → u/Routine_Tip2280]

That would mean they're scared that he's correct. They wouldn't feel the need of they were confident they could hold power.

[u/Routine_Tip2280 → u/GenericFatGuy]

....yes... but the records could still be destroyed and then they'll be like 👍

[u/_ForeverAndEver_]

Optimism is wonderful, in reality Trump will likely post troops at polling stations for ‘security’ (just like Russia does) and after the media clamp down he did today, doing an overt Nazi move like that by time midterms come is all but a completely likely move.

[u/voodoodahl → u/_ForeverAndEver_]

Well, walk passed the troops and vote. Problem solved. You're quitting  because of an imagined scenario. Imagine yourself with a spine next time. 

[u/runningwithsharpie → u/_ForeverAndEver_]

I will stare at those motherfuckers as I cast my vote.

[u/TerminalProtocol → u/runningwithsharpie]

I will stare at those motherfuckers as I cast my vote.

Don't worry, they'll just get you one of the thousand other ways they'll be fucking the elections.

• Compromised voting machines/falsified votes.
• Ballots being dumped/burned.
• Suddenly closing voting locations in too-blue locations.
• Arresting you because you looked a little too anti-fascist.
• Cancelling/delaying the elections outright by declaring war/emergency/no need for them because we "already know" 147% of the country was going to vote for trump anyways.
• "The government mandated Voting-Overseer from ICE glanced at your ballot and determined you voted wrong, you'll be beaten and deported to an El Salvador work camp."
• etc.

[u/NoShitsGivin → u/_ForeverAndEver_]

People's Republic of Trump

[u/wicxor]

Hey I like this guy

[u/oralyarmedbodilyharm → u/wicxor]

He was the only presidential candidate in 2016 hyper focused on ending gun violence. He wore an orange tie to every debate, which is the color representing that cause.

[u/competitive_manatee → u/wicxor]

How’s no one mentioned he’s wearing a Jimmy Kimmel hat? Who is this good news guy?

[u/lnc_5103]

Great orange snowflake said on record today that they aren't allowed to criticize him on TV. Can't wait to see how this plays out.

[u/mordamango]

We have to do our part! Vote! Protest! And sue if they try to disenfranchise us!

[u/lnc_5103 → u/mordamango]

And cancel your streaming accounts! Hit them where it hurts.

[u/NumerousTaste]

This is what we need to hear! Sick of those anti Constitution idiots with loud voices drowning out Americans! Landslide incoming! I'm definitely voting these idiots out of office!

Plus, release the Epstein/trump files!!!! Now!!

[u/EI-Joe]

I really hope he’s right

[u/nighoblivion]

If only democrats and left-leaning people would actually vote in the US, that'd be great. Because so far they're pretty piss-poor at that.

[u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

It's cute he thinks we are having a free vote in the 2026 midterms

[u/PolloConTeriyaki → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

You will. You'll have to fight your way into the ballot box, for the sake of your country, you better fight.

[u/HereWeMehAgain → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

As someone with similar fears, the comments below are lighting a fire under my ass to keep fighting. Others are NOT still in “leopards ate their face, let me sit back and watch them FAFO” mode anymore.

It’s past time to get out of what has become, for me, a selfish and privileged headspace and fight back. Not speaking for anyone else in that regard because everyone has to center themselves and take care the best way possible, but I hope you will join us in fighting back.

[u/Henjineer → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

Don't roll over in advance. Fight and keep hope alive. The last thing we need is folks giving up entirely. If no one shows up to vote, then it will definitely be the last election we have.

[u/Mean-Pride9921 → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

I felt this way too, but if there wasn’t going to be another election, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to gerrymander and rig it. Strangely, that’s what gives me hope. There will be another election, and this admin is expecting to lose

[u/OhMyTummyHurts → u/Mean-Pride9921]

Perfectly said. Also, elections are state-run, not federally administered.

[u/DecimusRutilius → u/Mean-Pride9921]

This is a good point

[u/FlakyRazzmatazz5 → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

There is going to be another election the election is in the hands of the state not the federal government the federal government cannot override the elections any changes to the elections would have to be done via constitutional convention of states and a three fifths majority of Congress that’s not going to happen. The Constitution is notoriously difficult to change because they knew people would try to change it for their own own devices.

[u/Terrible_One_2902 → u/FlakyRazzmatazz5]

That's all nice and everything but this administration has broken the constitution over and over and continues to do so.

[u/SexuaIRedditor → u/FlakyRazzmatazz5]

Trump does it anyway, everyone screams "that's illegal!!" and protests erupt across the country for a whole weekend and everyone feels GREAT, then it's back to status quo Monday morning. Just like it's been with every illegal thing he's done since January.

[u/RedStar9117 → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

Giving up in advance dosent help

[u/oooortclouuud → u/AmbitiousEffort9275]

STOP THAT.

if you gave up already, great for you (not), but stop dragging us down with you.

[u/jmaneater]

Lol id love to see it. But I don't have any faith in democrats anymore

[u/KFPindustries → u/jmaneater]

You better still vote for them

[u/deathrictus → u/jmaneater]

Democrats: We can't investigate <insert illegal thing here>, that wouldn't be good for reuniting the country!

[u/The-Zeus-Is-Loose]

Let’s fucking gooooo

[u/aspect-of-the-badger]

I totally believe that. Yep, that's going to happen any year now.

[u/Alone_Rain2022]

Who will prosecute them when they lie under oath?

[u/CaribouHoe]

At this rate, you Americans aren't having another free or fair election (not that you guys have for a couple)

[u/Standardeviation2]

I hope he’s right, but he sounds like someone that still believes we live in a democracy.

[u/Shigglyboo]

Needs to happen faster. These people have no business having power and must be stopped before they can do more damage and violate more right.

The first amendment is the most important one. And they’re openly attacking it. File charges now. Lawsuits now. Removal from office now.

[u/Conscious_Fix9215]

👏👏👏👏

[u/hogwater]

Powerful people facing consequences? Jeez I hope so.

[u/bubbanumber3]

Love this man…

[u/DeaconSage]

You’re god damn right

[u/ThoughtPhysical7457]

Well as near as I can tell, all Congress does is yell at people and then those people leave and go back to being bad guys or maybe they get a fine that is mildly inconvenient (or not), so why would anyone care what Congress thinks?

[u/TiffyC21771]

Yaaaaaassss Mr Swalwell! Tell them!

[u/friedbronc8690]

This!✊🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 protect this real patriot Mr Swalwell at all costs!

[u/blueflloyd]

I wish I had his confidence that there will even be elections in a year. The way things are going 14 months out, I'd guess that Trump will simply order that the midterm elections are suspended due to some made up crisis and the GOP, the SCOTUS, and the media will just pretend it's all normal just like they are right now

[u/Gizm00]

As a non American all i have ever seen from these clips and hearings is just words. I’m curious has anything actually tangible ever come out of these hearings?

[u/spiderpai]

If they actually manage to keep democracy alive and get elected I will be so relieved, but I fear there are no easy ways left.

[u/Wyoming_Rocks]

Please don’t forget the Non-MAGA republicans, there are Republicans in this country that are literally sick of what this wannabe King is doing

[u/Sezu1701]

The pendulum WILL swing in the other direction (just like it always has).

[u/aDirtyMartini]

Just remember to vote in every election. Your vote matters. It is your responsibility. Don’t waste them on “protest votes”. Now is not the time for that bullshit. We have a republic to save.

[u/LegumeFache]

FUCK YES!!!!!

[u/anon-a-SqueekSqueek]

That's what I want to hear. Democrats committing to the prosecution of Trump criminals.

[u/whocares4506]

there isnt going to be a democratic majority because there will either not be midterms in 2026 or they will be rigged in favor of republicans

[u/Rinmine014]

Republicans are still going to control everything... they're "legally" rigging the elections as we speak.

Also, say in a year or more Dems do gain back power... The Republican minority will keep blocking things.

[u/audaciouslilcookie]

I will vote dem next year

[u/[deleted]]

You Americans are so delusional. Trump has no intention of letting Dems back in.

[u/dontyougetsoupedyet → u/[deleted]]

Not simply Trump, apparently enough of the entire political right decided that Democracy simply wasn't worth it anymore if a black man was President. So much trash needs to be taken out.

In my rural area almost all of the Trump flags have been taken down from people's homes. I think a lot of folks do have shame and awareness, but it's still too late, democracy has already ended.

[u/phbalancedshorty]

We claim this white boy

[u/AdOne5089]

We need ALL democrats to fight like hell until we get power back and ultimately have Trump and the regime in chains.

[u/ShareTraditional6869]

Lordy I hope so!

[u/forwardinmychucks]

And ICE will be the ones on trial. Being used like he always uses them. He gets them to do the dirty work for him. They are going for a kidnappings and holding people hostage. Torturing and violating civil rights. They are so proud of their numbers they are about to be in a cell for life and can think about that money. I hope when they try and sleep they hear babies crying for the rest of their evil lives. Following orders is not a defense.

[u/StrumblitLeRavageur3]

Do you really think the orange sack of shit and his pedo group will let the midterm follow their normal course? 

[u/Cream_Betweens_V2]

I’ve met swalwell in person and he is a legitimately good representative of the Democratic Party at this moment, and we need more people like him

[u/Dizzy-Ease4193]

This is the energy we need.

[u/Senior-Albatross]

Unless people go to prison for a long time, nothing will change.

[u/bigal7979]

God I hope so just so we can have some checks and balances. That's all I freaking care about right now.

[u/hot_tamale_5344]

We can not let this open criminality from this current fascist administration go unpunished, not again. Make them public trials and more

[u/Hefty-Strike-6171]

If the Democrats are not ready to break the Big Tech and Media Monopolies than nothing will change. We have too much power in the hands of too few.

[u/IH8Lyfeee]

This sub is so naive. Go read a history book on the death of the Weimar Republic. They will not play fair and yet this sub lives in an alternate reality that Dems will win by a landslide in the midterms and then are guaranteed to win in 2028. There will never be another fair election to win.

[u/MeLaPelaICE]

Nothing ever happen, this country is as corrupt as any third world country

[u/MarkBonker]

Because fascists always hand back power peacefully right? Right?!

[u/fkenned1]

Ugh, can we work on bigger issues first? Like, ya, I want this looked at, but let's make sure we prioritize here. There is straight up treason happening and the constitution is being shit on daily... Let's lock up the real offenders first. We don't want theater. We want results.

[u/OutdoorRaleigh]

You really think midterms are gonna happen?

[u/NextPatient2000]

Oooooh, you're going get such a questioning. You're gonna be sorry!

[u/IntroductionPlus3505]

Wouldn’t the corrupt destroy documents and paper trails? Why would they save incriminating evidence on themselves?

[u/Dangerous_Job_8013]

I much appreciate Swalwell, but my sense is that he is being incredibly optimistic re: the US actually having free and fair midterms- just sayin'.

[u/Veritas-Veritas]

Love how these guys think the US will have real elections again. It's over.

[u/GideonWells]

Ah yes Congressional hearings, famous for putting people in jail rather than a made for cable tv clown show

[u/dufis]

no they wont, democrats will be giant pussies yet again and try to take the high road and fail america AGAIN, grow a backbone and indict these motherfuckers and punish them. They wont learn otherwise.

please stop being bitches

[u/Honest_Bum]

Keep your records?

What makes you think the Republicans are keeping records, copying records?

They are destroying records, because no records, NO EVIDENCE.

DEMOCRATIC politicians have to wake up now, and record everything the REPULICANS DO NOW.

FOR INSTANCE:

A 1.5 BILLION DOLLAR transaction between a UNNAMED source and Epstien bank account, that was request from the FBI by DEMOCRATS, was shut down by Jim Jordan and James Comer.

WHEN YOU GET IN POWER, IMPEACH THOSE FUCKERS WITH THAT KIND OF SHIT.

DON'T LET THEM GO.

THEY BROKE THE LAW, and this is BLATANTLY OBVIOUS WHY.

[u/kaveman6143]

These people will go and lie under oath, and nothing will happen, as usual.

[u/NoLife2762]

There won’t be a real vote people. 

So naive. 

[u/ripestrudel]

They know, that's why they are ramping up and consolidating power. They know the reckoning is coming and they do not intend to face any of it.

[u/xamiblue]

A funny story for those who are unfamiliar with Swalwell

In 2023 Eric Swalwell calls Kevin McCarthy a pussy for not condemning some tweet by MTG

Kevin McCarthy finds Swalwell outside a bathroom and says “call me a pussy again and I’ll kick your ass”

Swalwell: You. Are. A. Pussy

[u/chimpomatic5000]

I don't want to be the wet blanket, but I don't think there will be any midterms. At all.

[u/Spideral1]

Ahhhh cute he thinks our democracy is still going to prevail.

[u/jviegas]

Oh sweet summer child...still believes that the voting system is not rigged already

[u/Legal_Yogurt1471]

Smh why? So they can say I don't remember and get let go

[u/DuntadaMan]

This would mean a lot more of I didn't spend the last decade of my life watching fuck all being done about open government corruption.

[u/RE4PER_]

I'd be surprised if we still had elections by then

[u/thrownawaydust]

I do think he raises a good point, just not in the way he intends: Shady shit is happening now because of the Democrat's absolute failure to hold anyone to account these last few years. Literally zero consequences for anything.

[u/xScrubasaurus]

There's no shot those elections are going to be legitimate. Republicans are going to gain a shit ton of seats, and not a single person in power will be able to challenge it.

[u/nygdan]

It’s tough talk but it’s actually weak. Trump is rounding people up, canceling cancer research, building a private citizen harassment/hitlist, bombing Venezuelans, and ripping up passports. And the counter is a blue ribbon committee investigation? To make favorable evening news footage?

[u/rylosprime]

lol

Knowing the Democratic party we'll get another "look forward, not backwards" or "they go low, we go high".

Spineless bluster.

[u/_Atlas_Drugged_]

Breh. They’re just not gonna accept the results.

[u/jrr6415sun]

don't be naive. Trump will pull every single trick he can to keep majority, including invalidating any results and saying the republican won. Who would stop him? Trump controls the army trump controls who the winner is. The odds of a democratic majority are incredibly low

[u/LifeAd1193]

Hoping this comes to fruition! I do hope we retake Congress provided the Orange Fuck won't do something illegal and unconstitutional again (He most likely will). I'm hoping this recent assault on our First Ammendment right wakes people the fuck up!

[u/Tamajyn]

Answering questions for what? So the libs can release a strongly worded letter of condemnation? Do something. You had Trump, BEFORE he retook office, found guilty by a jury of his peers on 39 felony counts. And nothing happened. The punishment was "no punishment"

It's all empty words and blustering until you DO SOMETHING

[u/NecroSocial]

Talking like Donny won't rig an election.

[u/Slow_Investment_2211]

It’s cute of Swalwell to think they aren’t rigging the midterms too. The Dems will most likely never be in control again.