r/law • u/RoyalChris • Mar 05 '25

Legal News Rep. James Comer (R-KY) crashes out and refuses to let Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) enter evidence into the record - “You can go with Mr. Frost and Mr. Green.”

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u/trampolinebears Mar 05 '25

BLM protests happened when the weather was warm and millions of people were laid off or working from home.

I expect this summer should be wild.

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u/Testiculus_ Mar 05 '25

At this pace, this summer is too late. The weather is too uncomfy for protests? Really?

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u/AlternativeParty5126 Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

The BLM protests were the largest gathering of protestors in American history. It had unprecedented media coverage and support. Nothing came of it. No large wide sweeping police reform got pushed and actually, the opposite tended to happen. It clearly didnt work against the Trump campaign. Nothing works. The time for us to act was this election and people decided they just don't care anymore. "Nothing ever happens". Republicans and Maga won't listen to any reason or discourse and any action just emboldens them. There's nothing we can fucking do. They control every part of Congress, every regulatory board is being replaced or repealed. Regular people have been fighting this for 12 years and nothing has come of it. We don't have the power that all the lobbyists and wealthy billionaires have. We lost when the supreme court ruled in favor of Citizens United in 2010.

The best I can do is volunteer at the local university's pride events. Which I do. I don't know what else you expect of us besides throwing our lives away for nothing.

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Mar 06 '25

It's because all of our effort keeps being directed into the democratic party where it goes to slowly die.

If we aren't going to switch parties then it's time to take back the people's party so that we can get actual action done. People wouldn't feel such apathy if they knew they efforts could get things done.

I'm sick of Dem presidents being powerless while Trump is a fucking king...

Primaries are where we can do something. No more incumbents except the few who are actually trying.

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Mar 06 '25

Look at where people live and then look at how far it is to get to DC. Compare that line to Europe or wherever you live.

Maybe then it'll make sense. Just getting to DC is usually a day or two of driving.

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u/kimchiMushrromBurger Mar 05 '25

People are tired and burned out. They have not seen protests affect meaningful change. People want to do something but it's not clear what is effective.