I kinda hated that phrase after a while. Even if it was right on at the time, it’s elitist over a while. I hope by fixing(?) it someone may be giving me a break. I certainly don’t think you are stupid. If a few people grimace and pass at what they see the mangling of this well-worn phrase, well that's the chance I take. Others may be here to see how I mangle it from inside the title. Good sport.
But please give me a quick minute or so. It is something I think we're overlooking. Truly audacious, but that’s still a good thing, right? It could be up to one guy or 280 or more in Congress. Numbers from hundred million potential voters. If petitioned creatively, finding channels to bring in overall higher numbers of just a couple million emails a day. More formal petitions, That might still be much less than is actually submitted to the party or Congress these days. Calling is even better if you can stay on hold. Let them know people are watching closely.
A lot of people in and outside of Washington are wanting some ideological discipline on a few key issues as represented by this Congress and this party. And no one is mentioning that coal is the one thing Manchin could truly become a liability for. Does he want to help it along in 2022? Coal’s demise is going to happen sooner than anything else in energy here anyway. Force Manchin into transforming out of coal and into a new, largely unionized green mountain energy plants. Getting houses and buildings 100% energy efficient. Labor in DC could have a special relationship with labor in his state if he’s not careful.
So here, from my comments in the story by Kerry Eleveld on The Supreme Court as the being the villain we need:
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I think the Supreme Court is a worthy adversary. However there is some possibility that Roberts doesn't want his Court interfered with and may try to keep chipping away at Roe but not killing it while Democrats are in control. Roberts is obviously a political creature. I think it's possible he will stay the Court's hand for a while more and not present that opening.
I think the entire party, not only the President, needs to take on the coal industry every way it can if we want movement in the Senate. A dozen different ways. Make coal barons nervous as hell. Raise hopes among the Sunshine / Green New Deal movement. Rattle the sabres as if 1930’s style antitrust may be back in America with rumblings and proposed legislation and poison pills in Congress over and over again.
To make Manchin a liability to the coal industry. To create consequences for him. Some targeted pharmaceuticals too, such as those funding his family and Sinema's campaign funds. And Sinema's biggest and most vulnerable donors too. Get the EPA Labor, Commerce and other departments in the executive branch to make sure every “i" is dotted and every “t" is crossed by big coal and their peripheral industries. And bring down the hammer hard when they aren't. Put the suicide squad in the hot seat. Biden could start that process and lead it if he chooses to.
Get the BBB passed a bit more intact than we left it, and get voting rights legislation passed. With a $15 minimum wage and maybe the Pro act and we might have a chance to shore up the Senate and the House in 2022. We already have domestic 'enemies' in our Senate.