Democrats reintroduce Equality Act as Trump escalates war on LGBTQ+ community
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act as Trump escalates war on LGBTQ+ community
More performative bullshit by Blue MAGA. The Dems controlled the house and the senate for the first two years of Biden's term. That would have been a nice time to introduce this bill and codify Roe v Wade. They are doing it now because they know it has no chance. The corporations that own the Dems are the same corporations that own the GOP. They work for corporate wealth and conservative Christian religious fanatics. Neither of those groups wants equality of any kind. The Dems do nothing when they have a majority and pretend to try to help when they have no chance of helping. This is WWE cosplay conflict.
That would have been a nice time to introduce this bill and codify Roe v Wade.
But then Democrats would have had to handle the backlash of an energized conservative movement and the complacency of a satisfied base. Now Democrats get enormous cash injections every time a Republican takes another swing at women's health and can force any leftists to knuckle under when presented with the Serial Rapist Loud And Proud Woman Hater candidate running against the Slimy Moderate Corporate Shill Who Definitely Isn't Going to Get MeToo'd Six Weeks Into Office.
The Dems do nothing when they have a majority and pretend to try to help when they have no chance of helping.
And they benefit enormously from this strategy, because liberals displace blame to the left and right of the Do-Nothing Party.
They've fully bought into the theory that conservatives must be pandered to and leftists must be disciplined into compliance. And this is the only way anyone wins elections.
Also don't forget that the rich oligarchs that control the DNC and the Super PAC money also don't want leftist policies.
Neoliberals have access to the same polling data as the rest of us, they know which policies are popular with their voters, but they choose to not pursue what's popular
The biggest motivation for the DNC has and always will be their rich owners.
Exactly. Ever since 2016, when Bernie was not the candidate after winning the primaries, I realized that nothing mattered. The elite were going to do whatever they want and there is nothing we can do to stop them. They distract us with dem vs rep dog and pony shows to divide us further. I’m seeing just as much hate and racism from the left as the right. It’s crazy. I thought we were supposed to be all about peace and love and equality. But I learned that if you don’t agree with them 100% you are a “nazi” or a “white supremacist” even if you aren’t white lol. Until we come together as united people and decide to fight back against capitalism and the billionaire elites hoarding all the resources and destroying our Earth, we may as well consider us all doomed to slavery.
Ever since 2016, when Bernie was not the candidate after winning the primaries,
Not true. Bernie lost the DNC nomination by 3 million votes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries
Bernie ran a good campaign, and would have been the better candidate, and the DNC put their thumb on the scale for Hillary, but he did not win the primary.
While voting for Take it down.
nothing more than virtue signalling. they dont want to vote this act either, because they know its a thing they can use to garner votes.
Oh fuck off and actually do something meaningful, FUCK. Sick of the posturing shit. Need to kick these geriatrics out and get some actual citizens that give a shit in these positions.
I've just lost faith in government completely.
I also don't have faith in the economy, so it's back to natural living like the Native Americans.
I'm honestly happier for it.
I feel yah man. Shit is ridiculously bleak.
That's great and all. But you seem to forget, "It's the economy stupid."
You lot need to join Bernie and AOC's campaign.
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Too late man... Have you seen the comments here? We've got people unironically saying "blue MAGA".
After everything that's happened, they're still pretending both sides are the same. It's pathetic.
Perfect and good aren't even on the table here.
These LGBT+ social issues are one of the wedges that's being used by the wealthy to prevent the rest of us from banding together against them.
Nearly everyone agrees, the ownership class has too much, while the working class has too little. That's the problem of this age that needs to be fixed.
The whole Democratic Party needs to be shouting "Tax The Rich." And coming up with legislation to do so. If I was picking apart that bill for not doing enough, then maybe your accusation would fit.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h104
No one's asking for perfect. We're asking for representation. Pushing any "progressive" legislation while also voting to literally gut the first amendment gets you what? It gets you PR and that's it.
Tankies literally ally with the bad to fight the good. And perfect doesn't exist.
Democrats spent a solid year supporting an ongoing genocide.
You no longer get to pretend to be good.
That implies democrats are good, which... uh... gestures broadly.
Its all a show, this bill has no chance of passing and they know this. The Democrat resistance is nothing more than smoke and pretty words.
I mean, yeah, what else are they supposed to do at this point, you took them out of every lever of power.
Don't get me wrong I think the Democrats failed as much for the next guy but getting mad at them now after you've prevented them from doing anything at all just seems petty.
what else are they supposed to do at this point
Pull from the GOP playbook.
Obstruct everything. Shut down the government. Make unholy stinks on the floor of the House parading around big blown up pictures of dead women and summon mobs of angry constituents into the halls of Congress to yell at people. Tap the Blue State governors and legislatures to push radical pro-women policies, reject federal money whenever it comes with anti-abortion strings attached, and force local businesses to toe the party line if they want to interface with state governments. Make the lives of anti-abortion groups in the state hellish by running strings of investigations that seek to scandalmonger them. Lean on the press to focus on the havoc that these anti-abortion laws are causing. Run Project Veritas operations on those Anti-Abortion front groups that exist to profit off adoption services. Have the police surround and intimidate anti-abortion activist groups, while pro-choice groups are free to block the entrances to buildings, harass staff, and generally make any anti-abortion activist in the state fear for their lives.
Maybe start with voting no on the new censorship bill that just passed with unanimous consent that Trump specifically said he will abuse to silence people.
I mean they have so many options to move in any direction other than their shoulders up in a shrug.
This is how the Democrats communicate their values and intentions. And 30, 40, 100 years ago it would have worked, because the public looked for alternative solutions to problems. Today, the public wants a bully to assertively stand on camera and yell at them. The Democrats don't do that, and it's to their detriment.
But the time for all of this has passed, they're rearranging deck chairs.
but getting mad at them now after you’ve prevented them from doing anything at all just seems petty.
It would seem to be a trend.
Farts and good intentions
this is such a fucking waste of time and is nothing more than pandering bullshit. we don't want you to try to pass something that WON'T PASS and WON'T STOP FASCISM. please do something more. please do something that fucking matters.
You are wanting people whose literal job is to legislate, which they were elected to do in order to represent the voice of their constituents on legislative matters, to stop trying to legislate in an effort to build legal walls to defend against fascism?
This is a case where we need the dog-and-pony show. We need everyone doing everything they can, especially the foundational things, so that later on no one can say "why didn't they just try the normal way and things wouldn't have been so difficult?"
Edit: we need our representatives to be doing more, I agree there, but I'm saying we need them do AT LEAST do their job, and we should probably be saying "Yes, and..." to them instead of just "you're doing it wrong."
Man I have to agree with OP. Do these things like a Dem version of Project 2025. Have an equality agenda when in power and actually make those changes. Fight facism now, because equality doesn't mean shit if everyone in power is facist. They are deporting US Citizens for God's sake.
if you can't see through this charade i don't know what to tell you.
I read deeper into the article than I care to admit because I wanted to find the date of original introduction.
The Equality Act was introduced in 1974, only 10 years after the civil rights act, which it sought to amend.
In the 8 legislative sessions where democrats have held a trifecta since the act’s introduction, they have not attempted to pass it (instead, favoring stripped down versions that often have many LGBT+ protections removed if a bill has been introduced at all). Every time it has lost the vote or died in committee. And now here we are, less than a week after Trump has moved to nuke the way that the CRA is enforced. So… if both succeed we are actually further from the goal.
Great. Good politics. Not ineffective virtue signaling while being passenger princesses on this ride to fascism at all.
nothing more than shore up some of thier dem elections in the futures, nothing more. its basically like republicans doing the opposite but it never passes in the senate too.
If I had a nickel for every time a congressperson told me they introduced a new bill to address some issue, I’d be rich. In the age of Trump, people aren’t hoping their representatives are going to introduce dead on arrival legislation; they’re hoping their representatives will lead a national movement. We need people in the streets daily. We need occupy DC.
As much as I appreciate this proposal, now is not the time for more identity politics. Now it’s a fight for basic democracy, the rule of law and against corruption.
Get out there and DO SOMETHING, Democrats
Seems like some dems are starting to grow a spine and actually act like opposition. I doubt it'll last though.
act like opposition
That's the problem, it's just an act. They didn't try this in 2021 and 2022 when they controlled the house and the senate and the presidency. Why? Because they don't want it any more than the GOP does.
100%. I'm just pointing out that this is a step up from what they've been normally doing these past 100 days which is sit idly by as our country is being raped and sliding into facism.
Seems like some dems are starting to grow a spine and actually act like opposition.
And look at the top comments on this thread to see how much Lemmy hates them for that.
Oh I hate them right now don't get me wrong. I'm just happy they're atleast trying to do something instead of being totally complacent as our county dies.
a little too late, how bout introducing something more effectively like limiting his ability to give out tariffs, or protecting voters from voter suppression.
I remember constant complaints of "The Dems didn't even TRY anything, they should have proposed bills even if they knew it would fail!" before the second Trump presidency.
Now it seems the chorus has changed to "I can't believe they're trying something they know will fail!"
Curious.
Turns out that when they actually get a majority, they need to reintroduce and actually vote for bills, or they lose credibility.
Which is how you get people who realized in 2021 that your party is run by useless bums who only effectively represent the businesses exploiting us and of course netanyahu.
You want less cynicism, inspire less cynicism.
The problem is that when they decide to grow a tiny bit of spine this is what they use it for. Like, even if this bill passed it'd mean nothing in two months as the rest of democracy is dismantled around it. It's like seeing a serial killer break into your home and deciding it's a good time to wash the dishes. I mean don't get me wrong, pushing bills alone is very inadequate for supposed opposition leaders during a fascist takeover either way, but pushing LGBT rights bills? They're not even at the starting line with that.
Like, even if this bill passed it’d mean nothing in two months as the rest of democracy is dismantled around it
Okay. There are two core problems with this:
pushing LGBT rights bills? They’re not even at the starting line with that.
Considering that LGBT folk are at the forefront of who this fascist regime is intent on persecuting? Would beg to fucking differ.
its more like senator warren introducing the flag legislation which was meaniningless.
