This afternoon, I stood among a group of over a dozen Representatives, outside the Treasury Department. These Reps. included members of the Oversight, Ways and Means, & Homeland Security, all of which have oversight over the Treasury. They requested to be admitted to find out what Elon Musk and his underage syncophants--none of whom were elected or have any official standing--were doing rifling the data and money that belong to the American people. The two Secret Service agents guarding the approach to the building were clearly out of their depth. They spent roughly 40 minutes running in and out of the building trying to help. Finally they got word that the Secretary of the Treasury, who is legally and Constitutionally obligated to respond to Congress, denied them access. He said he was "too busy" to talk to them. THEY ARE HIS BOSSES. Not Elon Musk.
Afterwards, these Representatives, joined several Senators, including Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer and SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN Fighting for Progressive Values to condemn the hostile take over of federal payment systems and all the data associated with them by, in the words of one speaker, "a nepo man-baby" with nothing but contempt for working Americans.
That contempt extends to Republicans as well as Democrats. All our data. All our money. All the services WE PAID FOR. Everything is under attack.
This is a coup and a Constitutional crisis the likes of which we have never faced before. We must join together to ensure a “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” President Abraham Lincoln wrote that line in his Gettysburg Address. He was a Republican, but I guarantee you, he would stand with us now.
Join the fight. It starts in the Senate. Call your Senators--Republican and Democrat. Demand they Shut Down The Senate (Chuck Shumer's slogan, btw) to stop the bro-ligarch's power grab. Tell th
-Blanket opposition: Vote “NO” on every Trump nominee, starting with Russell Vought (pronounced “Vote”), the Project 2025 architect that Trump wants to run the Office of Management and Budget.
-Weaponize quorum calls: Disrupt official business by calling for a quorum check at any opportunity and walking out if Republicans don’t have 51 votes on the floor.
-Block unanimous consent: Eat up as much floor time as possible by objecting to unanimous consent requests and forcing each procedural step to take the maximum amount of time.
We have to fight back and make governing so painful for the bro-ligarchs that they can’t just steamroll their agenda. The more that we can disrupt, obstruct, and delay, the less damage they can do.
Let's get our country back!
Read more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/democrats-protest-elon-musk-treasury-washington
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/protestors-gather-stop-elon-musks-billionaire-takeover
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