A proposition: a loose coalition of many under the same umbrella theme: Save our democracy. Here is my case for consolidating and empowering the movement that is already underway. The reaction to Trump attempting to uproot the democracy we have had for 250 years is organic. It is not just a resistance. There is a positive side: keeping democracy is far better than handing it over to a wannabe dictator.
The strength is in the people themselves, alarmed by what they are seeing and what they are rising up to express with handmade cardboard signs, delivering many concerns and fears, and peacefully addressing their grievances. It is a right granted and protected by the Constitution that in turn needs protection.
All of those at rallies have in common issues that relate in some way or other to Trump's subversion of democracy. "Hands off" rally goers objected to the destruction of services established and funded by Congress of elected representatives in our democratic system. Without it, the issues held dear currently by the resistance would not be resolved in their favor if Trump completes his plans to take over the political and economic system like the dictator he wants to be. The role of the executive branch is to faithfully execute laws passed by Congress, which was chosen in a democratic process, per the Constitution. Trump's attempt to force Congress to nod in compliance and impeach all judges who do not rule in his favor is his attempt to gather all the levers of power in his hands without any check on his abuse of power. He has even abused the main responsibility allocated to the executive branch by the Constitution, which is to faithfully execute the laws Congress passes. There is nothing faithful to what Congress established that we saw in Musk's chainsaw actions that crippled agencies to do as Congress directed or eliminated them entirely with a stroke of an executive order or a tweet. Grabbing so much power, he can ignore one main reason ordinary people said they voted for him: the economy. Those who had hoped for lower prices and the end of inflation are being ignored by a president who will never face voters again and has immunity from criminal prosecution. Democracy relates fundamentally to individual rights and freedoms protected in the Bill of Rights. We have relied on those protections to pursue life and happiness, free from a king, a tyrant who uses the powers of government to force all to bow down to his own ideology and his orders or face the consequences. Sometimes we fail to live up to such democratic ideals, but we have kept trying to improve. We need to reform it, Now we find ourselves with a president who wants to end that and replace it with the rule of him.
Why save democracy, not just pro-democracy? The system of democracy we have had for 250 years is unique in the checks and balances of powers and the separation of the three branches of government, which was designed to keep any one wannabe king from destroying the ability of the people to shape how they are governed by whom. It is particularly suited to a nation of diverse religions and ethnic backgrounds, which also existed among the original thirteen colonies when the Constitution was being hammered out. It also works in a nation in modern times wth such diversity as ours because it is a system, if followed, that provides a measure of fairness and hope regardless of race, religion, economic status, and ethnic alliances. It is the system of our American democracy, the framework with the intent to give all people a chance to voice their desires and to choose their leaders, that needs saving. Democracy by definition is the rule of the people, not people being ruled by an individual or a narrow group of those who are self-interested, self-serving, and/or drunk with power over others. American democracy is exactly the opposite of what Trump is attempting to replace. He is consolidating all of the powers in his hands in the executive branch, which he controls using powerful tools of fear and favor.
Who should coordinate this? It should not be the Democratic Party because the movement is much broader than that. Disaffected MAGAS, independents, and traditional Republicans need an umbrella goal that relates to their needs and passions and is free from party affiliation and loyalties. An infrastructure has already emerged that follows peaceful addresses of grievances, such as Indivisible and the 50501 Movement. The networks and the methodology are ready to go and grow, and already have proven effective.
An action slogan like" Impeach Trump " is too narrow a focus. It is the system that needs protecting; Trump is its trumpet, the wannabe tyrant, but many see advantages to themselves to support him or are too afraid not to bend to his will. Besides, unless Congress's makeup is radically changed, Trump has already survived two impeachments, which were useless exercises doomed to failure. Instead, changing Congress in 2026 to represent those who support saving American democracy is a much larger and immediate goal, leading to 2028. We still have a functioning elections system, but unless we succeed in making that work, we will not have one in the coming years. Use it or we lose it.
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Faithfully execute clauses in the Constitution https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-132/faithful-execution-and-article-ii/#:~:text=Article%20II%20of%20the%20U.S.,control%20over%20the%20public%20fisc."Article II of the U.S. Constitution twice imposes a duty of faithful execution on the President, who must “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” and take an oath or affirmation to “faithfully execute the Office of President.” These Faithful Execution Clauses are cited often, but their background and original meaning have never been fully explored. Courts, the executive branch, and many scholars rely on one or both clauses as support for expansive views of presidential power, for example, to go beyond standing law to defend the nation in emergencies; to withhold documents from Congress or the courts; or to refuse to fully execute statutes on grounds of unconstitutionality or for policy reasons."
https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/whats-big-deal-about-democracy-who-cares.html
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