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If someone does not give me respect, I cannot give them respect.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/these-democrats-refuse-to-sit-through-trumps-first-state-of-the-union/
Mike Nelson
(9,959 posts)...I would prefer a walkout - maybe staggered, so media will cover each one leaving.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)but I wouldn't hold my breath
greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)After trump's maneuvers yesterday, I think the entire Democratic delegation should boycott in protest. He is staging a direct attack on our judicial branch.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Turn CO Blue
(4,221 posts)That would take the kind of fearlessness I couldn't even imagine, as Trump is the most vindictive SOB in the known universe.
on edit -- the reason I feel it would be more effective is because it would throw the tinpot wanna-be dictator off his TelePromTer game, and he would be too tempted to go off the prepared remarks not to do so ...if he started lashing out, he could very well melt-down into the carpet.