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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there a Republican Senator in your state who might swing and
is not on board with Donald Trump? Did that Senator speak against Trump? If so, it's time to muster the Democrats in your state and put pressure on that Senator to either switch parties or vote with the Democrats on crucial issues. In my state, both Senators are Democrats, so I have no way to pressure a Senator to use reason rather than party loyalty on issues that are dangerous to the United States and what it stands for.
If you have a reasonable Senator who is a Republican, it's time to open a dialog with that Senator and encourage him or her to stand up to pressure to gut the Constitution and turn the United States into a petty, tyrannical nation. Take a look at your Senators and see if there isn't some way to convince at least one of them to stand up for what is proper and to resist bigotry and hatred.
Tell us who you think might be open to conversation. We'll help.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Neither did our governor, kasich.
OnDoutside
(19,965 posts)MineralMan
(146,324 posts)Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)
Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)
Sen. Ben Sasse (NE)
Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.)
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)I would say Rand Paul, but his Kentucky constituents would go nuts.
There are very few rational Republicans with a moderate voting base left.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)dbackjon
(6,578 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)of course it is a list with a single name on it
OnDoutside
(19,965 posts)LonePirate
(13,429 posts)cynatnite
(31,011 posts)PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)kydo
(2,679 posts)water or hot babes (I hear he is always having affairs).
So he is useless.
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)Especially the authoritarian posturing and/or aggressive military policy. Paul will cave on most issues though, but maybe something he's not so good on, Portman, Collins, etc. might be better.
I wish we could get some Senators to switch to Independent but I don't think there are 3 who could. Collins and Murkowski are the only ones who I think would ever consider it.