An Open Letter to the Spineless Majority of Congressional Democrats
Do your damn job or get the hell out of the way.
Dear Congressional Democrats (a.k.a. The Masters of Disappointment),
I hope this letter finds you well. Actually, scratch that—I hope it finds you sweating because you’re failing at literally everything that matters right now.
Let me put it plainly: The Republican Party has gone full authoritarian, and you all are still playing by the Marquess of Queensberry rules like this is a polite chess match instead of a bare-knuckle street fight.
You were handed power in 2020, and what did you do with it? Passed a few bills, sure. But you let actual traitors walk free. You let the Supreme Court go rogue. You sat back while the GOP gerrymandered democracy into oblivion, and now, in 2025, we’re staring down the barrel of an orange-drenched fascist comeback. What the hell are you even doing?
Let’s break this down:
1. You had a chance to prosecute Trump and his cronies, and you flinched.
Oh, we wouldn’t want to look ‘too political.’ Screw that. The GOP spent years turning Benghazi into a full-blown circus over four deaths, but an actual attempted coup? Crickets. (Guardian)
2. The Supreme Court is out of control, and you still think ‘institutional norms’ will save you.
You watched the Court dismantle abortion rights, voting rights, and environmental protections, and instead of aggressively expanding it or putting those justices in check, you sent strongly worded tweets. (NBC)
3. Republicans are banning books, criminalizing teachers, and rigging elections while you ‘look for common ground.’
Newsflash: There is no common ground with fascists. While you’re extending olive branches, they’re burning libraries and banning history. (NYT)
4. You’re still letting a handful of ‘moderate’ corporate sellouts dictate the entire party.
Why do Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have more power than the entire Democratic base? You had a chance to abolish the filibuster and protect democracy, but instead, you let those two clowns hold everything hostage. (CNN)
What needs to happen NOW:
Prosecute Trump and his enablers. No more ‘moving on.’ Charge them with everything under the sun. Let the GOP scream—who cares? They’d throw you in jail in a heartbeat if the roles were reversed.
Expand the Supreme Court. The current majority was stolen. Fix it.
Pass actual voting rights protections. And fight like hell against gerrymandering and voter suppression.
Stop treating Republicans like good-faith actors. They aren’t. They want power and nothing else. Fight them like your democracy depends on it—because it does.
Call out the media for their both-sides bullshit. Stop letting networks frame democracy vs. fascism as ‘just another election cycle.’ (Media Matters)
Either start acting like you give a damn, or step aside for people who do.
We don’t have time for your cowardice anymore. The GOP isn’t playing politics—they’re staging a hostile takeover, and you’re still debating ‘bipartisanship.’ Wake up before it’s too late.
Signed,
Every American Who Still Believes in Democracy