Sorry, but this is such a cop out.

There’s nothing else she can do, the democrats cannot force any legislative action here and it’s not like Trump is asking for confesses permission so there is nothing to filterbuster.

Wrong. They could do things like

• Obsruct every bit of business the Republicans bring in both houses
• Vote NO on every appointment
• Go nuclear on any Dems that vote YES, publicly call for primaries against any Democrat not holding the line, and support primary challengers
• Go on every media outlet talking about how Trump has no right to usurp the Congressional power of the purse and no right to touch funding of programs passed through Congress
• Hold town halls both in their own districts and Republican districts
• Refuse to authorize or re-authorize the AUMF
• Issue Subpoenas for Musk and every member of DOGE, grill the fuck out of them, and hold them in Contempt of Congress if they hear any bullshit from them
• Organize rallies and marches
• Issue public statements that Americans, and people globally, should stop buying Teslas
• Work with Canadian and Mexican counterparts on strategies to torch Musk businesses
• File any and all relevant lawsuits against Trump and DOGE members, and follow through
• Use whatever Congressional powers exist to subpoena/FOIA and publish any data about DOGE/Musk/etc they can get their hands on

That would be a start. You know, generally DO something and not be the rich, complacent servants of Wall Street they are. Or they could, hold a stupid signs during the SotU, send breathless donation solicitation emails, tell us they can’t do anything because of the parlimentarian or whatever, and cross our fingers and wait for 2028.

Patty Murray sucks.

Raising awareness. There’s nothing else she can do…

She can do more.

She can be functionally disruptive during Senate proceedings and votes to slow down this administration’s actions to a halt (like Republicans did when Democrats were in charge). She didn’t attend the joint session of Congress the other day, which was a missed opportunity to be a visible example of someone demonstrating actual leadership.

Senators and Congressfolk are used to “leading” by performing the drudgery of lawmaking; crafting bills, participating in committees, etc. We are in unprecedented times. Like it or not, women and minorities are shock troops positioned to bare the brunt of the hell that’s coming.

I need Senator Murray to start acting like this is a reality rather than a possibility.

Also note: every authoritarian regime has use for a struggle-bus opposition party. A group able to amicably perform the part of a political counterpoint, but at the same time be pathetically bumbling and inept, always falling just short of being able to win back power. They exist to sap attention and political will from individuals who DO want to win and properly unfuck things (outlaw Citizens United, enforce public financing of campaigns, implement single-payer health care, broaden options for voting, tax the rich, followed by addressing the million more micro-miseries that erode our eponymous pursuit of Happiness). This can be very enticing for someone with little moral fortitude who is only interested in punching a clock as democracy circles the drain. Apropos of nothing, of course.