The Progressives should own the Tea Party. Given that the original Colonies were corporations, and the Boston Tea Party was a protest against the crown enforcing British East India Tea Corporation's right to tax coffee and tea. The New Tea Party should continually reinforce it's opposition to the Corporate retaking the American Government.

The Billionaire thieves control the Executive and both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court is up for grabs. Marching and chanting and demanding are cathartic; but how can we actually pursuade the likes of Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Bannen, and Ryan? I fear that, we'll tire out in impotent displays and the Trumpers will keep on destroying 100 years of progressive steps. When I consider the environmental and financial regulations they've already trashed, I shudder to imagine four years of this!

Now you are suggesting the Democrat party copy the Republicans? I don't remember the Republican Tea Party breaking businesses windows and setting police cars on fire.

Besides, most Tea Party members have to go to work during the day and don't have time for looting.

Perhaps another tactic would be better, like not endorsing a candidate that stabbed the favorite in the back a half dozen times.

Peaceful but pointed protests, strong resistance to destructive ideologies, and widespread political dissent are the most effective ways to change society for the better.

People of conscience must never give up the fight no matter how difficult. Each person in his or her own way according to their own unique talents must find the right action to rattle the cages of an out-of-touch political establishment. The First Amendment encourages (demands!) citizens to be heard -- to write, speak out publicly, join a political party (unfortunately, we're stuck with a constitutionally mandated two-party government), run for office, contribute to progressive-minded groups, withhold support of organizations and businesses that promote regressive policies, pester politicians by showing up at their town-hall meetings and calling their offices, join protests and march in the streets, and, most importantly, vote for progressive politicians and encourage others to vote, vote, vote!

The most effective grass-roots movements of the past spread like wildfire and were too fierce to be extinguished by a cynical media and too strong to be defeated by an opposition on the wrong side of history. Through stubborn persistence, sooner or later, the truth always conquers the lie. At this pivotal moment, the sooner the better!

Thanks, deepspace, that is exactly the encouragement we all need!

Liberal Tea Party? sound bite?

How about Progressive Party...or hey, take over the Independent Party...without losing the huge base of 42% of registered voters.

I will no longer support a candidate simply because they're 'better' than the other person, and I will continue to vote my consciense.

Personally, I don't think the Dems get it. My bet says 4 years from now it won't be a Sanders or Warren running against Trump, rather another Corporate Dem in a 3 button suit.

I agree with others, the Tea Party moniker leaves a bad taste in my mouth. But your point is well taken. I believe the only way to make this work in our favor is to keep the wheels of this revolution rolling faster and stronger. We need to make a lot of noise and initiate campaigns against every GOP congressmember running in 2018. Same for the Democrats who are closet conservatives. We need to get progressives in ofice or at the least liberal leaning moderates. Now is our time and we have a purpose. Revolt. Activate. Continue hitting the streets in larger numbers with signs, fliers and a voice. Make the people hear the truth. Show them the person running who will represent them, not the corporations.

If Comey's extreme right-wing FBI no longer cares to protect "we the people" from hostile foreign intervention of our democracy, then by god they need to be privatized and no longer benefit from the wonderful non profit socialist jobs they have.

Cheeto Benito is following the classic fascist playbook to the letter and very possibly could be writing the last chapter.

Boasting "reform," an unregulated economy will be run by dark-money billionaires and big-corp bosses who will use the power of government to benefit the top one percent and their global monopolies. Trumpeting "law and order," the key security jobs will be commanded by war-mongering generals who will radically increase the size of the military-industrial empire spanning the globe and the police-surveillance state crisscrossing the nation.

The trillions it will cost to erase the last traces of democracy will be provided by the working poor. The blood that will be spilled to secure the world's dwindling resources will be provided by their sons and daughters.

Political power is being stripped from the people through fraudulent election processes and consolidated into fewer and fewer greedy hands. Domestic spending is being decreased; military spending is being increased; the press is being marginalized and intimidated; the public is being lied to and indoctrinated; dissent is being criminalized and prosecuted.

At the beginning of his presidency in his "Cross of Iron" address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Eisenhower (a Republican who sounded like today's liberals) spoke out against the true cost of militarization. At the end of his presidency in his farewell address, he warned future generations of the "iron triangle," describing it as the "military-industrial [-congressional] -complex."

Throughout American history, the major political parties have been guilty of undermining the democratic principles of the Constitution by varying degrees; however, since World War Two and especially during the Reagan era, the growth of fascism has accelerated. Then, as the uncompromising Republican Party strayed further to the right, dragging along the compromising Democratic Party, a corporate-friendly Supreme Court pushed both parties over the edge by turning politics into a big-money game far removed from the people.

The stage is set for the final act. On cue, hiss boo, enter the main antagonist, "F*ckface Von Clownstick." (Thank you, Jon Stewart!)

This kind of hits home. my brother in law recently passed away at 60 years old. He had a private small business for 20+ years that kept his lifestyle in good condition. It was crushed by the 2007-2008 Bush depression. Financial problems caused the breakup of his marriage and the sell off of his home during the middle of the housing bust. Lost a lot more money. He tried to start several other small business's but failed. He lived in Texas, one of 19 states that the Republican governors refused to expand medicad. He developed health issues but could not afford insurance. We had no idea until he passed away how bad it was. He died with about $5000 total assets and $130,000 in medical bills. Cause of death is probably stress.

@James Clark

The reason no lawyers, the ACLU, members of Congress, the DNC, or anybody with an ounce of gray matter aren't investigating 'Cross Check is because it's total BS. The allegations that 7 million people were prevented from voting, is made up by the washed up lefties as an excuse for losing the election.