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AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel (www.rawstory.com)
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Hoping to help lead a congressional panel that could be in a position to hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable to the American public in the coming years, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday notified her colleagues that she is officially seeking the top Democratic seat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

in the coming years

It's adorable she thinks the government apparatus will still exist after the fascist takeover.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Maybe not, but wouldn't it be worse to not try? I'm as pessimistic as they come but I don't think giving up is an option either.

[–] millifoo@lemmings.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I 100% agree. It'll suck to be her, but we need her to ask the questions and take notes. There will be more elections, and if/when Dems are back in power, it sure would be nice to have a record of the immoral, unethical, and illegal shit that the GOP did while in power.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't tend to temper my online pessimism, if it's enough to discourage anyone it was going to happen with or without me.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Obeying in advance is a sure way it will happen.

https://youtu.be/QfQ9dwXFhbM

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

It actually depends on us. If we accept it in advance it will indeed be over.

The book titled On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the 20th Century by Prof. Snyder is a must read for today's times.