Sit Down. Shut Up.

The Legislative push to keep you quiet. And Compliant.

Republicans greeted the election of Barack Obama with the wise counsel and universal respect necessary to give his agenda a fair chance to succeed. Of course that’s horse puckey; they proudly fought him at every turn. They fought based on both real policy differences and paranoid delusions, for things he did and didn’t do, but fight they did. And they probably weren’t wrong to do so… they were the opposition and “fighting the power” was at least part of their job. It’s part of our job as citizens as well. The various flavors of Tea Party protests before and during the Obama years were citizens expressing their discontent with the policy and direction of their government as they understood it… one doesn’t have to agree with their positions to recognize their right, even their duty, to protest. Now the shoe is on the other foot and the Republicans face street protests from millions as well as much-smaller-but-still-loud protests at town halls and constituent events. Their response? They aren’t looking for policies that could unite, they aren’t even maintaining a dignified silence as they proceed with their agenda. They’re making it criminal to speak out. As Trump’s law-and-order train pulls into the station, it’s bringing with it increased powers of police and private security, decreased protections for individuals and group protests, and plans to squash dissent rather than address it. So sit down, shut up, and get Furious as we bring you a closer look at some of the laws, both proposed and enacted, designed to enforce your compliance to The Man…