For the sake of US democracy, it is time for Chuck Schumer to step down | Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin

IIn just two months, Donald Trump launched an amazing wildness on the values, the laws and the people of America. The Democratic Party is faced with the choice: does it lead to the fight against authoritarianism and billionaire, or does it hope that the president alone implies? After the legislative debacle of the past week, we came to the conclusion that the Democrats, if they want to fight, have to replace the minority leader of the Senate, Chuck Schumer, with someone who understands the assignment.

Since November, our base movement, which is led by regular people nationwide, has repelled. The congress members, who visited the town halls, protested against Elon Musk and organized the congress members and organized against Trump’s agenda on site. Wherever we go – red, blue or purple – people ask why democratic leadership does not share its urgency.

For months we asked the democratic leadership of the Senate to use each tool available to defend itself and increase the alarm. We asked her to remain united against Trump’s candidates – a cabinet of billionaires and extremists who openly beat the law. We asked you to organize yourself against Maga Bills like the Riley Act sheet, which expands Trump’s mass protection powers. We asked you to use every procedural tool as usual. Too often the answer was: “We are in the minority, we have no voices.”

This argument collapsed with the adoption of a financing law that was packed with Maga priorities. The Finance Act required 60 votes to have a rare influence on the Democrats. They would have requested protective measures against Musk’s government attack or at least stopped the Republicans from making things worse. Perhaps this was their only real chance to take a position this year.

Under the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries, the house democrats are mostly united in order to oppose the draft law and forced the spokesman for the house, Mike Johnson, with republican voices. Then it reached the US Senate, in which Schumer had initially sworn to block him – but the course in 24 hours and the Republicans the voices they needed.

This was a bad policy and worse policy. The story shows that the party that demands new concessions in a financing struggle loses public support – and the Republicans were the ones who made demands. Republican leaders and Trump himself were enthusiastic about Schumer. House Democrats felt cheated. Nancy Pelosi, a master’s legislative strategist, bluntly expressed it: “I myself do not give anything away for nothing. I think that happened.”

Schumer’s defense was that avoidance would prevent further damage and stop Trump’s climb. But those who were the most in the game disagreed. Legal disputes that fight legal struggles against Trump said that the continuation of the continued resolution violates their cases more than a shutdown. The union of the federal assistant admitted that a closure would be painful, an empty check that Trump continued his killing spree was worse. Yes, shutdown would be an opportunity for Trump to devastate federal authorities – but it does exactly that while all lights are displayed. From the Center for American advances to the Haus democrats to Never Trumpers, a broad coalition agreed: Democrats had to take a position.

Even if you accepted Schumer’s reasons, his lack of strategy was not justifiable. He knew for months that this would be the only leverage of the Democrats. There was no apology for entry into the week without a plan or for the undercutting of Haus democrats after they had decreased hard.

The real reason for Schumer’s handover was a mystery until this week. In an interview with Chris Hayes after the counter reaction, he was asked whether we were exposed to a constitutional crisis. His answer: “We’re not there yet.”

It was a breathtaking entry. The problem is not just Schumer’s strategy – it is his perception of reality. As usual, he runs business while the country is burning.

After the democratic collapse of the Senate, we appointed an emergency meeting with over 1,300 indivisible guides across the country. The reaction was almost universal: shock, despair and anger. Our leaders, who hold the “empty chair” to put pressure on the Republican legislators who are hiding from communities, could not understand why Schumer would not fight as hard as they are. They felt cheated. Ultimately, 91% of the local guides in Blue, Red and Purple State voted to be indivisible that they ask Schumer to step down.

We made this call in mourning, not in anger. We have worked closely with Schumer over the years. We appreciate his success. We like him personally. But the events of the past four months have made painfully clear that the democratic party will not climb out of this hole by relying on the same people who led us to it. We need a guide who understands that we are in an emergency and act like this. We need our leaders to meet the passion of people in the defense of America.

This guide can appear if we create the opening. Schumer’s fate is no longer in his hands. The democratic senators who can demand a new response from the leadership to us – their voters. You will act when we speak. We get the party we ask – and for the sake of our democracy we have to ask for more.