# Republicans aim for a lame-duck power grab in Wisconsin **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 2, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-aim-for-a-lame-duck-power-grab-in-wisconsin/825459 "2018-12-02T20:12:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 116
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-aim-for-a-lame-duck-power-grab-in-wisconsin/825459/116 "2018-12-06T10:43:39Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > What are you gonna do about it? Sit there and snivel? > > Republicans own you. They’ve taken your country from you. They’ve taken everything that matters to you from you. What are you gonna do about it? > > Probably nothing except talk about how we should find ways to understand them.:rolleyes: From the “White America Doesn’t Understand Democracy” thread: > [@White America doesn't understand democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/32): > > Has **asahi** ever suggested any reasonable courses of action for those of us on the left side of the political spectrum? All I ever see is where he craps over everyone else for believing that we’re not all doomed. And: > [@White America doesn't understand democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/50): > > Yeah well, I’m trying to figure out what **asahi** ’s alternative plan of action IS. We’re doing stuff already, thanks. Like I said earlier, _what’s the opportunity cost of what we’re already doing? What should we be doing that what we’re doing now is getting in the way of?_ > > In the absence of some answers there, he isn’t on my side; he’s an underminer. Never did see any response from you there. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-aim-for-a-lame-duck-power-grab-in-wisconsin/825459)._