Congress Must Act Now to Restore Order

We stand at a historic crossroads. We cannot wait for partisan leadership to wake up.

The executive branch is no longer restrained by law. Deportations are happening without due process. Senators are physically restrained for asking questions. Cabinet secretaries ignore Congress.

Veterans wait for care. Families wait for Medicaid. Disaster funding is stalled while fire season begins. Communities are still waiting for infrastructure dollars. Without a a Farm Bill for Montana, how will we feed the nation.

The White House issues tyranny by fiat while the Senate allows dangerous nominees to advance without a fight.

The latest in dozens of lines in the sand? Anthony D’Esposito, the president's pick for Department of Labor Inspector General, a powerful watchdog post.

D’Esposito clearly lacks federal oversight experience and brings an ethics cloud from his time in Congress and NYPD. Will he sail through confirmation by unanimous consent?

Too many dangerous nominations are moving through the Senate because no Senator is objecting. A single Senator can force full debate by placing a hold or objecting. Five to ten Senators could block almost all Senate business by coordinating holds and objections.

The Senate minority still has tools. They're choosing not to use them.

Senators don’t need 60 votes. They don't need 41. Just five to ten courageous Senators placing holds, objecting to unanimous consent, forcing full debate and roll-call votes, and filibustering could bring Senate business to a crawl, at least until Constitutional rules are restored.

I hear it from nearly every voter I listen to on the ground across Montana: we have to do something. I watch Congressional hearings daily. No work is getting done. Obstructionism is rampant and the executive branch is operating largely unchecked.

Each nomination that moves through without resistance brings us closer to one-man rule. This is not a theoretical threat. This is authoritarianism taking hold through procedural surrender.

These are unprecedented times. We find ourselves led by a cult that flirts with end-times recklessness and weapons of mass destruction.

The president just fired the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) without cause. This action is starkly illegal. The NRC is supposed to function as an independent agency regulating nuclear power plants, enforcing safety standards, monitoring radiation risks, and preventing accidents that could threaten millions.

Those who built nuclear bombs at Los Alamos did so to prevent exactly this type of madness from claiming power. Our nation teeters on that edge today.

This President and his movement are not seeking power for policy. They seek domination. They seek total control. This is not theoretical. We are watching authoritarian power consolidate in real time.

The Senate still holds tools that can stop it.

Five Senators could stop this. Ten could bring Senate business to a halt. They have the tools. The only question left is whether they have the courage to use them. On No Kings Day, Montanans and patriots across America made it clear: we are out of excuses. The fight must move to the Senate floor.

Contact U.S. Senators from across the country and urge them to form a procedural resistance bloc:

• Place holds on every nomination

• Block unanimous consent requests

• Demand full debate and roll call votes

• Filibuster non-essential business until constitutional compliance is restored

The Constitutional demands are clear:

• Fully restore funding for federal agencies, veterans services, Medicaid, Social Security, disaster preparedness, and infrastructure

• Guarantee due process for every individual

• Hold the executive accountable to the Constitution

We cannot wait for partisan leadership to wake up. We the People must act now.