Hey Dems, Let’s Not Wait Until They Burn The House Down To Fight Back

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

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4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Republicans are playing to win, utterly ignoring all rules, laws, and norms. They’re ignoring their oath to defend the Constitution, they’re ignoring court rulings, and they’re creating new congressional districts mid-decade. And that’s just the start. They’re fighting to win. Hey Dems, when will we do the same?

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.3	That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged.
0:13.6	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.7	The social contract, it's on us.
0:32.1	Hey, good Wednesday.
0:33.7	I say this again as a new, new Democrat right good morning everybody I say
0:42.1	this as a new Democrat only been a Democrat for about six weeks hey Democrats
0:50.7	Democrats Democrats my fellow Democrats are we going to wait until the House has burned down before we fight?
1:03.7	I mean that.
1:06.4	That right there is a serious question.
1:09.6	Are we going to wait until the damn house has been burnt down to the ground before we say,
1:19.3	you know what, we got to fight.
1:21.6	We got to fight them.
1:24.4	We got to fight to win.
1:27.0	We got a fight to save the House.
1:32.7	Put it another way, my fellow Democrats, with all humility,
1:41.7	Republicans are playing for keeps. Republicans are playing to win. Rules and laws and norms be damned.
2:03.6	Hey, Democrats, when will we do the same?
2:08.6	When will we do the same?
2:15.6	Republicans are prepared to fight to the death.
2:24.7	Think of it like this, my fellow Democrats.
2:28.8	I know this as a former Republican.
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