Recently the #DumpDevos and #WeChoose have been trending together on Twitter in efforts to move towards the impeachment of recently elected Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Most people using the hashtags are linking their tweets to articles detailing a policy of Devos’ they disagree with, like her decision to defend the rollback of protection for transgender students. People are using the #WeChoose to explain what kind of Secretary of Education they really want. Both Rosie Grant and Badass Teachers Asso. use this kind of tweet.
#WeChoose a Sec of Ed who respects the rights of LGBTQ children https://t.co/TvguAcZNQq
Time 2 #DumpDeVos— Rosie Grant (@rosiegpef) April 11, 2018
#WeChoose a Sec. of Ed who is competent and will protect the civil rights of our children https://t.co/0yuKpQshjT
Time 2 #DumpDevos— Badass Teachers Asso (@BadassTeachersA) April 11, 2018
In another example, Nick Jack Pappas lists the things he considers deal breakers on DeVos’ track record as reasons to #DumpDevos.
Betsy Devos:
– family donated $200 million to GOP.
– called black colleges "pioneers" for school choice.
– reversed policies protecting college sexual assault victims.
– revoked 72 guidance documents outlining rights for disabled students.
– loves guns, hates bears.#DumpDevos— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) April 5, 2018
But this movement isn’t without opposition. Tynus Jorvensen responds directly to Pappas and adds some criticism of his own directly to Pappas’ tweet.
This guy is exactly why Democrats lost all those elections over the last like 10 years.
He's listing GOOD things, and pretending they are BAD things.
Democrats don't know the difference between good and bad. That's why they watch CNN. 😂#DumpDevos pic.twitter.com/YsQvboyWcE
— Tynus Jorvensen (@isle_o_selkirk) April 12, 2018
Then there are people like Trisha. Instead of making fun of the hashtag like Jorvensen does, she uses the hashtag to make a serious argument and draw attention to the less popular opinion of those in favor of DeVos.
PLEASE @BetsyDeVosED save our schools, please ignore the nutbags Hillary and Obama have hired to harass you daily and focus on saving our kids from the manic insane radical leftists that have taken over teachers unions, us sane people LOVE you! #DumpDevos
— Trisha (@ProblemPanacea) April 5, 2018
We all need to show @BetsyDeVosED how much we appreciate her, she takes attacks from these leftist radicals all day every day, to fix the education system they have destroyed, let her know we appreciate her for fighting to save our kids! #DumpDevos pic.twitter.com/aPhSyWIlbv
— Trisha (@ProblemPanacea) April 5, 2018
Each of these tweets showcases a different form of Twitter response and how various users decide to capitalize on a certain hashtag—whether it’s because they’re in agreement or want to bring attention to an unpopular viewpoint.