The Politics Thread

[dragonflies]

So I just read GOP won control of the House, so are we f*cked or what??

 

Edited November 17, 2022 by dragonflies

[Taoboi]

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Ooooo THAT is interesting. I will be curious to see where it goes.

 

As for the House...yeah I saw that as well. I'm just as curious to see how that will play out.

[janea4old]

January 6 Committee still working as long as it can . . .
Two-part tweet from November 14, 2022:
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Part 1 of 2

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1592303933602791424

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 14, 2022

Former President Trump has refused to comply with the Select Committee’s subpoena requiring him to appear for a deposition.

His attorneys have made no attempt to negotiate an appearance, and his lawsuit parades out many of the same arguments that courts have rejected repeatedly.
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Part 2 of 2

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1592303935108571136

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 14, 2022

Donald Trump orchestrated a scheme to overturn a presidential election and block the transfer of power. He is obligated to provide answers to the American people.

The committee will evaluate next steps in the litigation and regarding the former President’s noncompliance.
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Edited November 17, 2022 by janea4old

[janea4old]

January 6th Committee 
Five-part tweet dated November 16, 2022
(response to statements Pence made while promoting his book)

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Part 1 of 5

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1593055611536936960

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 16, 2022

The Select Committee has proceeded respectfully and responsibly in our engagement with Vice President Pence, so it is disappointing that he is misrepresenting the nature of our investigation while giving interviews to promote his new book.

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Part 2 of 5

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1593055614544261121

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 16, 2022

Our investigation has presented the testimony of more than 50 Republican witnesses, including senior members of the Trump White House, the Campaign, & Justice Department.

This testimony, subject to criminal penalties for lying to Congress, was not ‘partisan.’ It was truthful.

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Part 3 of 5

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1593055617278971905

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 16, 2022

Every member of the Select Committee supported the creation of an independent bipartisan commission.

After initially supporting such a commission, Leader McCarthy withdrew his support and the bipartisan plan to create the commission was defeated by Republicans in the Senate.

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Part 4 of 5

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1593055619766185986

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 16, 2022

McCarthy had the opportunity to nominate 5 members. Speaker Pelosi initially accepted 3 of those nominees and invited McCarthy to propose 2 others.

Rather than doing so, McCarthy refused to participate—so that he could make the false claim that the Committee was one-sided.

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Part 5 of 5

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1593055622320488449

January 6th Committee @January6thCmte
Nov. 16, 2022

The Select Committee has consistently praised the former Vice President’s refusal to bow to former President Trump’s pressure to illegally refuse to count electoral votes on January 6th.

But his recent statements about the Select Committee are not accurate.

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[Juliajms]

No, we are just in for two years of gridlock. It could have been much, much worse.

[janea4old]

Gridlock yes.

Hopefully, if a few Republicans cross the aisle and vote with Dems on anything, then something *could* get done.  But that's only if the motion comes to the floor.

The majority party gets the chair of every committee, and can decide which issues ever come to the floor.    That's a big problem.

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[janea4old]

 

 

 

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[Vee]

Fantastic news.

[DRW50]

Other than her endorsing Nina Turner, Katie has had a near-faultless political career. I can't see the power structure letting her get Feinstein's seat but either way I can't see her staying in the House long-term.

[Vee]

Mitt Romney all but openly pleads for SCOTUS not to screw them again.

Meanwhile:

 

[Vee]

 

Another take on recent events. I'm agnostic on this but I trust Stern, so I'll do the reading.

Meanwhile:

 

 

[Noel]

Yep. Kevin McCarhy doesn't deserve anything except for a bag of sh*t. Whoever cleans the Capitol should've put the feces dropped and smeared all over the walls by those hillbilly rioters in a large Ziploc bag and plopped it on his desk while he massaging Trump's a$$hole.

Going back to he topic at hand, either the American people are going to realize that the GOP does not care about their "kitchen table" interests, or the House GOP is going to be divided by the moderate Republicans and the more extreme ones (e.g., Greene, Jordan, Gaetz).

Edited November 17, 2022 by Noel

[marceline]

The truth is that GOP voters don't really care about kitchen table interests either. They just use the economy as an excuse to vote for white supremacy.

[Noel]

I'm sure there's a tribe of them no doubt, but if they're like John McCain moderates, I wouldn't necessarily say that they're white supremacists. Hillbillies, yes. No, I seriously don't know. I should've never said that about groups of people. Most Republican voters I know are more about the "laissez-faire" approach to government. I'm the complete opposite, lol! Sometimes I vote Democrat and sometimes Green. 

[janea4old]

Nancy Pelosi Speech Thurs. Nov. 17, 2022.  Announcing that she is stepping down from House leadership at the end of this year's session, but will continue to serve as Congresswoman from San Francisco.  Sums up her career, thanks all who helped, and passes the baton to the next generation.
 

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The House has a custom of having various members rotate as temporary Speaker (Speaker Pro Tempore) when the actual Speaker is not available.  Representative Ann Kuster of New Hampshire served in that role today.

Thus, when Nancy Pelosi gets up to speak, she addresses her remarks to "Madam  Speaker" (Ann Kuster), as is customary.

Transcript of Pelosi's speech:
(Long, so I'll put it behind a spoiler tag):

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Edited November 18, 2022 by janea4old