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

 

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7 hours ago, janea4old said:

You're welcome.  I thought we could all use the smiles.

8 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

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

 

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.

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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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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4 hours ago, dragonflies said:

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

 

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

5 hours ago, Juliajms said:

we are just in for two years of gridlock. It could have been much, much worse.

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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Fantastic news.

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.

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

Meanwhile:

 

 

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

Meanwhile:

 

 

16 hours ago, Juliajms said:

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

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).

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23 minutes ago, Noel said:

the American people are going to realize that the GOP does not care about their "kitchen table" interests

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.

1 minute ago, marceline said:

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.

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. 

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.
 

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):

Spoiler

Madam Speaker, as we gather here, we stand on sacred ground, the chamber of the United States House of Representatives, the heart of American democracy.

I will never forget the first time I saw the Capitol. It was on a cold January day when I was six years old, my father Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. was about to be sworn in for his fifth term in Congress, representing our beloved hometown of Baltimore. I was riding in the car with my brothers and they were thrilled and jumping up and down and saying to me "Nancy, look, Nancy look there's the Capitol." And every time, I'd say, "I don't see any capital, is it a capital A, capital B or capital C?" And finally, I saw it. A stunning white building with a magnificent dome.  I believed then, as I believe today, this is the most beautiful building in the world because of what it represents. The Capitol is a temple of our democracy, of our Constitution, of our highest ideals. On that day, I stood with my father on this floor as he took the sacred oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies and foreign and domestic. 

All of us who have served in this House have taken the hallowed Oath of Office; and it is the oath that stitches us together in a long and storied heritage. Colleagues who served before us are all our colleagues. Colleagues like Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, Shirley Chisholm, Patsy Mink, and our beloved John Lewis. Personally, it binds me as a colleague to my father, a proud New Deal Congressman and one of the earliest Italian-Americans to serve in the Congress. This is an oath we are duty-bound to keep, and it links us with the highest aspirations of the ages. In this room, our colleagues across history have abolished slavery, granted women the right to vote, established Social Security and Medicare, offered a hand to the weak, care to the sick, education to the young, and hope to the many. Indeed, it is here under the gaze of our patriarch, George Washington, in the Peoples' House, that we have done the peoples' work. 

My colleagues, I stand before you as Speaker of the House, as a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a devout Catholic, a proud Democrat, and a patriotic American, a citizen of the greatest republic in the history of the world, which President Lincoln called "the last, best hope on Earth". Indeed, in the words attributed to another of our colleagues, the legendary Daniel Webster, he said "Hold on my friends to the Constitution" of your country and the government established under it. "Miracles do not cluster, that which has happened but once in six thousand years cannot be expected to happen often." Indeed, American democracy is majestic, but it is fragile. Many of us here witnessed its fragility firsthand – tragically – in this chamber. And so democracy must be forever defended from forces that wish it harm.

Last week, the American people spoke and their voices were raised in defense of Liberty, of the rule of law, and of democracy itself. With these elections, the people stood in the breach and repelled The Assault on Democracy. They resoundedly rejected violence and insurrection; and in doing so, "gave proof through the night that our flag was still there". And now we owe to the American people our very best – to deliver on their faith, and reach for the more perfect union, the Glorious Horizon that our Founders promised. 

The questions before this Congress and at this moment are urgent. Questions about the ideals that this House is charged by the Constitution to preserve and protect: establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Our posterity, our children – babies born today will live into the next century, and our decisions will determine their future for generations to come. While we have our disagreements on policy, we must remain fully committed to our shared fundamental mission. To hold strong to our most treasured democratic ideals, to cherish the spark of divinity in each and every one of us, and to always put our country first. In their infinite wisdom, our Founders gave us their guidance: "E pluribus unum. From many, one".  They could not have imagined how large our country would become or how different we would be from one another; but they knew we had to be united as one. We the people, one country, one destiny.

It has been with great pride in my 35 years in the House, I have seen this body grow more reflective of our great nation, our beautiful nation. When I came to the Congress in 1987, there were 12 Democratic women. Now there are over 90, and we want more. The new members of our Democratic Caucus will be about 75% women, People of Color and LGBTQ. And we have brought more voices to the decision-making table. When I entered Leadership in 2002, there were eight of us, today there are 17 members of the Leadership. 

When I first came to the floor at six years old, never would I have thought that someday I would go from homemaker to House Speaker.  In fact, I never intended to run for public office. Mommy and Daddy taught us through their example that public service is a noble calling and that we all have a responsibility to help others. In our family, my brother Tommy then became mayor of Baltimore, also.  

But it's been my privilege to play a part in forging extraordinary progress for the American people. I have enjoyed working with three presidents – achieving historic investments in clean energy with President George Bush, transforming health care reform with President Barack Obama, and forging the future from infrastructure to health care to climate action with President Joe Biden. 

Now we must move boldly into the future, grounded by the principles that have propelled us this far, and open to fresh possibilities for the future. 

Scripture teaches us for everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven. My friends, no matter what title you all, my colleagues, have bestowed upon me – Speaker, Leader, Whip – there is no greater official honor for me than to stand on this floor and to speak for the people of San Francisco. This I will continue to do as a member of the House speaking for the people of San Francisco, serving the great state of California, and defending our Constitution. 

And with great confidence in our Caucus, I will not seek reelection to Democratic Leadership in the next Congress. 

For me, the hour's come for a new generation to lead the Democratic Caucus that I so deeply respect. And I'm grateful that many are ready and willing to shoulder this awesome responsibility. 

Madam Speaker, standing here today, I'm endlessly grateful for all of life's blessings: 

• For my Democratic colleagues whose courage and commitment, with the support of your families, have made many of these accomplishments possible – in fact, could not have been done without you. 
   
• For my dear husband Paul, who has been my beloved partner in life and my pillar of support, thank you. We're all grateful for all the prayers and well-wishes as he continues his recovery. Thank you so much. 
   
• For our darling children: Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul, and Alexandra – and our grandchildren: Alexander and Madeline; Liam, Shawn, and Ryan; Paul and Thomas; Bella and Octavio – they are the joys of our lives for whom we... and we are so very, very proud of them and... a comfort to us at this time. 
   
• And for my brilliant, dedicated, and patriotic staff, under the leadership of Terri McCullough, together, working together the finest group of public servants the House has ever known, thank you all so much. 
   
• And again, for those who sent me here – for the people of San Francisco, for entrusting me with the high honor of being their voice in Congress.  In this continued work, I will strive under the patron saint of our city, St. Francis. "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace." 

In this House, we begin each day with a prayer and a Pledge to the flag. And every day, I am in awe of the majestic miracle that is American democracy. As we participate in the hallmark of our republic, the peaceful orderly transition from one Congress to the next, let us consider the words of, again, President Lincoln, spoken during one of America's darkest hours. He called upon us to come together, to "swell the chorus of the Union", when once "again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." That, again, is the task at hand. A new day is dawning on the horizon and I look forward, always forward, to the unfolding story of our nation, a story of light and love, of patriotism and progress, of many becoming one. And always an unfinished mission to make the dreams of today the reality of tomorrow. Thank you, all. May God bless you and your families. And may God bless – continue to bless – our veterans and the United States of America. Thank you all so much.

 

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