injinji
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It is a Senate tradition.
Examples of GOP Leadership
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hanimmal
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So was giving a hearing to a president's SCOTUS pick. The Republicans under McConnell's rule broke a lot of judicial traditions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/27/dangerous-first-conservative-judge-installed-after-vetting-by-only-two-senators/
printer
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Susan Collins: Orderly Transfer of Power 'Essential'
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says the Electoral Count Act needs to be overhauled because the orderly transfer of power is “essential.”
Collins, who is leading a bipartisan group of senators committed to reforming the act, made her remarks in a column posted by The New York Times on Friday.
“This 1887 law, vaguely written in the inaccessible language of a different era, was intended to restrain Congress, but in practice it has had the unintended effect of creating ambiguities that could potentially be used to expand the role of Congress and the vice president in ways that are contrary to the Constitution.”
But, despite the law’s flaws, it has not been an issue for more than a hundred years, she noted. That changed after President Joe Biden was elected in 2020.
“President Donald Trump and his allies both exploited the weaknesses of the law and ignored the language of the Constitution,” she said. “Mr. Trump argued that the vice president could overturn the election results. A violent mob temporarily halted the electoral count that would confirm President Biden’s victory.
“Vice President Mike Pence’s courage and integrity on that day cannot be overstated. He stood up to a determined president who relentlessly pressured him to swing the election his way. And he refused to be intimidated by rioters who assaulted police officers, swarmed the Capitol and chanted 'Hang Mike Pence!' As the dangerous mob neared the Senate chambers, the vice president and senators had to be whisked away.
“Finally, senators were told it was safe enough for us to proceed back to the chamber, which all of us were determined to do so that we could resume the counting of the votes."
She added: “That day reminded us that there is nothing more essential to the survival of a democracy than the orderly transfer of power, and there is nothing more essential to the orderly transfer of power than clear rules for effecting it.”
She maintained the Electoral Count Act is ambiguously phrased and must be amended.
“Our group of senators shares a vision of drafting legislation to ensure the integrity of our elections and public confidence in the results,” she said. “We want a bill that will be considered by committees, debated on the Senate floor, garner the support of the Senate’s two leaders and pass the Senate with 60 or more votes.”
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says the Electoral Count Act needs to be overhauled because the orderly transfer of power is “essential.”
Collins, who is leading a bipartisan group of senators committed to reforming the act, made her remarks in a column posted by The New York Times on Friday.
“This 1887 law, vaguely written in the inaccessible language of a different era, was intended to restrain Congress, but in practice it has had the unintended effect of creating ambiguities that could potentially be used to expand the role of Congress and the vice president in ways that are contrary to the Constitution.”
But, despite the law’s flaws, it has not been an issue for more than a hundred years, she noted. That changed after President Joe Biden was elected in 2020.
“President Donald Trump and his allies both exploited the weaknesses of the law and ignored the language of the Constitution,” she said. “Mr. Trump argued that the vice president could overturn the election results. A violent mob temporarily halted the electoral count that would confirm President Biden’s victory.
“Vice President Mike Pence’s courage and integrity on that day cannot be overstated. He stood up to a determined president who relentlessly pressured him to swing the election his way. And he refused to be intimidated by rioters who assaulted police officers, swarmed the Capitol and chanted 'Hang Mike Pence!' As the dangerous mob neared the Senate chambers, the vice president and senators had to be whisked away.
“Finally, senators were told it was safe enough for us to proceed back to the chamber, which all of us were determined to do so that we could resume the counting of the votes."
She added: “That day reminded us that there is nothing more essential to the survival of a democracy than the orderly transfer of power, and there is nothing more essential to the orderly transfer of power than clear rules for effecting it.”
She maintained the Electoral Count Act is ambiguously phrased and must be amended.
“Our group of senators shares a vision of drafting legislation to ensure the integrity of our elections and public confidence in the results,” she said. “We want a bill that will be considered by committees, debated on the Senate floor, garner the support of the Senate’s two leaders and pass the Senate with 60 or more votes.”
Susan Collins: Orderly Transfer of Power 'Essential'
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says the Electoral Count Act needs to be overhauled because the orderly transfer of power is "essential." Collins, who is leading a bipartisan group of senators committed to reforming the act, made her remarks in a column posted by The New York...
Budzbuddha
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Oh look another Repub Retard ! ….
*stumbles on words badly at end lol
*stumbles on words badly at end lol
DIY-HP-LED
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Kingmaker No More? Republicans Are Figuring Out They Can Defy Trump And Survive
The panel discusses a new poll saying a majority of Republican are siding with former Vice President Pence over former President Trump over Trump's claims Pence could have overturned the election. New reporting is also discussed that suggests a "loss of altitude" for Trump's control over the Republican party.
The panel discusses a new poll saying a majority of Republican are siding with former Vice President Pence over former President Trump over Trump's claims Pence could have overturned the election. New reporting is also discussed that suggests a "loss of altitude" for Trump's control over the Republican party.
Roger A. Shrubber
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does it disturb anyone else that the only job these people have is to know this kind of shit, and most of them don't?
what are they doing with their time? plotting the overthrow of democracy or something crazy like that?
Roger A. Shrubber
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no matter how many of them side with pence, they still think the election was illegitimate...so they're only 90% fucked in the head, instead of 99%?...that's a significant difference
DIY-HP-LED
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The difference is it could divide them, Trump and the republican party now have vastly different goals, Donald's is just to keep his ass outta prison and hang onto enough cash to live like a pig. Donald ain't that rational at the best of times, the heat he will feel in the coming weeks and months would have most people with brains blowing them out. He will destroy them rather than give up power over them, kinda like Hitler in a way. He needs to get out of shit and will use republicans up like toilet paper to try and do it.no matter how many of them side with pence, they still think the election was illegitimate...so they're only 90% fucked in the head, instead of 99%?...that's a significant difference
He might be in big business trouble in NY, but I still think Georgia will indict and try him first, it's simple and direct with a recording of Trump. I don't know if he will be convicted, but I do know plenty of republicans in Georgia will have to testify against him on TV and perhaps before the election. Even Mark Meadows might testify against him in GA, since he was in on the call. Donald would loose his fucking mind and might have to be tied to his chair and ball gaged!
Roger A. Shrubber
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well, i don't think he has enough dirt on enough republicans to do significant damage to the party...
if you were a republican under trump, would you share any compromising information about yourself with him? or any of his lackeys?
many of them stepped in shit helping him out with his coup attempt, and that is on them, not trump...no one held a gun on them and told them "betray your country, your party, and democracy, or die."...but as to trump having a folder of dirt on each and every republican? highly doubtful....and any lies he tells will be pretty transparent.
i'm not trying to be antagonistic, i want what you want...i'm just a lot more pessimistic about the possible outcomes than you are
if you were a republican under trump, would you share any compromising information about yourself with him? or any of his lackeys?
many of them stepped in shit helping him out with his coup attempt, and that is on them, not trump...no one held a gun on them and told them "betray your country, your party, and democracy, or die."...but as to trump having a folder of dirt on each and every republican? highly doubtful....and any lies he tells will be pretty transparent.
i'm not trying to be antagonistic, i want what you want...i'm just a lot more pessimistic about the possible outcomes than you are
DIY-HP-LED
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He will destroy the republicans by peeling off as little as10% of their vote and getting them to stay home, like he did in Georgia, only nation wide. Margins are tight and covid will continue to decimate republicans selectively at the rate of almost 2000 day. Donald going on about the election being stolen and the system rigged won't help the republicans at all and if he's on trial for election crimes in Georgia, it will be his only defense. As I said top republicans testifying against him at his trial would seal the deal, Donald puts revenge and retribution above everything else.
If the republicans lose the house and enough of the senate, the democrats will destroy the republicans like you would put down a rabid dog. It ain't revenge or retribution, it's a duty to defend and protect the constitution by destroying it's enemies.
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Roger A. Shrubber
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i sincerely hope you're right....
i am not so optimistic
there are a lot of stupid magats, but even if trump tells them to stay home and not vote (which i don't think will happen) they are aware of what votes are, and that if they don't vote for a republican, a dreaded, evil, baby eating democrat will take the office, and they won't let that happen
trump is one vote, magats are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of votes, and trump's influence seems to be slipping with the republicans, and that will filter down to the "base"...soon they will follow the new trump, same as the old trump, they got tricked again
captainmorgan
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All 3 Republicans running for Michigan Attorney General just stated that they oppose the ruling in Griswold v Connecticut which outlawed prosecuting married couples for using contraception.
DIY-HP-LED
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They could say they favor castrating themselves and all males in America and as long as the blew the dog whistle loud enough... Remember facts no longer matter to republicans, so any thing goes when you detach from reality.
printer
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No source other than the tweet. Would like to see something a little more concrete before I believe it.
Roger A. Shrubber
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good for them, good to know the Texas national guard has enough members who aren't magats to do this...
if abbott can't get his head out of his ass and run Texas, let the guard take it over and run it...no fucking way they could do a worse job
captainmorgan
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Michigan Republicans give "terrifying" answers on a landmark contraception case
But first they had to be told what it was.
www.motherjones.com
WV.
www.cnn.com
But the pandemic is over..we have a green colored picture of the US now..see how this happened?
Covid-19 rips through West Virginia women's prison as federal agency takes heat
Covid-19 is running rampant through the Alderson women's prison in West Virginia, in one of the deadliest outbreaks this year at a federal correctional facility. Bureau of Prisons officials take heat for how the agency has handled the pandemic.
www.cnn.com
But the pandemic is over..we have a green colored picture of the US now..see how this happened?
- National Governors Association meets at WH
- Governor returns and says he's no longer extending for Denver
- US map goes green
- Masks come off
- CDC says..oh come now, who cares what they say.
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