Getting a little closer.Vrede too wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:24 pm
Otherwise, the unanimous Dems plus as few as 3 RepuQs, I think, send SINO Johnson the johnson packing. Then, the unanimous Dems plus as few as 3 moderate and/or disgusted RepuQs elect Jeffries as Speaker. He would then practice true leadership and compromise, including gaining Ukraine funding.
Is that a problem or a boon?GoCubsGo wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:46 amThings are going well after the break.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/stat ... 2600396009
Even broken clocks . . .House Republicans are in chaos again as conservatives derail a key surveillance bill
A band of hard-right agitators, backed by former President Donald Trump, revolted against GOP leaders Wednesday, blocking renewal of a powerful surveillance program that is set to expire next week and throwing the GOP-led House into chaos once again.
Nineteen conservatives broke with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his leadership team and voted down a "rule"; the vote was 193-228. It's yet another example of a minority of Republicans using the otherwise procedural vote to prevent the House from debating their own party's legislation.
I stand with lefty civil liberties advocates.... Given the party's minuscule margin, Wednesday's Republican revolt effectively derailed — for now — carefully crafted compromise legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
After the vote, Johnson scheduled a special closed-door meeting of House Republicans for later Wednesday afternoon, but there was no breakthrough after more than an hour. It's unclear whether Congress will be able to renew 702, which the administration says is a critical national security tool, before it expires on April 19....
The current FISA tool allows the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign nationals without needing to obtain warrants, with a higher bar for targeted American citizens. The new House Republican bill calls for a number of reforms but doesn't go far enough in the eyes of privacy and civil liberties advocates, on both the right and left.
Self-defeating poison pills, figures. Excellent "leadership", SINO Johnson the johnson... Although most Democrats and the White House support extending FISA, House Democrats don't intend to provide votes for the rule because of partisan language tucked into it. In addition to the FISA bill, the rule includes a Republican resolution on Israel that criticizes President Joe Biden for pressuring the country to change its war strategy after the strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy.
While some Republicans oppose reauthorizing FISA outright, others are expected to support the rule to vote for a warrant requirement for the Section 702 program. Members of the House Intelligence Committee and the intelligence community warn that such a requirement could cripple the program.
Throughout our history LEOs have operated successfully with warrant requirements.
Whatever works... The push to curtail the government’s surveillance power has sparked an extraordinary left-right coalition.
The Rules Committee authorized a House floor vote on an amendment to curtail warrantless surveillance of U.S. persons under the FISA law, written by Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.; Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.; Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.; Warren Davidson, R-Ohio; Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.; and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio....
It's a sick joke that TRE45QN and his sycophant SINO Johnson the johnson present themselves as election defenders.Mike Johnson and Donald Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from voting
... However, non-citizens are already not allowed to vote in federal elections in the United States, and it's not a common occurrence. No state currently allows non-citizens to cast a ballot in state-level elections either, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, though some municipalities may have their own rules for local races.
The former president has long falsely claimed that there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He has pleaded not guilty in two criminal cases – one federal and one in the state of Georgia – accusing him of trying to steal the election from President Joe Biden....
Hold on to your socks, it's going to get a lot worse leading up to November unless the polls start flipping.
GoCubsGo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:24 amIt's nice that they've kissed and made up and all is kumbaya in the House.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1778792160302711041
If he allows the Ukraine vote, he'll wind up sticking around, but that will be the effective end of him. He might not wind up being minority leader in the next Congress.Vrede too wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:53 pmGoCubsGo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:24 amIt's nice that they've kissed and made up and all is kumbaya in the House.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1778792160302711041
Second GOP lawmaker backs ousting House speaker, putting Johnson's job in peril
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky
BRD pool: What date will SINO Johnson the johnson leave the Speakership?
I'll go with May 16, 2024.
I actually think that's ok with Moscow Marge. There's actual responsibility to work and govern when you're in the majority, it takes time away from TV appearances, raising money, pandering to the base and podcasting.O Really wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:07 amIn support of my view:
https://politizoom.com/mtg-massie-are-t ... %2Fliberal
"MTG, Massie Are Too Stupid To Know They Just Gave the House To Dems"
The House caved in.Vrede too wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:22 amEven broken clocks . . .House Republicans are in chaos again as conservatives derail a key surveillance bill
A band of hard-right agitators, backed by former President Donald Trump, revolted against GOP leaders Wednesday, blocking renewal of a powerful surveillance program that is set to expire next week and throwing the GOP-led House into chaos once again.
Nineteen conservatives broke with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his leadership team and voted down a "rule"; the vote was 193-228. It's yet another example of a minority of Republicans using the otherwise procedural vote to prevent the House from debating their own party's legislation.I stand with lefty civil liberties advocates.... Given the party's minuscule margin, Wednesday's Republican revolt effectively derailed — for now — carefully crafted compromise legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
After the vote, Johnson scheduled a special closed-door meeting of House Republicans for later Wednesday afternoon, but there was no breakthrough after more than an hour. It's unclear whether Congress will be able to renew 702, which the administration says is a critical national security tool, before it expires on April 19....
The current FISA tool allows the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign nationals without needing to obtain warrants, with a higher bar for targeted American citizens. The new House Republican bill calls for a number of reforms but doesn't go far enough in the eyes of privacy and civil liberties advocates, on both the right and left.Self-defeating poison pills, figures. Excellent "leadership", SINO Johnson the johnson... Although most Democrats and the White House support extending FISA, House Democrats don't intend to provide votes for the rule because of partisan language tucked into it. In addition to the FISA bill, the rule includes a Republican resolution on Israel that criticizes President Joe Biden for pressuring the country to change its war strategy after the strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy.While some Republicans oppose reauthorizing FISA outright, others are expected to support the rule to vote for a warrant requirement for the Section 702 program. Members of the House Intelligence Committee and the intelligence community warn that such a requirement could cripple the program.Whatever works... The push to curtail the government’s surveillance power has sparked an extraordinary left-right coalition.
The Rules Committee authorized a House floor vote on an amendment to curtail warrantless surveillance of U.S. persons under the FISA law, written by Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.; Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.; Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.; Warren Davidson, R-Ohio; Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.; and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio....
More:GoCubsGo wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 1:14 pmSays a lot.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/stat ... 0456151355
https://twitter.com/Liz_Cheney/status/1 ... 0868846815
The Republican Speaker of the House is openly declaring that he’s working with fellow Republican lawmakers to interfere in active criminal proceedings to protect the presumptive Republican nominee. Blatant corruption in broad daylight.
Imagine if Mike Johnson and Republicans were this dedicated to making the American people’s lives better.
What he’s saying here is that not only does he believe, but he is working to make sure Donald Trump can commit all the crimes he would like with absolutely no consequences. Something to remember in November.
Today was an historic, all-time low point for the House Speakership.
Mike Johnson demeaned and degraded the dignity and honor of his office with his inappropriate courthouse appearance in support of Donald Trump.
Send this embarrassment back into the Minority where he belongs.
Republicans against Trump
Mike Johnson: “The crime that they are accusing President Trump of is falsification of business records. But I think everybody knows he’s not the bookkeeper for his company
President Trump is innocent of these charges”
Except that Trump signed the checks
“Jesus, please save President Trump from the satanic claws of liberals that want to condemn him for doing what comes naturally to men. He’s repented and is now selling Trump Bibles. Please use discount code MIKE69 when ordering.”
- Mike Johnson
More tweets at the link.
"Somebody" said the Dems should have saved McCarthy, sleazebag liar that he is, because the replacement would be worse. No reason to think booting Johnson the johnson would result in any improvement. The inmates are running the Congressional asylum.
Watching the wingnuts flounder and infight for weeks would be wildly entertaining and probably politically smart, but I think the overriding factor was government paralysis in the event of a crisis.
