mtutiger Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Welcome to the 119th Congress! One ballot in, and Mike Johnson fails to secure the gavel. Quote
mtutiger Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 (edited) Congress is a coequal branch of government.... an election was held concurrently with the Presidential election, and the GOP's "mandate" was *checks notes* 3 votes. So, sounds like Newtie (and Johnson and Trump) and whoever need to deal with that reality and stop complaining. Edited January 3 by mtutiger 1 1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 3 Posted January 3 1 minute ago, mtutiger said: Congress is a coequal branch of government.... an election was held concurrently with the Presidential election, and the GOP's mandate was *checks notes* 3 votes. So, sounds like Johnson and Trump and whoever need to deal with that reality and stop complaining. But, I've been told over and over it was a Republican mandate! Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Actually, it seems to have been that way since at least 2017..For the former Tea Party and now Trimpublicans Quote
mtutiger Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 5 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: Actually, it seems to have been that way since at least 2017..For the former Tea Party and now Trimpublicans I don't agree with McHenry on much politically, but the dude knows his **** in terms of how Congress works. Quote
mtutiger Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 Just now, CMRivdogs said: Wonder what they got? Quote
mtutiger Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 9 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: Now they can get to work, love it. Good luck with that majority ranging from 1-3 votes! lol Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 12 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: He would know lol Quote
oblong Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Kamala Harris on January 6th gets the honor to do something that only Al Gore (2000), Richard Nixon (1960), Hubert Humphrey (1968), and John Brecinridge (1860, a 4 way race) have done. Preside over their own electoral defeat for President. Nixon's words were eloquent, as you'd expect. Quote
VegasTiger Posted January 3 Posted January 3 5 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: He would know lol That's not the flex you think it is. 4 2 Quote
mtutiger Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 13 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: He would know lol That says a lot more about the GOP than it does about Hakeem Jeffries, Chief... 1 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 10 minutes ago, oblong said: Kamala Harris on January 6th gets the honor to do something that only Al Gore (2000), Richard Nixon (1960), Hubert Humphrey (1968), and John Brecinridge (1860, a 4 way race) have done. Preside over their own electoral defeat for President. Nixon's words were eloquent, as you'd expect. and no tele-prompters in those days. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4 Posted January 4 (edited) They can't even be bothered to verify historical information https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/national-prayer-peace-spurious-quotation/ https://bsky.app/profile/friendlyatheist.com/post/3leuhlgmfuk2e In his opening speech, Speaker Mike Johnson just recited a long prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson. As @jackjenkins.me and others have pointed out, Jefferson never said any of this: www.monticello.org/research-edu... Edited January 4 by CMRivdogs Quote
mtutiger Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 11 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: They can't even be bothered to verify historical information https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/national-prayer-peace-spurious-quotation/ https://bsky.app/profile/friendlyatheist.com/post/3leuhlgmfuk2e In his opening speech, Speaker Mike Johnson just recited a long prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson. As @jackjenkins.me and others have pointed out, Jefferson never said any of this: www.monticello.org/research-edu... Oh, he probably knows it isn't attributable to Thomas Jefferson... The guy just lies as he breathes Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 1 hour ago, mtutiger said: Oh, he probably knows it isn't attributable to Thomas Jefferson... The guy just lies as he breathes Verily, he hath borne false witness. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Quote The 118th Congress closed yesterday. Without hanging the plaque to honor Jan 6 police officers and heroes that was required under federal law signed in March 2023 https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3lewmnmm4vs2y Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Yesterday, the House and Senate unanimously passed this resolution setting procedures for the Jan. 6 joint session. Notably, this resolution embraces the Electoral Count Act as the governing law of the session — despite Trump’s effort to deem it unconstitutional 4 years ago. https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lew4huwoxk27 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Quote McGovern: I want to take issue with the word choice of the gentlelady who kept on talking about a mandate. Where is the mandate? Is it in the room with us? Maybe it's hiding under the table. The last time I checked, Republicans lost seats in the house https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3leul44n7qf2c McGovern: I want to take issue with the word choice of the gentlelady who kept on talking about a mandate. Where is the mandate? Is it in the room with us? Maybe it's hiding under the table. The last time I checked, Republicans lost seats in the house Rep. McGovern on the House floor 0:38 Quote
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