General Political Fúckery Thread - Subplot: Can Democrats Win Back The House In Nov?
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the cac mamba
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so when dems win this special election in february, and santos' bytch ass gets recalled or thrown out, mccarthy's majority goes from 5 to 3 
US House GOP bans DC mayor from House Floor
by: Daniel Hamburg Posted: Jan 9, 2023 / 11:40 PM EST Updated: Jan 10, 2023 / 11:24 AM EST
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C.’s mayor is now banned from being on the U.S. House floor.
It’s one of several changes Republicans made in their new House Rules package passed Monday night.
Democrats call this a punishing move targeting the mayor, but Mayor Muriel Bowser says it won’t affect much of her day-to-day activity.
“I think it sounds like some petty thing that was developed in the rules and I don’t laugh it off however because it shows how petty some people will be,” Bowser said.
On Monday Bowser reacted to the rules change barring her from the U.S. House floor. It also takes away privileges for governors of U.S. territories, like Puerto Rico.
“The rules continue to grant governors and 16 other categories of people including foreign ministers floor privileges,” said D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.
All but one House Republican voted 220 to 213 to pass the new House rules package where this change was made.
Despite calling the move petty, Bowser says she hasn’t used the privilege in her eight years in office.
“I didn’t think it would be effective. My strategies with the members of the Congress have been to deal with them on very specific issues and try to win their support,” Bowser said.
But still, Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger says it could create challenges.
“It seems like a punitive effort. Certainly, our ability to engage directly with the mayor of Washington D.C. or the governors of various different territories, it is important to our ability to do our jobs,” Spanberger said.
D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is again pushing for independence from federal oversight of local laws.
“Congress has undemocratic plenary authority over DC and regularly uses its authority to legislate on local matters,” Holmes Norton said. “While DC deserves statehood, if any non-member of Congress deserves and needs privileges, it is D.C.’s Mayor.”
A bigger concern for local Democrats is the influence the right-wing Freedom Caucus has and if its members will restrict D.C. laws or take away funding.
More like 5 to 2 lmaooso when dems win this special election in february, and santos' bytch ass gets recalled or thrown out, mccarthy's majority goes from 5 to 3
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Conservative ideology and they still don't understand why there was no red wave.
mc_brew
#NotMyPresident
Conservative ideology and they still don't understand why there was no red wave.
i want to thank joe biden for the excellent economy..... no, i'm serious when i say this too.... despite gas prices or inflation or some people might have to have 2 jobs to get by, this economy MUST be boooooooooooming.... because if people have nothing better to do with their time than get mad over the gender of an m&m character, the economy must be on fire..... this is the most 1st world problem of all 1st world problems....
ADevilYouKhow
Rhyme Reason
What about white on white crime?
the cac mamba
Veteran
they brought back smoking in the capitol
another huge win for the middle class
mc_brew
#NotMyPresident
it's about to get ugly.... strap in...
www.nytimes.com
U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit on Thursday, Yellen Tells Congress
The Treasury Department expects to begin taking “extraordinary measures” to continue paying the government’s obligations before what is expected to be a big fight to raise the borrowing cap.
Wow
Impeach Hakeem