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This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours.
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator. Every journalist should be asking him this on repeat.
@QasimRashid Is Speaker Johnson in the Epstein files?
I wish Hakeem Jeffries could swear her in himself in the presence of whoever shows up - proly no Repugs since Johnson sent them all home for an unearned, strategic vacay in order to stymie any further debate or negotiations w/ Dems on the budget - and then conduct a vote on the discharge petition.
Speaker Johnson is abusing the powers of his office in repeated, undisguised efforts to defeat the democratic process.
This traitor must not be allowed to succeed.
considering his prior experience, I'd say that's exactly why he was hired in the first place.
Protect rich old men's 'God-given Right' to young bodies.
I agree with you on many things. But there is a difference between 'insane' and 'depraved'.
@QasimRashid second day in a row?
@QasimRashid The answer as to why Colonel CovenantEyes is doing this is simple: Bcuz womban
If elected Speaker Mike Johnson won't seat Adelita Grijalva, it's because he, at the very least, but still fully, supports rape and trafficking of children. There is no other possible excuse.
Prove me wrong, Speaker Smirky!
Let's see those little cheeks get all red like they do when you lie through your whole face.
@QasimRashid this shit has pissing me off so much and it feels like the major media companies have already forgotten about the files
@QasimRashid They are literally willing to die on that hill. 🙄🙄🙄
This is, and has been, their playbook going back to at least Merrick Garland.
They will stall and/or refuse to do their job if it undermines their actual loyalties.
It is simply criminal…
@QasimRashid effectively denying the people's will.
Speaker Mike Johnson is also one.
@QasimRashid it's kinda funny that the current day Republican party is so cartoonishly evil that they're exposing actual loopholes in the constitution
like what if the ruling party simply only swears in representatives of their own party, or tells new reps they'll only be sworn in it they vote a certain way
@QasimRashid Dude, you said everyone should elect Trump and now you're mad? Wasn't it more important to elect him because Harris was going to be "just as bad"...? I mean, that's what we heard for 90 days and you recently have blasted dems again. Not sure why you pretend now to care about Trump's victims, they didn't matter in November to you.
@QasimRashid What happens when our system of government allows the election of insurrectionists to enable #TheHeadScalawag. A great example that corruption undermines, neuters, any system of government. Laws become meaningless deceptions, as they are only used to give blessed entities advantages and herd the sheep.
@QasimRashid I don’t understand why/how speaker Johnson has the “power” to decide who gets seated or not. She was elected, she gets sworn in as part of the process of winning the election.
How is it up to him?
@QasimRashid
they will continue to use all levers of power at their disposal
@briankrebs
@QasimRashid
This is what happens when the rules are written with the assumption that everyone will act in good faith
If the speaker refuses to perform their duties they should automatically lose their seat. 🛸
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