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  Wait guns are illegal in New York now? That doesn’t sound right
context: And covering up their own crimes. Also, they effectively shut down the independent ethics office, as their first order of business with their rules package. It's shocking what they are doing! Republicans do not care about our laws. All political games and false messaging all the time. Zero principles. Brought to you by Repubkican voters' addiction to Fox News lies. >
  
  This was going to be my point. Many of them are implicated directly or indirectly, which forces them together. It’s an organized crime tactic that worked extremely well in congress sadly. They share the wealth and the crime so their fates are inextricably tied >
  
  They need to share a jail cell. >
  
  Unfortunately when you get to be your own judge and jury it’s unlikely you choose to convict yourself >
  
  In the past, it didn't work that way because we had the 4th branch ... the people's branch ... the media. But now Republican voters self isolate within Fox News, which is purely Republican propaganda. >
  
  Obligatory "Fuck Ronald Reagan". >
  
  Fuck every conservative. They hate americans. Fuck em >
  
  Throwing more hate into the mix would not necessarily be helpful, but I understand the sentiment in general. >
  
  But if I don't let the hate flow through me, how will I be able to throw a bus with my mind? >
  
  You've got a point >
  
  
  one of the first changes McCarthy pushed through the House involved a series of rules meant to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent body empowered to investigate complaints about members of Congress. It's no mystery why this is a top priority for so many Republicans in Congress
  
  Party of corrupt traitors. >
  
  
  an independent body
  
  Yeah fucking right. If this office is supposed to oversee a specific group of people, that very same group cannot be allowed to determine it's funding. How the hell can they call that "independent?" >
  
  Constitutionally, only Congress can fund it. >
  
  That doesn’t make it independent.  It just means any body funded by the government to oversee Congress is not independent so they should stop using that word.
  I think the press and it’s “freedom” was meant to be the body overseeing Congress…but we’ve seen that go full dumpster fire. >
  
  The press doesn’t have subpoena power. >
  
  Does the Office of Congressional Ethics have any meaningful subpoena power (meaning, one that can’t be completely wholly ignored without some repercussion against the person be subpoenaed)?  I don’t think they do.  
  If any sanction came to someone ignoring the subpoena it would have to come in the form of public opinion, the road to which leads through reporting by…the press. >
  
  Party of law and order everyone. 
  Republican voters are the dumbest people on earth. >
  
  Many who vote republican would be happy to have health care and social security, if the dems would just stop trying to take their guns. >
  
  Bullshit. 
  Show me any legislation actually put forth and advanced by dems to take away guns.
  I posit that everyone who votes Republican and isn’t very wealthy is just very easily controlled by easily disproven propaganda. >
  
  Licensing requirements are not taking guns away… >
  
  If you fail to acquire a license because the police chief doesn’t like you, what do you think the result is? >
  
  That’s not the result of a law then that’s the result of a corrupt individual >
  
  And the result is…? >
  
  That an individual had a right denied by a corrupt individual, which has nothing to do with a law and is in no way the same as saying a city outlawed guns >
  
  
  is in no way the same as saying a city outlawed guns
  
  Nice straw man. That wasn't what I was saying, nor where you started your argument from.
  
  Show me any legislation actually put forth and advanced by dems to take away guns.
  
  What is the point of licensing requirements? To take guns away, nominally out of the hands of people who should not have them, but that is the entire point of a licensing system.
  I bet you're willing to argue that capitalism is broken, because look at billionaires, but you're using the exact same argument that libertarians use: System's not broken because of corrupt individuals, the system is perfect. >
  
  “Trump committed crimes as a Republican President, and we must protect the Party. After all, our motto is Party above all, fuck the People!” -Republicans >
  
  Well, Republicans are the only true Americans, you know.  Everyone else is dirty commies. >
  
  Republicans can weasel their way out of Federal crimes but state crimes and the court of public opinion are fair game. NY and GA better hurry the hell up.
  I think Democrats need to start playing dirty here, too. Leak away. Yes, I mean stooping to their level for this fight. This shit is never going to be decided by law because they act like they are above the law (and they're not wrong because when has a Republican EVER been held accountable for anything). >
  
  Total agreement here... >
  
  Covering up a crime is also a crime. Take them down too. >
  
  They have learned absolutely nothing from the mid-terms clobbering they received lmao. Good, make it even easier for Dems in 2024. >
  
  That's what I'm saying... No one sane can take this shit... It's getting old. 
  The Ukraine war is gonna be the nail in the coffin for republicans because most the lies come from Russia and once their disinfo campaigns end with their collapse it should get better for the Dems/politics in general.
  American Independents are watching along with gen Z that produces 18 year old left voters in numbers every year while old republicans are dying off in numbers from age/COVID and losing voters every year. >
  
  That’s why they are trying to take our voting rights away. They wont be able to win legitimately  anymore. >
  
  At what point does someone with any degree of power come out and state that the GOP is an active religious radical insurgency that has infiltrated the government at its highest levels, and is the most existentially threatening domestic enemy since the Confederacy?
  They literally want to genocide the rest of us; Trump and co tried this by redirecting medical supplies during the initial covid outbreak from cities and blue states (who paid for them) to rural red areas (who didn't). To anyone paying attention, it's been clear for 30 years they want to round us up in camps. That's the end goal to purify their Christian ethnostate. "Us" being anyone who doesn't support them. 
  Something needs to be done to stop this house from burning to the ground, and it's not more slow-walked investigations with no prison sentences at the end. >
  
  George Santos ain’t goin nowhere >
  
  Prolly the Whitehouse in a few years because that’s the new normal >
  
  I have doctorates for sale, if anyone needs one. >
  
  And so the tightrope walk begins. On one hand Trump still commands a large cross-section of GOP voters, on the other, he's so toxic to everyone else that he's actively costing them elections. If they dump him entirely they lose his voters forever, but if they rally behind him, they look forward to a repeat of the 2022 elections for the foreseeable future.
  So they will sweep everything he did under the rug and get back to playing offense, working with Fox News nightly to make sure the average GOP drone believes that Hunter Biden doing drugs with sex workers is 1000x worse than Watergate. >
  
  
  they lose his voters forever
  
  And they would instead vote for who, exactly? >
  
  Came here to say this >
  
  When they didn't convict him on the insurrection it should have been clear what their goals are. >
  
  They had no power to convict… that’s the DOJ and they have an open investigation into his role in the insurrection. >
  
  They had 2 years to show concern for national security.  They sure should investigate weaponizing government by starting with themselves. >
  
  Gym Jordan is experienced in coverups! >
  
  I'm amazed that Republicans still cover for traitor Trump. >
  
  Some of the house members built their career on MAGAism, and they made it really clear during the speaker vote that they have enough influence to hold up or go with the majority of the GOP. >
  
  GOP: “because if we don’t he will expose us.” >
  
  Be honest, now: did you really expect anything else? The lunatics are running the asylum, strap in tight, it will be a bumpy ride. >
  
  I don’t know how they think they could cover it up at this point, everything is out in the public and has been turned over to the DOJ.
  Sure, there’s the stuff we don’t know about, but he was in the White House, which is an entirely different branch of government.
  Also, these people aren’t very bright and fight amongst each other, and they’re not bright in a way that makes them sloppy. >
  
  Insurrection 2.0 commencing thanks to Garland hiding under his desk for two years. >
  
  Shame on every person that voted GOP >
  
  My question is how did they get control of the house to begin with? Did everyone just forget Jan 6? >
  
  Conservatives are enemies of the American people. >
  
  They're covering up their complicity in his crime spree. >
  
  House republicans going to vote to restore tump to be president each week for the next 2 years as part of the deal to make McCarthy speaker. >
  
  I do hope the rest of America other than that 71 million idiots who worshiped trump like a cult leader do not let them forget it.
  I keep saying this hoping that people will take it up.
  Politicians are employees of we the people. And we need to start treating them as employees. How does your employer treat you? You do your job within the rules and regulations of the company or your ass is out looking for another job.
  One of the biggest concerns right now is this legal idea that politicians cannot be penalized for their actions in office. And while that might be law, is certainly is not bullet proof nor is it even just.
  We have politicians every year who are charged with crimes while they are in office. What we need to do is expand what is considered a crime by a politician. The greatest example of such a expansion would be to make it criminal for a politician to introduce or vote yes for legislation that is clearly violates the constitution based on the fact that after consulting legal teams who inform them that their legislation does not pass the constitutional test and they move forward with it anyway they are acting in willful negligence, a position where we already have a body of law that covers the position.
  The lack of accountability of politicians to anyone outside of their own clique is shared by law enforcement and the military. All of which are employees of We the People. And we the people need to take back the owners position of this nation and ensure that our employees are acting in and only in our best interest.
  Even right now, this removing income tax and the IRS should be political suicide. And yet its barely getting a yawn from those whom it would affect the most. You know they are considering a VAT style consumption tax that is regressive on those who only spend what is essential due to the poor wages of this nation for that group.
  Creating a trickle up economics where everything returns back to the top one way or another. No price control and a tax on consumption. I can see where this is beneficial to corporations and the rich but I sure as HELL can't see where its beneficial to those who are already robbing Peter to pay Paul from paycheck to paycheck.
  That extra income from the removal of income tax will be replaced by a consumption tax. A tax on living. Such taxes are unconstitutional and a crime against humanity. >
  
  What ever happened to “We the people”? >
  
  Reagan and the moral majority happened >
  
  Very telling their first order of business isn’t fighting inflation or you know, anything that would benefit the American people. It’s to make sure there’s no accountability or oversight in the future. Who the fuck votes for these people? >
  
  This article is spot on!! America is now completely under facist control using the name " republican party". And, as usual, trump will skate, as will his supporters. At 76 years old, I have become frightened of my own government. >
  
  They’re protecting their own traitorous asses. Otherwise they would let the fat turd hang like he should >
  
  Do they not realize the problems this will cause in 2024?  If they cover up Trump's crimes he will win the primary and guarantee Dems win the white house again. >
  
  I hope you’re right >
  
  Which also covers up their involvement and support in his crime spree. They aren't doing this to protect tRump. They are doing this to protect themselves. >
  
  They have no intention of trying to do anything for the people. Just cause a complete shit show >
  
  The secondary priority bring the further concentration of wealth into the hands of the few. >
  
  The more they look at anything at all related to Trump the worse it will be for him. The ship is already at sea. >
  
  Like how tRump is showing his stoopid lackey how to grab his tiny man stick while su(king him to stay in his good graces. >
  
  The GOP and far right movement is at war with America and human decency. It’s time we act like that’s the case. The DOJ can start first. >
  
  Grotesque Orc Parade >
  
  What a sick fucking party the Republicans are >
  
  The GOP is a crime syndicate >
  
  Pretty obvious. Obstruction of justice. Arrest them all. They are all the same >
  
  Because they have never read the Constitution, and don't know that the protections against prosecution for Congressional Malfeasance, explicitly says except in the instance of Bribery or Felony. Obstruction of Justice and Intimidation are Felonies. >
  
  Why?  If they think he is now toxic, why not go after him and get rid of him?  I mean, I know why, but it is pretty disappointing Republicans always choose political expedience over doing the right thing. >
  
  The Party of traitors and wackos. >
  
  To be fair, it’s not Trump they’re protecting, it’s their own rank and file who were complicit in his crime spree >
  
  When you’re a star they let you do it. >
  
  The Republican party is an organized crime family.    I see no difference. >
  
  His crime spree = the GQP crime spree >
  
  Because most of the are accomplices...of course they would! >
  
  This is how democracy dies.😞 >
  
  I think the GOP is set for civil war in 2024. Clearly many aren't willing to dump Trump just yet no matter what they say >
  
  It’s all good keeping him out of jail leads to lost elections. >
  
  Coup-2 2024 release date. >
  
  My Kevin :)
  -trump >
  
  I have to cuz if they don't cover up for him he'll tell everything they did so it's really a cover up for themselves >
  
  Y’a cause too many of their names are attached to his actions. >
  
  jokes on them. we already have all the evidence. >
  
  Good thing they got rid of the ethics panel first! >
  
  So basically, NOTHING has changed. >
  
  That’s their agenda for the year. That, and taking away more right of women >
  
  All the money he lost each year went to paying off people, apparently. >
  
  Then that makes them accessories to his crimes, which is a crime itself, making them an organized crime institution. >
  
  What can I do as a regular citizen to stop this? >
  
  Vote... that's all we can do >
  
  This is exactly why I wanted the doj to stop wasting time and just indict Trump on something... but it has become increasingly clear but the doj never had any real intention to prosecute Trump >
  
  Nah....their first priority is covering up their own crime spree by setting up a coverup committee to harass the FBI.
  Then they'll concentrate on buttering up Donald Trump to look like a saint. >
  
  republicans are trash. Whether willful ignorance, complacency, or sheer stupidity, that statement holds true. >
  
  Gym's going to do what Gym's good at not doing... >
  
  I’m looking forward to their plans backfiring soon. >
  
  As an European, I can tell you that I find USA politics to be one of the funnier news that I read here on Reddit.. it seems so stupid !
  I mean, ours is not perfect either, far from that, but at least it's not like yours .. >
  
  Republicans are the party of Trump and will protect his presidential crime spree as well as his prior criminal life at all costs.  It’s that simple. Republicans motto -fuck democracy! >
  
  I don't think after the past 8 years I could ever even stomach voting republican again. It might be hard to do the right thing, but it is certainly easy to sell your soul for a few bucks. >
  
  But but Inflations and high prices???? >
  
  and Hillary's emails! >
  
  Inflation solved! >
  
  Imagine being a conservative voter and thinking the GOP gives one single fuck about you lmao >
  
  What is most shocking is how people seem to always forget this is how they have always operated and keep voting these same people into office convincing themselves it will be different this time. >
  
  This isn't shocking.  This isn't a surprise.  Hell, this isn't even remotely different.  The GOP is nothing but a pack of thieves and liars covering for the rich, in the hopes that they will get a share.  Now they are covering their own asses at the expense of us and Fox News won't stop propagating the lies.  Seriously, at what point do people start to realize that they don't care about anything but their own pocket books?  They are the party of lies, of corruption, of questionable ethics, and of backstabbing. >
  
  So they are still invested in him.  Sounds like they aren't done with him, yet. >
  
  And gutting the Social Security and Medicare of the brainwashed fools who voted for them >
  
  "it's shocking" 
  No, it's not. This is always priority number one. This is the least surprising thing you'll see all year.
  Source: very fine people on both sides >
  
  I‘m surprised with them not being smarter. They only prolong the pain. Common sense knowledge about ‚Streisand effect‘ or ‚if you are in a hole stop digging‘ seems to be woefully absent. >
  
  Water is wet >
  
  Republicans have become a despicable mob cabal. >
  
  "House GOP sets its top priority: Covering up for their coordinated crime spree with Donald Trump" >
  
  Absolutely sickening >
  
  No, really? Who could have POSSIBLY seen this coming? I mean sure, there's so much evidence to lock Trump up for life, but nah, let's just let him walk free while the investigations continue -_-. And people wonder why our political system is such a farse. >
  
  And the coup goes on... >
  
  Fealty to Trump and abortion legislation right out of the gate.  
  That’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for them. >
  
  What did you think they were going to do
  It is the republican treason party now >
  
  Very well-written! >
  
  Yup, that’s what Republicans do! >
  
  The terrorist organization is at it again. >
  
  Just a cover up for their own crimes. This isn’t a political party it’s a cult. >
  
  Considering most of them were co-conspirators.... >
  
  Because they held his balls while he took that piss >
  
  Am I the only one who sees the huge irony of the party they gave us the patriots act now looking into the “weaponization of the government“? >
  
  The rich don't have to follow the rules people! If you don't know you better ask somebody! >
  
  And investigating Hunter Biden's dick >
  
  Trash 🗑️ >
  
  Well, Democrats had the option, and the opportunity to vote in November. Instead, Democrats in California and New York decided to stay home because voting is haaaaarrdd. And those seats magically turned red, or stayed red in close contests. You reap what you sow. At least in California, turnout was horrific.
  So tell me, why are the Democrats still celebrating their supposed historic win? Because the losses weren't as bad as they feared? What a pathetic goalpost. >
  
  In New York, the state was chopped into several new districts. And we know now that at least one of those guys was lying HARD, and the watchdogs weren't being listened to. >
  
  Is r/politics just a propaganda mill at this point? >
  
  Always has been >
  
  Can't have a convict running in 2024. >
  
  Can the US House of Representatives, be officially classified as, a terrorist organization? >
  
  The Senate laughs in “no” >
  
  Again, everyone knew this was coming. >
  
  Surprising literally no one >
  
  It won’t work… he will be indicted.. >
  
  What do you expect?  Especially since the Dems twiddled their thumbs for two years. >
  
  I am in total agreement with you. You nailed it on the head. Don't know how long comments need to be in order to be posted. I'm new to this. >
  
  Rotten bastards, the lot of them. >
  
  What crime tho >
  
  You can’t cover it up if was televised… you just gotta OJ your way out of this >
  
  My Congressman, Scott Perry wants TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY returned to Washington. So He is going to investigate HIMSELF!
  That is some transparent accountability Scott! >
  
  Thankfully it's not 2017 anymore, back when that strategy might have vaguely worked for a short amount of time. They can't just collect all of the information we have about Trump's crimes, burn it, and order everyone to forget what they saw. >
  
  When are the people not going to vote for these lying sacks of shit...? >
  
  When will they stop supporting the confederacy? >
  
  I can't think of a successful forward path for this unrecognizable remnant of a former major party, having normalized such abhorrent events.    Circling the wagons and shooting it out is likely their only option. >
  
  It seems to be the case, that House Republicans top priority always is, to deal with the president. Sometimes the current president, sometimes a previous president and sometimes someone who might become president one day. >
  
  I get it, but maybe taking 2 years to even get all the evidence together to try to help with the midterms was a bad idea... >
  
  Good luck, might be difficult with only half of Congress. >
  
  What about high gas prices? >
  
  What crime spree?👀 >
  
  Build me an army worthy of Mordor >
  
  
  salon >
  
  Lie cheat steal project and Biden’s boner. 
  Sums up the GOP platform. >
  
  Same as it ever was… >
  
  The media needs to get it in their heads that this is not about Trump anymore. They are moving past him. This about smoke and mirrors protecting themselves.
  Rule of thumb: Any time a republican acts, it is self-serving first, party second. And that's it. No third option. >
  
  Kind of ironic that someone “found” classified docs at a Biden property. I have a hard time not thinking those were planted to try to dilute what Trump did. >
  
  if donald trump doesn’t see any form of justice, the GOP is completely derailed and should be treated as an alzheimerous cancer to our nation.
  fuck the republiklan party, man. >
  
  Why does the house have control over its own oversight, smh >
  
  They need to change how we vote up or down. I hate the title of the article, but interested in topic. Vote to see more corruption but vote way down for the criminals it's talking about. >
  
  criminals of a feather flock together >
  
  These assholes. >
  
  They are covering up their own crimes as well. >
  
  Until America white men stop running and setting policy for the gop it will be corrupt
  75% of white men love the coward racist trump
  He had dinner with the leader of the neo nazis 
  He lied about bone spurs to get out of serving our country
  This pathetic delusional deranged moron should never hold office AGAIN >
  
  It’s enough to make you wish prayers worked, and Hell I wish it would be waiting for these overambitious self serving “humans”. >
  
  All time Stupid,seriously >
  
  Blame this on the right wing maga NUTS voters who participated in the insurrection. Their right to vote needs to be REVOKED. Every Congress person who participated in the insurrection must be held accountable and put in PRISON. The DOJ MUST put Donald Trump in PRISON. >
  
  Covering up their crimes may be the only actual work Republicans ever do. >
  
  Keep em busy. There's plenty of material >
  
  Not a surprise >
  
  I think they forget they’re suppose to be getting actual work done. >
  
  Ofc >
  
  At this point I've long given up hope that this country's issues can be fixed >
  
  Far right Republicans do not care it's enough is enough >
  
  The House does not operate in a vacuum. They can threaten, they can introduce legislation, they can investigate all they want. What they cannot do is stop the DOJ investigation and any indictments. If Garland or Georgia decide to indict tRump, the House can huff and puff and will be able to do zero about it. They simply cannot cover for him >
  
  Always going to be their No1 priority to protect themselves . Even George Santos and all his lies . McCarthy needs him to survive so the bigger the lie the better >
  
  Cue in: Rachel Maddow >
  
  Shameful, I imagine our founding fathers are spinning in their graves looking at the GOP >
  
  I guess we are afraid to protest en masse these disgusting traitors that horrifically have power in our government still.  We just sit by day after lay listening to their fucking lies, their evasion, their projections and this party of no values, no honor, no integrity becomes more and more entrenched.  Do you all think Jack Smith is going to set all this nonsense straight and we can get back to normalcy?  The man is pretty baddass but at most he will cut the heads off a few snakes but this right wing fascist Maga beast will not die unless their is a significantly stronger opposing force.  Do we wait until they start building the oven showers to act? >
  
  If they manage to pull this off this would be the most biggest out-in-the-open coverup in human history >
  
  100% no accountability with these people >
  
  Good thing the Justice Department is under the Executive Branch and they are only half a branch.  They are pulling out their own teeth here.  2024 is gonna be a bad time for them. >
  
  But trump is supposed to be losing his hold on the gqp - no freaking way. It still is the kookoo chaos clown show and benedict donald is still very much the ringmaster. >
  
  And they will succeed because the democrats exist only to keep the GOP in power. >
  
  We have inept democrats that are also bought and paid for. It's all a joke. They cover each other. They pretend to be outraged at each other. Nothing really happens. >
  
  Lmao this sub dude >
  
  misspelled reality >
  
  not a fan of donny dump but talk about more lefty fascist propaganda. reddits 💩 >
  
  You could always, I don't know, fuck off and buy s'more of Alex jones' magic penis pills >
  
  Reddit is a psyop >
  
  bye felicia >
  
  What utter bullshit. The Democrats, along with Big Tech and the mainstream media have fallen over backwards protecting the Biden crime family. So sick of this lefty crap. >
  
  What crimes were committed? >
  
  You know, the high ones, and the misdemeanory ones, and the laptop ones.  They know Trump is a criminal, it's not fair that Biden isn't one! >
  
  House dems covering of pedophiles and human trafficking for their own gain >
  
  Is there any, you know, actual evidence of this? >
  
  Meh, Salon and other media spend a lot of time covering up for the Democrats. >
  
  Certainly you hold Congress to a higher standard than Salon. Right?
  Right? >
  
  I think media often has a much larger impact than Congress... >
  
  Do you hold Congress to a higher standard than Salon? >
  
  Liberals always expect everyone to provide evidence when not actually doing ant research of their own. If they did they would see the truth >
  
  So post this darning evidence, you won't because it doesn't hold up to any scrutiny. >
  
  Who’s going to cover up joes confidential doc blunder? They found a second set too. I bet they don’t raid his house. I bet they don’t do to him what they did to trump. >
  
  there's nothing to cover up >
  
  Each news network is propaganda to certain political beliefs none of them exert true factual journalism anymore is all biased >
  
  Fake news is the right wing term you're looking for.  Pretending the news about your party is lying makes you feel better about supporting corruption. >
  
  I dont support any one party anymore friend, being in the military has a way of making you apolitical >
  
  "The now-famous “Twitter Files” have proven beyond all doubt that the corrupt officials at the FBI have been coordinating a massive censorship, surveillance, and propaganda campaign against the American People, and frankly against me.
  In the most recent and notorious example, the FBI worked to stop the truth from being told about the Biden Family’s criminality —they worked so hard to stop it from coming out — and the corruption prior to the 2020 election. They didn’t want any bad information to come out about the Biden family. The fix was in, the election was rigged.
  But the censorship of the Laptop from Hell is only the beginning of the story about the weaponization of government against free speech. We must have free speech in our country. We must have a fair and free press. As recent reporting shows, the FBI and other rogue agencies have been systematically colluding with former national security officials placed in high positions at Twitter, and very likely other companies, to advance their censorship regime, which is really in this case to steal an election.
  This anti-American effort, and a very illegal effort at that, has been working to silence dissenting opinions on COVID and crucial issues on public health and on the election, and elections in the future. They suppressed doctors and health experts who dared to question approved public health narratives. They censored voices who criticized school closures, lockdowns, and mandates. And they even banned people simply for stating proven scientific facts. And anything bad about China, they didn’t want out. But anything bad about Biden and the Biden Crime Family — and that’s what it was, just look at the Laptop from Hell — they didn’t want that coming out under any circumstances. What they wanted coming out was anything bad about your favorite president, me. Anything bad about Trump, put it out, even if it’s not true.
  But this all had nothing to do with science. This had nothing to do with saving lives. It had everything to do with politics or a sick ideology. This was about government working with powerful corporations to seize power over YOU, the American People. And we can’t let that continue.
  The “Twitter Files” prove that we urgently need my plan to dismantle the illegal censorship regime — a regime like nobody’s ever seen in the history of our country or most other countries for that matter. To prosecute the perpetrators for their crimes, and to restore free speech for all Americans — so important. We need a free press, we need free speech, we need fair elections, and we need borders.
  The new Congress should immediately hold hearings to investigate the role of the FBI and other federal agencies in censoring lawful speech. Congressional leaders should promptly issue subpoenas in furtherance of this goal.
  The revelations also highlight why my proposal to end the revolving door between the Deep State — and there is a Deep State indeed. I wasn’t a believer, but everybody’s a believer right now — and the tech tyrants is so important. There must be a 7-year cooling off period before any employee of these powerful agencies is allowed to take a job at a major platform. >
  
  Oof man go touch some grass >
  
  This is happening right now- in America. It’s not some conspiracy. >
  
  If its an independant ethic committe did they have the power to actually stop it? Hos did this make it an "independant committe"? >
  
  It is equal representation: the house for Republicans and the media for Democrats. >
  
  Talk to Joe. First! >
  
  Talk to Joe. First! >
  
  Talk to Joe. First! >
  
  Mainstream media covers up Biden hiding classified documents and donations from CCP linked individuals >
  
  Hmmm nope, Biden notifying and handing over classified documents as soon as they were discovered, and it's all over the news.  Please let us all know if you can spot the difference between Biden and Trump regarding classified docs.
  Provide source for second claim. >
  
  There are a few differences, actually.
  Biden had 10 or so documents left in a secured office used when he was VP, and immediately turned them over when they were discovered.
  Trump had crates and crates of documents that he illegally removed from the White House to his unsecure golf residence, refused to admit he had them, then denied that he had them, then claimed he declassified them with his mind.
  Biden went 10mph over the speed limit, Trump the teatotaller went 75 in a 25 and blew a .22. >
  
  Yup, thank you for a more thorough summary further demonstrating just how awfully different the two instances are. >
  
  Lol "allowing rich tax cheats to evade legal consequences". The IRS is losing its funding because it targeted people in the lowest income tax bracket! So much for using its resources to go after the rich. Taxpayers in the lowest income bracket were 5x more likely to face an audit than members in the highest income bracket. >
  
  How many poor people do you know with a team of shady lawyers using loopholes and whatever is legal to avoid penalties? >
  
  And covering up their own crimes. Also, they effectively shut down the independent ethics office, as their first order of business with their rules package. It's shocking what they are doing! Republicans do not care about our laws. All political games and false messaging all the time. Zero principles. Brought to you by Repubkican voters' addiction to Fox News lies. >
  
  This was going to be my point. Many of them are implicated directly or indirectly, which forces them together. It’s an organized crime tactic that worked extremely well in congress sadly. They share the wealth and the crime so their fates are inextricably tied >
  
  They need to share a jail cell. >
  
  Unfortunately when you get to be your own judge and jury it’s unlikely you choose to convict yourself >
  
  In the past, it didn't work that way because we had the 4th branch ... the people's branch ... the media. But now Republican voters self isolate within Fox News, which is purely Republican propaganda. >
  
  Obligatory "Fuck Ronald Reagan". >
  
  Fuck every conservative. They hate americans. Fuck em >
  
  Throwing more hate into the mix would not necessarily be helpful, but I understand the sentiment in general. >
  
  But if I don't let the hate flow through me, how will I be able to throw a bus with my mind? >
  
  You've got a point >
  
  
  one of the first changes McCarthy pushed through the House involved a series of rules meant to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent body empowered to investigate complaints about members of Congress. It's no mystery why this is a top priority for so many Republicans in Congress
  
  Party of corrupt traitors. >
  
  
  an independent body
  
  Yeah fucking right. If this office is supposed to oversee a specific group of people, that very same group cannot be allowed to determine it's funding. How the hell can they call that "independent?" >
  
  Constitutionally, only Congress can fund it. >
  
  That doesn’t make it independent.  It just means any body funded by the government to oversee Congress is not independent so they should stop using that word.
  I think the press and it’s “freedom” was meant to be the body overseeing Congress…but we’ve seen that go full dumpster fire. >
  
  The press doesn’t have subpoena power. >
  
  Does the Office of Congressional Ethics have any meaningful subpoena power (meaning, one that can’t be completely wholly ignored without some repercussion against the person be subpoenaed)?  I don’t think they do.  
  If any sanction came to someone ignoring the subpoena it would have to come in the form of public opinion, the road to which leads through reporting by…the press. >
  
  Many who vote republican would be happy to have health care and social security, if the dems would just stop trying to take their guns. >
  
  Bullshit. 
  Show me any legislation actually put forth and advanced by dems to take away guns.
  I posit that everyone who votes Republican and isn’t very wealthy is just very easily controlled by easily disproven propaganda. >
  
  Yeah, that's the usual response.  New York is fighting the courts to keep guns illegal.  California has passed a number of laws, some of which the courts have overturned.  Biden is the current poster boy for gun control, saying things like "we don't need armor piercing ammo because deer don't wear body armor" and "we don't need more than ten rounds because it doesn't take that to shoot a deer." Like many anti-gunners, he's trying to redefine the 2nd as covering hunting activities, instead of defense of home, community, and country. He either entirely misunderstands the 2nd amendment, or he's being egregiously disingenuous about it. Stupid or lying, you pick.
  The Dems idea of gun safety is to disarm tens of millions of Americans because of a few hundred criminals. Swing voters know this, and the Dems are shoving them towards the GOP. If they'd stop, maybe we could have decent health care.
  r/liberalgunowners. We do exist. >
  
  Wait guns are illegal in New York now? That doesn’t sound right >
  
  For all practical purposes they were up until the recent SCOTUS decision (Bruen).  Since then it's supposedly legal to bear arms, but New York is fighting it tooth and nail. >
  
  I can’t find anything showing that it was ever illegal to carry a gun in NYC (I assume you meant just the city and not the state). What law are you referring to? >
  
  NYC required carry permits up until recently.  Those permits were almost impossible to get, unless a person had political connections.  It was called the Sullivan act.
  They also had a law that guns could only be carried unloaded in a locked container, and only to and from a gun range. >
  
  This is just a licensing law which several states have and are proven pretty effective in reducing gun violence. This is like saying cars are illegal… >
  
  Cars wold be effectively illegal if they denied registration to 99% of the population. >
  
  “Trump committed crimes as a Republican President, and we must protect the Party. After all, our motto is Party above all, fuck the People!” -Republicans >
  
  Well, Republicans are the only true Americans, you know.  Everyone else is dirty commies. >
  
  Republicans can weasel their way out of Federal crimes but state crimes and the court of public opinion are fair game. NY and GA better hurry the hell up.
  I think Democrats need to start playing dirty here, too. Leak away. Yes, I mean stooping to their level for this fight. This shit is never going to be decided by law because they act like they are above the law (and they're not wrong because when has a Republican EVER been held accountable for anything). >
  
  Meanwhile in r/con they're whining that Republicans need to stop taking the high road. 
  Like, when have they ever? >
  
  It's like an alternate reality over there >
  
  Covering up a crime is also a crime. Take them down too. >
  
  They have learned absolutely nothing from the mid-terms clobbering they received lmao. Good, make it even easier for Dems in 2024. >
  
  That's what I'm saying... No one sane can take this shit... It's getting old. 
  The Ukraine war is gonna be the nail in the coffin for republicans because most the lies come from Russia and once their disinfo campaigns end with their collapse it should get better for the Dems/politics in general.
  American Independents are watching along with gen Z that produces 18 year old left voters in numbers every year while old republicans are dying off in numbers from age/COVID and losing voters every year. >
  
  That’s why they are trying to take our voting rights away. They wont be able to win legitimately  anymore. >
  
  At what point does someone with any degree of power come out and state that the GOP is an active religious radical insurgency that has infiltrated the government at its highest levels, and is the most existentially threatening domestic enemy since the Confederacy?
  They literally want to genocide the rest of us; Trump and co tried this by redirecting medical supplies during the initial covid outbreak from cities and blue states (who paid for them) to rural red areas (who didn't). To anyone paying attention, it's been clear for 30 years they want to round us up in camps. That's the end goal to purify their Christian ethnostate. "Us" being anyone who doesn't support them. 
  Something needs to be done to stop this house from burning to the ground, and it's not more slow-walked investigations with no prison sentences at the end. >
  
  George Santos ain’t goin nowhere >
  
  Prolly the Whitehouse in a few years because that’s the new normal >
  
  I have doctorates for sale, if anyone needs one. >
  
  And so the tightrope walk begins. On one hand Trump still commands a large cross-section of GOP voters, on the other, he's so toxic to everyone else that he's actively costing them elections. If they dump him entirely they lose his voters forever, but if they rally behind him, they look forward to a repeat of the 2022 elections for the foreseeable future.
  So they will sweep everything he did under the rug and get back to playing offense, working with Fox News nightly to make sure the average GOP drone believes that Hunter Biden doing drugs with sex workers is 1000x worse than Watergate. >
  
  
  they lose his voters forever
  
  And they would instead vote for who, exactly? >
  
  Came here to say this >
  
  When they didn't convict him on the insurrection it should have been clear what their goals are. >
  
  They refused to even have a Constitutionally required trial. >
  
  Gym Jordan is experienced in coverups! >
  
  I'm amazed that Republicans still cover for traitor Trump. >
  
  Some of the house members built their career on MAGAism, and they made it really clear during the speaker vote that they have enough influence to hold up or go with the majority of the GOP. >
  
  GOP: “because if we don’t he will expose us.” >
  
  Be honest, now: did you really expect anything else? The lunatics are running the asylum, strap in tight, it will be a bumpy ride. >
  
  I don’t know how they think they could cover it up at this point, everything is out in the public and has been turned over to the DOJ.
  Sure, there’s the stuff we don’t know about, but he was in the White House, which is an entirely different branch of government.
  Also, these people aren’t very bright and fight amongst each other, and they’re not bright in a way that makes them sloppy. >
  
  Insurrection 2.0 commencing thanks to Garland hiding under his desk for two years. >
  
  Shame on every person that voted GOP >
  
  My question is how did they get control of the house to begin with? Did everyone just forget Jan 6? >
  
  Conservatives are enemies of the American people. >
  
  They're covering up their complicity in his crime spree. >
  
  House republicans going to vote to restore tump to be president each week for the next 2 years as part of the deal to make McCarthy speaker. >
  
  I do hope the rest of America other than that 71 million idiots who worshiped trump like a cult leader do not let them forget it.
  I keep saying this hoping that people will take it up.
  Politicians are employees of we the people. And we need to start treating them as employees. How does your employer treat you? You do your job within the rules and regulations of the company or your ass is out looking for another job.
  One of the biggest concerns right now is this legal idea that politicians cannot be penalized for their actions in office. And while that might be law, is certainly is not bullet proof nor is it even just.
  We have politicians every year who are charged with crimes while they are in office. What we need to do is expand what is considered a crime by a politician. The greatest example of such a expansion would be to make it criminal for a politician to introduce or vote yes for legislation that is clearly violates the constitution based on the fact that after consulting legal teams who inform them that their legislation does not pass the constitutional test and they move forward with it anyway they are acting in willful negligence, a position where we already have a body of law that covers the position.
  The lack of accountability of politicians to anyone outside of their own clique is shared by law enforcement and the military. All of which are employees of We the People. And we the people need to take back the owners position of this nation and ensure that our employees are acting in and only in our best interest.
  Even right now, this removing income tax and the IRS should be political suicide. And yet its barely getting a yawn from those whom it would affect the most. You know they are considering a VAT style consumption tax that is regressive on those who only spend what is essential due to the poor wages of this nation for that group.
  Creating a trickle up economics where everything returns back to the top one way or another. No price control and a tax on consumption. I can see where this is beneficial to corporations and the rich but I sure as HELL can't see where its beneficial to those who are already robbing Peter to pay Paul from paycheck to paycheck.
  That extra income from the removal of income tax will be replaced by a consumption tax. A tax on living. Such taxes are unconstitutional and a crime against humanity. >
  
  What ever happened to “We the people”? >
  
  Reagan and the moral majority happened >
  
  Very telling their first order of business isn’t fighting inflation or you know, anything that would benefit the American people. It’s to make sure there’s no accountability or oversight in the future. Who the fuck votes for these people? >
  
  This article is spot on!! America is now completely under facist control using the name " republican party". And, as usual, trump will skate, as will his supporters. At 76 years old, I have become frightened of my own government. >
  
  They’re protecting their own traitorous asses. Otherwise they would let the fat turd hang like he should >
  
  Do they not realize the problems this will cause in 2024?  If they cover up Trump's crimes he will win the primary and guarantee Dems win the white house again. >
  
  I hope you’re right >
  
  Which also covers up their involvement and support in his crime spree. They aren't doing this to protect tRump. They are doing this to protect themselves. >
  
  They have no intention of trying to do anything for the people. Just cause a complete shit show >
  
  The secondary priority bring the further concentration of wealth into the hands of the few. >
  
  The more they look at anything at all related to Trump the worse it will be for him. The ship is already at sea. >
  
  Like how tRump is showing his stoopid lackey how to grab his tiny man stick while su(king him to stay in his good graces. >
  
  The GOP and far right movement is at war with America and human decency. It’s time we act like that’s the case. The DOJ can start first. >
  
  Grotesque Orc Parade >
  
  What a sick fucking party the Republicans are >
  
  The GOP is a crime syndicate >
  
  Pretty obvious. Obstruction of justice. Arrest them all. They are all the same >
  
  Because they have never read the Constitution, and don't know that the protections against prosecution for Congressional Malfeasance, explicitly says except in the instance of Bribery or Felony. Obstruction of Justice and Intimidation are Felonies. >
  
  Why?  If they think he is now toxic, why not go after him and get rid of him?  I mean, I know why, but it is pretty disappointing Republicans always choose political expedience over doing the right thing. >
  
  The Party of traitors and wackos. >
  
  To be fair, it’s not Trump they’re protecting, it’s their own rank and file who were complicit in his crime spree >
  
  When you’re a star they let you do it. >
  
  The Republican party is an organized crime family.    I see no difference. >
  
  His crime spree = the GQP crime spree >
  
  Because most of the are accomplices...of course they would! >
  
  This is how democracy dies.😞 >
  
  I think the GOP is set for civil war in 2024. Clearly many aren't willing to dump Trump just yet no matter what they say >
  
  The terrorist organization is at it again. >
  
  Just a cover up for their own crimes. This isn’t a political party it’s a cult. >
  
  Considering most of them were co-conspirators.... >
  
  And investigating Hunter Biden's dick >
  
  It’s all good keeping him out of jail leads to lost elections. >
  
  Coup-2 2024 release date. >
  
  My Kevin :)
  -trump >
  
  I have to cuz if they don't cover up for him he'll tell everything they did so it's really a cover up for themselves >
  
  Y’a cause too many of their names are attached to his actions. >
  
  jokes on them. we already have all the evidence. >
  
  Good thing they got rid of the ethics panel first! >
  
  So basically, NOTHING has changed. >
  
  That’s their agenda for the year. That, and taking away more right of women >
  
  All the money he lost each year went to paying off people, apparently. >
  
  Then that makes them accessories to his crimes, which is a crime itself, making them an organized crime institution. >
  
  What can I do as a regular citizen to stop this? >
  
  Vote... that's all we can do >
  
  This is exactly why I wanted the doj to stop wasting time and just indict Trump on something... but it has become increasingly clear but the doj never had any real intention to prosecute Trump >
  
  Nah....their first priority is covering up their own crime spree by setting up a coverup committee to harass the FBI.
  Then they'll concentrate on buttering up Donald Trump to look like a saint. >
  
  republicans are trash. Whether willful ignorance, complacency, or sheer stupidity, that statement holds true. >
  
  Gym's going to do what Gym's good at not doing... >
  
  I’m looking forward to their plans backfiring soon. >
  
  As an European, I can tell you that I find USA politics to be one of the funnier news that I read here on Reddit.. it seems so stupid !
  I mean, ours is not perfect either, far from that, but at least it's not like yours .. >
  
  Republicans are the party of Trump and will protect his presidential crime spree as well as his prior criminal life at all costs.  It’s that simple. Republicans motto -fuck democracy! >
  
  I don't think after the past 8 years I could ever even stomach voting republican again. It might be hard to do the right thing, but it is certainly easy to sell your soul for a few bucks. >
  
  But but Inflations and high prices???? >
  
  and Hillary's emails! >
  
  Inflation solved! >
  
  Imagine being a conservative voter and thinking the GOP gives one single fuck about you lmao >
  
  What is most shocking is how people seem to always forget this is how they have always operated and keep voting these same people into office convincing themselves it will be different this time. >
  
  This isn't shocking.  This isn't a surprise.  Hell, this isn't even remotely different.  The GOP is nothing but a pack of thieves and liars covering for the rich, in the hopes that they will get a share.  Now they are covering their own asses at the expense of us and Fox News won't stop propagating the lies.  Seriously, at what point do people start to realize that they don't care about anything but their own pocket books?  They are the party of lies, of corruption, of questionable ethics, and of backstabbing. >
  
  So they are still invested in him.  Sounds like they aren't done with him, yet. >
  
  And gutting the Social Security and Medicare of the brainwashed fools who voted for them >
  
  "it's shocking" 
  No, it's not. This is always priority number one. This is the least surprising thing you'll see all year.
  Source: very fine people on both sides >
  
  I‘m surprised with them not being smarter. They only prolong the pain. Common sense knowledge about ‚Streisand effect‘ or ‚if you are in a hole stop digging‘ seems to be woefully absent. >
  
  Water is wet >
  
  Republicans have become a despicable mob cabal. >
  
  "House GOP sets its top priority: Covering up for their coordinated crime spree with Donald Trump" >
  
  Absolutely sickening >
  
  No, really? Who could have POSSIBLY seen this coming? I mean sure, there's so much evidence to lock Trump up for life, but nah, let's just let him walk free while the investigations continue -_-. And people wonder why our political system is such a farse. >
  
  And the coup goes on... >
  
  Fealty to Trump and abortion legislation right out of the gate.  
  That’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for them. >
  
  What did you think they were going to do
  It is the republican treason party now >
  
  Very well-written! >
  
  Yup, that’s what Republicans do! >
  
  Because they held his balls while he took that piss >
  
  Shameful, I imagine our founding fathers are spinning in their graves looking at the GOP >
  
  But trump is supposed to be losing his hold on the gqp - no freaking way. It still is the kookoo chaos clown show and benedict donald is still very much the ringmaster. >
  
  Ex criminal in chief.  FUCK TRUMP.  HES A LOSER! >
  
  Am I the only one who sees the huge irony of the party they gave us the patriots act now looking into the “weaponization of the government“? >
  
  Trash 🗑️ >
  
  The rich don't have to follow the rules people! If you don't know you better ask somebody! >
  
  Well, Democrats had the option, and the opportunity to vote in November. Instead, Democrats in California and New York decided to stay home because voting is haaaaarrdd. And those seats magically turned red, or stayed red in close contests. You reap what you sow. At least in California, turnout was horrific.
  So tell me, why are the Democrats still celebrating their supposed historic win? Because the losses weren't as bad as they feared? What a pathetic goalpost. >
  
  In New York, the state was chopped into several new districts. And we know now that at least one of those guys was lying HARD, and the watchdogs weren't being listened to. >
  
  Always has been >
  
  Can't have a convict running in 2024. >
  
  Can the US House of Representatives, be officially classified as, a terrorist organization? >
  
  The Senate laughs in “no” >
  
  Again, everyone knew this was coming. >
  
  Surprising literally no one >
  
  It won’t work… he will be indicted.. >
  
  What do you expect?  Especially since the Dems twiddled their thumbs for two years. >
  
  I am in total agreement with you. You nailed it on the head. Don't know how long comments need to be in order to be posted. I'm new to this. >
  
  Rotten bastards, the lot of them. >
  
  What crime tho >
  
  You can’t cover it up if was televised… you just gotta OJ your way out of this >
  
  My Congressman, Scott Perry wants TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY returned to Washington. So He is going to investigate HIMSELF!
  That is some transparent accountability Scott! >
  
  Thankfully it's not 2017 anymore, back when that strategy might have vaguely worked for a short amount of time. They can't just collect all of the information we have about Trump's crimes, burn it, and order everyone to forget what they saw. >
  
  When are the people not going to vote for these lying sacks of shit...? >
  
  When will they stop supporting the confederacy? >
  
  I can't think of a successful forward path for this unrecognizable remnant of a former major party, having normalized such abhorrent events.    Circling the wagons and shooting it out is likely their only option. >
  
  It seems to be the case, that House Republicans top priority always is, to deal with the president. Sometimes the current president, sometimes a previous president and sometimes someone who might become president one day. >
  
  I get it, but maybe taking 2 years to even get all the evidence together to try to help with the midterms was a bad idea... >
  
  Good luck, might be difficult with only half of Congress. >
  
  What about high gas prices? >
  
  What crime spree?👀 >
  
  Build me an army worthy of Mordor >
  
  
  salon >
  
  Lie cheat steal project and Biden’s boner. 
  Sums up the GOP platform. >
  
  Same as it ever was… >
  
  The media needs to get it in their heads that this is not about Trump anymore. They are moving past him. This about smoke and mirrors protecting themselves.
  Rule of thumb: Any time a republican acts, it is self-serving first, party second. And that's it. No third option. >
  
  Kind of ironic that someone “found” classified docs at a Biden property. I have a hard time not thinking those were planted to try to dilute what Trump did. >
  
  if donald trump doesn’t see any form of justice, the GOP is completely derailed and should be treated as an alzheimerous cancer to our nation.
  fuck the republiklan party, man. >
  
  Why does the house have control over its own oversight, smh >
  
  They need to change how we vote up or down. I hate the title of the article, but interested in topic. Vote to see more corruption but vote way down for the criminals it's talking about. >
  
  criminals of a feather flock together >
  
  These assholes. >
  
  They are covering up their own crimes as well. >
  
  Until America white men stop running and setting policy for the gop it will be corrupt
  75% of white men love the coward racist trump
  He had dinner with the leader of the neo nazis 
  He lied about bone spurs to get out of serving our country
  This pathetic delusional deranged moron should never hold office AGAIN >
  
  It’s enough to make you wish prayers worked, and Hell I wish it would be waiting for these overambitious self serving “humans”. >
  
  All time Stupid,seriously >
  
  Blame this on the right wing maga NUTS voters who participated in the insurrection. Their right to vote needs to be REVOKED. Every Congress person who participated in the insurrection must be held accountable and put in PRISON. The DOJ MUST put Donald Trump in PRISON. >
  
  Covering up their crimes may be the only actual work Republicans ever do. >
  
  Keep em busy. There's plenty of material >
  
  Not a surprise >
  
  I think they forget they’re suppose to be getting actual work done. >
  
  Ofc >
  
  At this point I've long given up hope that this country's issues can be fixed >
  
  Far right Republicans do not care it's enough is enough >
  
  The House does not operate in a vacuum. They can threaten, they can introduce legislation, they can investigate all they want. What they cannot do is stop the DOJ investigation and any indictments. If Garland or Georgia decide to indict tRump, the House can huff and puff and will be able to do zero about it. They simply cannot cover for him >
  
  Always going to be their No1 priority to protect themselves . Even George Santos and all his lies . McCarthy needs him to survive so the bigger the lie the better >
  
  Cue in: Rachel Maddow >
  
  I guess we are afraid to protest en masse these disgusting traitors that horrifically have power in our government still.  We just sit by day after lay listening to their fucking lies, their evasion, their projections and this party of no values, no honor, no integrity becomes more and more entrenched.  Do you all think Jack Smith is going to set all this nonsense straight and we can get back to normalcy?  The man is pretty baddass but at most he will cut the heads off a few snakes but this right wing fascist Maga beast will not die unless their is a significantly stronger opposing force.  Do we wait until they start building the oven showers to act? >
  
  If they manage to pull this off this would be the most biggest out-in-the-open coverup in human history >
  
  100% no accountability with these people >
  
  Good thing the Justice Department is under the Executive Branch and they are only half a branch.  They are pulling out their own teeth here.  2024 is gonna be a bad time for them. >
  
  Donald’s Kevin is such an asshole. >
  
  Wake up: this has been the GOP’s top priority for the past six years. >
  
  There’s nothing they can do about the GA state crimes.  Likely not much they can do if Garland eventually brings a case either… especially if it involves espionage. >
  
  And they will succeed because the democrats exist only to keep the GOP in power. >
  
  misspelled reality >
  
  We have inept democrats that are also bought and paid for. It's all a joke. They cover each other. They pretend to be outraged at each other. Nothing really happens. >
  
  This place is trash. >
  
  bye felicia >
  
  What utter bullshit. The Democrats, along with Big Tech and the mainstream media have fallen over backwards protecting the Biden crime family. So sick of this lefty crap. >
  
  What crimes were committed? >
  
  You know, the high ones, and the misdemeanory ones, and the laptop ones.  They know Trump is a criminal, it's not fair that Biden isn't one! >
  
  House dems covering of pedophiles and human trafficking for their own gain >
  
  Is there any, you know, actual evidence of this? >
  
  Meh, Salon and other media spend a lot of time covering up for the Democrats. >
  
  Certainly you hold Congress to a higher standard than Salon. Right?
  Right? >
  
  Liberals always expect everyone to provide evidence when not actually doing ant research of their own. If they did they would see the truth >
  
  So post this darning evidence, you won't because it doesn't hold up to any scrutiny. >
  
  Who’s going to cover up joes confidential doc blunder? They found a second set too. I bet they don’t raid his house. I bet they don’t do to him what they did to trump. >
  
  there's nothing to cover up >
  
  Each news network is propaganda to certain political beliefs none of them exert true factual journalism anymore is all biased >
  
  Fake news is the right wing term you're looking for.  Pretending the news about your party is lying makes you feel better about supporting corruption. >
  
  Oof man go touch some grass >
  
  And covering up their own crimes. Also, they effectively shut down the independent ethics office, as their first order of business with their rules package. It's shocking what they are doing! Republicans do not care about our laws. All political games and false messaging all the time. Zero principles. Brought to you by Repubkican voters' addiction to Fox News lies. >
  
  This was going to be my point. Many of them are implicated directly or indirectly, which forces them together. It’s an organized crime tactic that worked extremely well in congress sadly. They share the wealth and the crime so their fates are inextricably tied >
  
  They need to share a jail cell. >
  
  Unfortunately when you get to be your own judge and jury it’s unlikely you choose to convict yourself >
  
  In the past, it didn't work that way because we had the 4th branch ... the people's branch ... the media. But now Republican voters self isolate within Fox News, which is purely Republican propaganda. >
  
  Obligatory "Fuck Ronald Reagan". >
  
  Fuck every conservative. They hate americans. Fuck em >
  
  Throwing more hate into the mix would not necessarily be helpful, but I understand the sentiment in general. >
  
  But if I don't let the hate flow through me, how will I be able to throw a bus with my mind? >
  
  You've got a point >
  
  
  one of the first changes McCarthy pushed through the House involved a series of rules meant to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent body empowered to investigate complaints about members of Congress. It's no mystery why this is a top priority for so many Republicans in Congress
  
  Party of corrupt traitors. >
  
  
  an independent body
  
  Yeah fucking right. If this office is supposed to oversee a specific group of people, that very same group cannot be allowed to determine it's funding. How the hell can they call that "independent?" >
  
  Constitutionally, only Congress can fund it. >
  
  That doesn’t make it independent.  It just means any body funded by the government to oversee Congress is not independent so they should stop using that word.
  I think the press and it’s “freedom” was meant to be the body overseeing Congress…but we’ve seen that go full dumpster fire. >
  
  The press doesn’t have subpoena power. >
  
  Does the Office of Congressional Ethics have any meaningful subpoena power (meaning, one that can’t be completely wholly ignored without some repercussion against the person be subpoenaed)?  I don’t think they do.  
  If any sanction came to someone ignoring the subpoena it would have to come in the form of public opinion, the road to which leads through reporting by…the press. >
  
  Many who vote republican would be happy to have health care and social security, if the dems would just stop trying to take their guns. >
  
  Bullshit. 
  Show me any legislation actually put forth and advanced by dems to take away guns.
  I posit that everyone who votes Republican and isn’t very wealthy is just very easily controlled by easily disproven propaganda. >
  
  Yeah, that's the usual response.  New York is fighting the courts to keep guns illegal.  California has passed a number of laws, some of which the courts have overturned.  Biden is the current poster boy for gun control, saying things like "we don't need armor piercing ammo because deer don't wear body armor" and "we don't need more than ten rounds because it doesn't take that to shoot a deer." Like many anti-gunners, he's trying to redefine the 2nd as covering hunting activities, instead of defense of home, community, and country. He either entirely misunderstands the 2nd amendment, or he's being egregiously disingenuous about it. Stupid or lying, you pick.
  The Dems idea of gun safety is to disarm tens of millions of Americans because of a few hundred criminals. Swing voters know this, and the Dems are shoving them towards the GOP. If they'd stop, maybe we could have decent health care.
  r/liberalgunowners. We do exist.