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  Yea they surely won’t notice that.
context: Because even though the 1/6 committee was as it was because of McCarthy withdrawing names, the republi8cans live for the revenge.  They have to do this because they need everyone to "fear" them. >
  
  Republicans are clowns. This is all a circus. >
  
  Obstructionists are obstructing, news at 11. >
  
  They’re going to be howling in protest a couple years from now when the same thing is done to them. >
  
  They're saying this is in response to what the last Congress did to them. >
  
  Oh, this is MTG and BoBo’s revenge. Good grief, can’t wait to see what those two can add to anything they’re apart of. >
  
  Greene is trying to come back to earth. She's still an idiot for sure, but I think she thinks she has a shot at something bigger here. Boebert took 3 attempts at passing her GED, so not exactly a rocket scientist there either. Compare those two dummies' resumes to the people they've kicked off of committees and it's downright embarrassing. It's just too bad conservatives don't feel embarrassment like most members of the species. >
  
  I suspect Greene has spent her entire life being treated like the ugly stupid kid she is and she’s desperate to be something more meaningful. 
  Unfortunately she’s proven that she is the ugly stupid kid with a mile wide mean streak. But since she was born into wealth and privilege she will have opportunities better people simply don’t have access to. >
  
  She was treated like the blonde white princess she acts like but now that she's hitting the wall, she's gotta come up with something else. >
  
  Is there such a thing as an attractive Troglodyte? >
  
  It won't be your proudest fap. >
  
  Nobody faps to this. Just like nobody faps to the Tarzan sliding down the vines from the other TIFU thread. >
  
  I've seen this one. This is where Republicans block every attempt by Democrats to pass meaningful legislation, then, come election time, try to spin the narrative that the Democrats are incompetent and unable to properly govern. >
  
  Think how great this country could really be without the GOP >
  
  There's quite a few issues I have with the Democratic Party: too weak, too buddy-buddy with corporate interests, not liberal enough, etc. But one thing I can say about them is that I believe most of them want what's best for the country and can pass meaningful and workable legislation to attain that goal. 
  Not so with Republicans. 
  All things considered, Republicans have no real attainable domestic policy. Their entire platform is preoccupied with "owning the libs." Instead of focusing on real issues plaguing our nation, like housing, rent control, affordable healthcare, gun violence, etc., they turn their attention to sowing seeds of discord and trying to disunify our nation through culture war bullshit and blocking each and every attempt by the Democrats to help struggling Americans. >
  
  You just summed up the universal conservative vs liberal war, that liberals often mistakenly see as a liberal and conservative negotiation. >
  
  Liberals see a negotiation, conservatives see a fight for dominance. >
  
  Well said. >
  
  If McCarthy is banning Schiff because he ‘lied’…if that’s the standard…he’s gonna struggle to find enough members to fill a single committee. >
  
  The lied part only counts if you're a democrat, if you're a republican that is considered to be a bonus. >
  
  santos has entered the chat >
  
  Didn’t you hear? Santos is really a Dem. He only lied about being a Republican!!
  /s >
  
  Omar, Swalwell, and Schiff gone from their committees. >
  
  If I was any of those three I would be thrilled that I would not be having to take any blame for the shit show that is about to unfold. >
  
  Yeah I think at this point Dems are best off just laying low, maybe the progressives go hard and push some popular stuff knowing full well it'll never get a vote but would be good for positive publicity. Let the Republicans punch each other in the nuts over and over again for the next couple of years if that's what they want to do. >
  
  Totally agree they should lay low, work on messaging and preparing to take back the house in ‘24 >
  
  Spread the word and help wittle down Brian Fitzpatricks reputation. He is a spineless coward who bows to the freedom caucus, not his constituents. >
  
  Dems remove MTG because she spoke a white supremacist event. Republicans remove dems because they removed MTG. The GOP is is completely unserious, petty, and dangerous. >
  
  Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism makes MTG look like Dietrich Bonhoeffer. >
  
  Criticizing the country of Israel does not make one antisemitic >
  
  Saying that Jews hypnotized and bribed the world into supporting the only Jewish state is absolutely anti-Semitic. >
  
  All I found was this comment:
  ‘“We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,” she wrote. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.”’
  NY Times
  BBC
  I agree the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban have all committed atrocities. None of what she said ever mentioned bribes or hypnotism. >
  
  I would say that this comment is less blatantly anti-Semitic and noxious as her other ones like her hypnotism, bribery and 9/11 Truther dog-whistling, it is still an example of the most common type of anti-Semitism in the world today: holding Israel to a uniquely impossible attainable standard than they hold any of their neighbors or peers.  
  It is impossible to pretend like this selective protectionism isn't simply a respectable façade to cover the Omar's anti-Semitism, especially when accounting for the countless times she has allowed that veil to slip enough to let us she what she actually thinks of the Jewish people. >
  
  Just so anyone can see here is the hypnotism comment:
  “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel,”
  Also here is a quote from Omar that succinctly summarizes her hypnotism comment:
  “What is really important to me is that people recognize that there is a difference between criticizing a military action by a government that has exercised really oppressive policies and being offensive or attacking to particular people of faith,” said Omar.
  We should be able to criticize a Nation for bad things they do separate from the religion of the people doing these things.
  Edit: Are you also saying the quote "Some people did something," about 9/11 is truther dog whistling thats a stretch >
  
  "Some people who did the thing" is a fairly common way for Truthers to refer to 9/11, so no, it's not a stretch.  
  There is a difference between logically and civilly criticizing a military action and criticizing a military action by falling back upon a slur that has been used against the Jewish people for centuries. Ilhan chose the latter.  
  You are bending over backwards to defend blatant and obvious bigotry the same way the Trump fans defended his racist shithole country remark. It's pathetic, frankly. >
  
  Talk about weaponization of the government >
  
  What the GOP does best ... obstruction, rather than govern and do something constructive for the country. >
  
  I hope House Dems are discussing what to do with their abilities outside of legislating because clearly republicans will do all they can to make this a mess. Dems could really play a United front and do some new and innovative things by thinking outside the box here. >
  
  That right? Like what? >
  
  Once it starts, Democrats should demand a vote to replace the speaker, loudly explaining why.  Fuck 'em up.  If everyone is gonna own McCarthy, it might as well include some people who aren't foreign assets. >
  
  Then republicans pass a vote to make it only the majority party having that power.
  It’s a game, you have to let republicans embarrass themselves, but you can’t force it >
  
  Actually, that will force it, sooner or later, and good, make them own what they are. >
  
  All that does is motive republicans to limit even more power of the minority party (democrats). 
  It would be satisfying, but it won’t accomplish much, other then some cheers >
  
  Okay.   Were you expecting the Democrats to accomplish much in a Republican majority house? >
  
  Democrats have been preparing for this for 2 years as well >
  
  I want the FBI to perp walk sitting members of Congress out live on CSPAN for their roles in/around J6.  
  I want Trump’s perp walk on Fox. >
  
  From your keyboard to Merrick Garland’s sleeping ears. >
  
  This is the dangerous anti-American chaos and grift gqp voters bargained for. Thanks. >
  
  Swalwell's biggest mistake in politics is not wearing an eye patch and trolling Crenshaw by pretending to be him. >
  
  File a motion to replace the speaker each time. >
  
  So, the threshold to trigger an impeachment vote against McCarthy is 1 right? And that’s at least 212 votes against meaning he can only afford to lose 6? >
  
  Not impeachment.... No Confidence.  Which means the House has no confidence that his leadership is working and he should be replaced. 
  Which means we restart a week of voting chaos any time Republicans want.....  because Democrats will be blamed to high hell if they try to use it. >
  
  Um… so what? A week of “voting chaos” would be preferable to this bullshit. >
  
  Yea go ahead and “own the libs” give them more free time to be vocal and organize for 2 years. Short sided clowns but hey 2024 could end up very blue >
  
  Honestly, the democrats should just be bracing for war.  This GOP is out of control. >
  
  We don’t have the house because of Cuomo and his bullshit court picks. 
  Let this be a lesson to you NY Democrats. Take primaries more seriously. Nixon challenged him in the primary and to those of you that voted for Cuomo in said primary - this shit storm we’re in is on you. Grow up and vote more responsibly. >
  
  We dont have a House because New York state doubled down on an unpopular concealed carry law...No attempt was made to win the districts, instead they pushed ahead with using gun control as a wedge issue knowing full well it would cost them and the Democratic party the House.  Look at the races they were close for the most part and the candidates advocated assault weapon bans to deal with crime.... >
  
  We don’t have the house because Cuomos court picks shut down the congressional maps. Dems wanted to bring a gun to a gun fight and Cuomo’s court picks wouldn’t let them. >
  
  No, the governor only nominates appointees...It is the state legislature that approves them in a confirmation hearing.
  The current Democratic governor of New York is Hochul a conservative Democrat who is politically to the right of Cuomo.
  New York Democrats Intentionally wanted to lose, for whatever reason, they brought nothing to the fight and lost. >
  
  Cuomo never should have nominated them in the first place. That's like saying the Boofer, ACB, and Gorsech aren't Trump's fault because technically the Senate confirmed them, Trump only nominated them. 
  The current Gov has no impact on the congressional maps from the 2022 election. >
  
  New York state and its legislature is more conservative than you would like.  Trump shares responsibility with the Senate, but it was the Senate that holds the lions share of that burden, they are the entity that confirmed the Justices.
  The fact that voters chose an even more conservative governor, shows that Cuomo was fulfilling his obligations as an elected representative. >
  
  That's the typical establishment hacks response. "Well we got more votes" if not a reason for voters being irresponsible and voting for the less serious candidate. >
  
  Going back to the original point.  Democratic representation refused to represent the demographic that existed, you cant force people to change their beliefs or politics...You can modify your political platform to become more inclusive.  What the New York Democrats did was change their platform to be less inclusive, they actually wanted to lose.
  New York State legislature railroaded cuomo out of office using questionable methods because they were using cuomo as a scapegoat for their coronavirus failures.  But voters want what they want.  You dont like that, then yes, the established response is to fucking vote. >
  
  Try giving them some of their own medicine. They seem to be ok when the minority holds the whole office hostage when it's them doing the obstructing... >
  
  The dems can not threaten to shoot the hostage because the country is the hostage. The GOP wins if they shoot as they aim to end the country as a relevant entity anyways even if most of them are too fucking stupid to understand that. >
  
  Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to witness a completely ineffective House of Representatives. I guarantee you will be asking if we need to be paying these 435 salaries. >
  
  To be fair all the important ones get more money from donors than the US government. >
  
  Revenge politics at its finest >
  
  The house basically still doesn't exist. >
  
  Gop are snowflakes >
  
  Way back when, there was a time when Republicans and Democrats actually worked together, and both had committee assignments regardless of who had the majority.  Now it's all just vindictivness and hate for the other that blocks a "coming together and working together."  I hope a lot of this crap backfires on these Republicans. >
  
  and they will still just fold like a wet napkin 😪 >
  
  So much for republicans being for open debate and free speech.  
  "You can't be on the committee because your opinion is different than ours" >
  
  “It’s time to obstruct!” -Republicans >
  
  Let’s divide.  Dems have their committees, fascists have theirs.  See who produces the more factual reports. >
  
  Doesn’t work like that. Majority will chair every committee and the minority party will have a ranking member. It could be different in a different world but it isn’t in this world. >
  
  Or if Hakeem is clever, give them different committees.