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  The Supreme Court has 6 people having 350 million surrender to them.
context: I have noticed that Anger is republicans starting point.  It is their default setting. >
  
  You can also predict someone's political party be looking at a MRI of their brain and noting the size of the amygdala... >
  
  Hey! I have a very large amygdala AND I NEVER GET ANGRY YOU M*^}{%]> F):!5&8(. >
  
  Pssst. I got your amygdala s right here.  I got yuge ones for sale. People say they're the biggest.  Believe me when I tell you how hugh-mongous they are.  
  Got whatever color you want. Neon? You got it. Strawberry? Got that too. >
  
  
  Members of the opposition say they are concerned McCarthy would not pursue the scorched-earth tactics they want to take to counter Democratic President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. 
  "Is he going to fight for us? Is he willing to shut the government down? His history has not been that." - Republican Rep. Ralph Norman
  
  WTF. Straight up a Republican saying that shutting down the government is a viable way to do his job and that it’s expected. 
  
  "It could go into the weekend. We hope it doesn't, but it could," Republican Rep. Scott Perry who opposes McCarthy.
  
  Politicians hate working weekends. I would be kinda surprised if this isn’t wrapped up on Friday. If it goes into overtime this is going to be epic bad press. Mmmm, tasty. >
  
  
  Rep. Ralph Norman
  Rep. Scott Perry
  
  These titles are wrong.  There are currently no members of the House of Representative. >
  
  Wonder if there are any interesting legal protections against investigations or law immunities specifically for congresspeople that they currently enjoy that go away in this period. >
  
  Tomorrow is the anniversary of 1/6 after all, and there are no metal detectors in the building anymore >
  
  That wasn’t what I was insinuating.  More that they wrote laws to help themselves and I don’t know if they apply currently. >
  
  
  He was joined by 17 other Republicans who expressed similar views, with Representative John James accusing the 20 holdouts of "governing on fear."
  
  Pot meet kettle. >
  
  What an absolutely rich statement coming from a republican. >
  
  it's funny to me because fear/anger are really the only thing they have, since there are no actual policy positions
  so they're trying to use the only tools they have, fear/anger, but it's on their own party that also only has those to use >
  
  Aww.
  Sending thoughts an' prayers. >
  
  Subtract the prayers and I'm right there with you.
  The Republican Party has bent themselves over backwards for these extreme MAGAdittoheads and now they're getting fucked in the ass without lube.
  It couldn't happen to more deserving people.
  But in all seriousness, how much of their political operation exists solely for the purpose of making people on both sides of the aisle angry? Did they never hear the parable of the two wolves?
  It really is hard for me to decide whether this is more leopardsatemyface or selfawarewolves material. >
  
  Scratch both thoughts and prayers, sending my continuous laughter >
  
  scratch all three thought and prayers and laughter. im sending a middle finger. and then laughter >
  
  All this schadenfreude is not a fair trade for an actual functioning legislative body. >
  
  Not like McCarthy would do anything besides investigate Hunter Bidens dick >
  
  My point exactly. >
  
  such a pun master... there is no award for pun master? >
  
  You can't make this shit up. The republicans are incredulous that their power to govern is hampered by a loud minority of members. 
  Welcome to the club folks. >
  
  I think it's a testament to the fact that the republican mission is flailing.  Roe is like the dog catching the car, not knowing what to do afterwards and  then being run over by the car.  Now they have nothing to fight for.   Wait,  impeach Biden for being old,  skewer Clinton for benghazi, and get hunter's laptop, all very important goals. 
  Pure comedy. >
  
  They also scream about inflation when all of their corporations got government bailouts. fuel prices are down so that screaming point is over too. Now they are avoiding talk about raising wages which will piss off blue collar republicans. >
  
  Then they also scream against student loan forgiveness or anything that remotely helps it despite accepting PPP loans with open arms. >
  
  Dr. Frankensteins complaining about the monster they created. >
  
  Yup, they are beholden to a very fickle and insane monster of their own creation. >
  
  It's just like that movie. The one with the cloned dinosaurs on the bus that couldn't slow down. >
  
  Dino Bus >
  
  Republicans getting a taste of what it’s like dealing with republicans >
  
  What even more hilarious sort is fox news fucking with the holdouts and giving them shit.   Hannity angry at replubliturds so refreshing. >
  
  Well that’s just the optics Fox News needs to appear “fair and balanced,” so they can go back to smearing shit on the walls and calling it “entertainment news assemblage.” >
  
  Murdoch seems to genuinely be hedging his bets. Fucker Carlson is supporting the rebels, Hannity and the NY Post are supporting McCarthy. All of them ultimately just do what Rupert tells them. >
  
  They courted these extremists, now they are reaping what they sowed. >
  
  The find out stage. >
  
  You have 20 people demanding that 201 surrender to them unconditionally. Well, I am not going to surrender," Republican Representative Trent Kelly told reporters after a late Wednesday vote rejecting McCarthy.
  Listen dumbass, when McCarthy agreed to a motion to reconsider needing only 5 votes, 5 votes to call a full vote to remove the speaker he already surrendered to the QOP terrorists that don't believe in government and are just cosplay performers. >
  
  I hope he loses even more votes after these concessions. >
  
  I hope he loses those votes to Jeffries. >
  
  There just needs to be 6 R reps to give their votes to him for Jeffries to win right? >
  
  Think so, Jeffries has gotten 212 on every vote. >
  
  First, because someone should say it….none of this is good. Good left the party a while ago.
  That being said, is it possible to overdose on shadenfreude? I’m starting to worry about my health….
  I knew, like most of you the moment the Republicans won the majority nothing good would come of it. Nothing is arguably better than bad though, right?
  Every day this continues is another day without reprisal investigations/impeachments. It’s another day without stunt votes designed to put Democrats on the wrong side of populist nonsense issues like English as the national language and enforced Christianity in public schools. It’s another day the base can’t be ginned up on rage based on fantasy.
  The Fox people are referring to it as a circus. The “liberal” media (you know, the ones owned by billion dollar conglomerates) don’t know how to behave since there’s no “both sides” that can be spun from this….and Americans….even the non-political ones all have a front row seat. My completely apolitical mother has been asking me questions about what’s happening and shaking her head at the answers.
  Maybe that’s the good. >
  
  Having schadenfreude about this is great in the short term but in the longer term it's kind of like being happy your limb with cancer now is infected with MRSA.  "Haha, fuck you cancer, how do you like that?  Oh wait" >
  
  If only we could amputate…)
  The GOP has clearly learned nothing from the last 3 election cycles. Eventually, be it tomorrow or in 20 years they will and they will moderate and clean up their own house…..or not, and go the way of the Whigs with something else forming to fill the vacuum. Until then all we can really hope for is the preservation of something resembling a democracy….the things that actually did get done these last two years is nothing short of miraculous. >
  
  Your friendly reminder that Dems had the exact same majority, 222-213, after 2020.  They elected Pelosi as Speaker with no drama, and had one of the most productive Congresses of the millenium.
  Competence matters.  r/VoteDEM >
  
  
  "You have 20 people demanding that 201 surrender to them unconditionally."
  
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