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Thread. The argument against ending the filibuster is that Democrats will not always be the majority and would want to use the filibuster then. This is not true, I will explain. #TyrannyOfTheMinority #Congress
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It is all about ownership and accountability. Republicans know most of their policy proposals are unpopular and, if they were ever to enact them, then the truth of their unpopularity would be unmasked. So they rely upon the excuse that Democrats provide them...
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βWell we tried to do this unpopular thing that is popular with our base voters, but the Democrats filibustered.β This allows them to campaign on things and then run away from them. To not own their own policies. To not being held to account and maybe...
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Cohen's testimony starts in one minute...
Stay tuned for live tweets.
Stay tuned for live tweets.
Shhhhh, Rep. Cummings is about to speak...
Gaveled in.
@MarkMeadows is already trying to stop the hearing, accusing the dems and Cohen of purposefully delaying the revealed testimony.
A repud complaining about the rules in a house committee. ππ
Gaveled in.
@MarkMeadows is already trying to stop the hearing, accusing the dems and Cohen of purposefully delaying the revealed testimony.
A repud complaining about the rules in a house committee. ππ
Now @MarkMeadows is using cable TV as his evidence, of COURSE.
Motion to table the hearing voted down.
Oh FFS they're trying HARD.
This is ALREADY great.π
Motion to table the hearing voted down.
Oh FFS they're trying HARD.
This is ALREADY great.π
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I caught this @jonathanchait piece this morning, and it really lays bare some truths about the repubs that should constantly be part of the conversation.
Take a dive with me?
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nymag.com/intelligencer/β¦
I caught this @jonathanchait piece this morning, and it really lays bare some truths about the repubs that should constantly be part of the conversation.
Take a dive with me?
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nymag.com/intelligencer/β¦
@MickMulvaneyOMB (afraid of that CoS moniker Micky?) was asked by Chris Wallace on Sunday, his thoughts on congressional oversight into the trump administration, given his role in House oversight during the Obama administration.
He answered thusly:
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He answered thusly:
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That's a STUNNING admission from a public servant.
"Meh, we were just there to fuck with Obama," really isn't a governing strategy. And quite frankly, it's anti-democratic.
But this was a FEATURE not a bug.
@johnboenher admitted as much in 2015:
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nbcnews.com/politics/politβ¦
"Meh, we were just there to fuck with Obama," really isn't a governing strategy. And quite frankly, it's anti-democratic.
But this was a FEATURE not a bug.
@johnboenher admitted as much in 2015:
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nbcnews.com/politics/politβ¦
