That doesn't really matter though, cutting off their checks would just be for optics. The average Senator is worth 3 million and the average Representative is worth 1 million. They would be fine without receiving a check for a month.
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Nancy Pelosi calls for postponement of the State of the Union Address until shutdown ends, or to cancel it and deliver it in writing
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That doesn't really matter though, cutting off their checks would just be for optics. The average Senator is worth 3 million and the average Representative is worth 1 million. They would be fine without receiving a check for a month.
I hope Pelosi carries this "gives no fucks" attitude well after Trump is gone.
All dems need to.
All dems need to.
Somebody tell Scalise that elections have consequences and that his white male privilege won't work.
Kirsten 'we aren't jailing little kids' Nielsen has no credibility here.
hahahahaha this is amazing. So now if he gives it from the Oval Office he knows everyone else knows it's a "second best"... that shit is going to eat him up.
Unfortunately for Donnie he doesn't have a say in the matter.
SOTU is held at the Speaker's behest.
Hopefully we don't get a 'Tweet of the Union' at 3am or something then, lol
Any chance this shut down will affect 2020 Senate races? I know at-risk R Senators do not want this shut down.
They could eliminate the spectacle of the SOTU by returning to letter format permanently and I don't think we'd be worse off for it.
Really anything to reduce executive authority, influence, and regality is a win in my book after seeing what an abusive president can do.
Really anything to reduce executive authority, influence, and regality is a win in my book after seeing what an abusive president can do.
She already invited him though. I may well be mistaken, but I didn't see where she explicitly disinvited him and said it was off. She said security is a problem but couldn't Trump say, "No it isn't, security will be fine, I've already accepted the invite and will be there as planned."?
This is probably what is on Pelosi's head atm. If she plays this right this could be a turning point for office of the Speakership especially the toothless one held by Ryan.
Couldn't Trump just lie? I mean, if his base believes everything he says, he can just go on Fox and say, "I've done it! I've gotten the wall, I'm reopening the government, anything the House of Representatives say, or mainstream media says is a lie! It's happening and they're ALL LYING TO YOU!"
Then just go ahead and cave to Nancy and the Democrats? I mean if they believe ONLY him, then it doesn't matter what he does, or what anyone else says, all that matters is what HE says. It's not like his supporters are going to drive down and check to see the wall for themselves, and even if they do and find nothing, they'll TELL themselves, "Yup, I see a wall!" and just be happy.
exactly. some people seem a bit confused about the reasoning and why she'd take a stance on it. I mean what's formally written is definitely true, but this is hitting trump where it hurts, his ability to spew garbage on a large platform.
It's quite depressing to think how rich you have to be to run for office. AOC is a very rare occurrence. A podcast (this american life maybe, cannot quite remember) about a democratic candidate underdog with Sanders backing was quite eye opening.
Found it: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/649/its-my-party-and-ill-try-if-i-want-to
"And now ladies and gentlemen, from the chamber of Congress that's holding over 800,000 Americans hostage, the President of the United States!"
I wish the secret service was affected by the shutdown forcing the sitting president to be "under house arrest" in the white house.
Reads to me like she's giving him a choice between having it on the usual day if the government isn't still shutdown then, having it delayed to a future date once the government isn't shutdown, or he can just submit it in writing.
Or he can fuck off and do it in the Oval.
Essentially she's saying "you're not going to come into my House while the government is shutdown only to try and place the blame on my party".
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That was an informal invitation, the Senate and House still have to pass a resolution officially inviting the President, and that has not happened yet. She extended the opportunity to work on a different date or submitting it in writing.
And nothing of value was lost?
Love to see him actually try and write something though. Like, teachers will be using that for decades to get raises and materials. Because if the POTUS can't read or write, then clearly US education is in the shitter.
I mean, I would use it.
Love to see him actually try and write something though. Like, teachers will be using that for decades to get raises and materials. Because if the POTUS can't read or write, then clearly US education is in the shitter.
I mean, I would use it.
He and his advisers are looking into it, but I believe it requires 60 votes.
Like something a child would do.
That tweet is like a bad joke someone told him, and he thought it would be funny to tweet out instead of say, doing his job for once.
He is struggling to get a solid wifi connection, due to the walls closing in.
Good. There should be no state of the Union again until there is a union. Not to mention we shouldn't be asking the Secret Service to deal with the clusterfuck of a SotU adress without pay. Probably stressful enough when they are getting paid for it.
Plus you know this just drives Trump bonkers.
Plus you know this just drives Trump bonkers.
The misspelled word makes this. Nicely done.
... that doesn't address what you're quoting, lol