They would have just barely if a bunch of morons could read a ballot.
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US PoliERA 2019 |OT5| She's got a plan for that, now sashay away
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They would have just barely if a bunch of morons could read a ballot.
Think about the mental gymnastics swing voters have to go through in order to justify their disapproval of impeachment.
Trump literally, not even hyperbole, literally just inviting hostile foreign actors to interfere in our elections for his benefit.
It would be crazy enough to hear him saying what he just did in a leaked, secret recording. The motherfucker says it on national TV!
Fucking hell.
It would be crazy enough to hear him saying what he just did in a leaked, secret recording. The motherfucker says it on national TV!
Fucking hell.
It's gonna help, it's also a great campaign soundbits for ads.
Changes were voted on and made this week to help the investigations move forward, so everyone needs to chill.
If you want to complain, use your energy to push house reps to support impeachment.
But, by all means complain on the forum, i'm still guilty of it too.
He was a clueless fucking idiot back then who didn't know any better. He's now a ....slightly less clueless fucking idiot who has been hammered constantly about how bad this is and yet he says it again.
So basically, selectively release some misleading info in October 2020, hopefully with Biden as the candidate.
Argh I doubt it, operational window to start an impeachment inquiry is starting to close given that the caucus wants to spend time on other issues and starting campaigning again.
Plus there's the court battles that will drag this.
Plus the stonewalling.
I'm thinking Dems will want to shift the issue to "we'll investigate if we win the WH + Congress, we'll hold him accountable if you put us in the control seat" and want to focus on issues more relevant to the electorate
Nah that would give him to much credit. This is just the normal train of thought/con man Donald we've dealt with before.
I recall him being extremely anti-Hillary around and after debates. It was insufferable the resentment he showed for her even in the face of fucking Trump as the sole opposition in the months before the election.
Isn't asking for a raise considering her existing congressional salary the anti thesis of her principled positions?
Why isn't she floating that raise in income down to her staff which needs it more percentage wise
Why isn't she floating that raise in income down to her staff which needs it more percentage wise
Um... no?
Congressional salaries have been stagnant for a decade. Inadequate salaries adversely affect governance because they make public service prohibitively expensive for anyone not rich and keep members of Congress from being able to attract competent staff. Fewer competent staff members means less legislation getting written and passed, which in turn slows the flow of federal dollars and the implementation of programs. Also, as she says, paltry salaries punish members who refuse to engage in illicit or unethical activity.
Congress needs a raise. If members get raises, their staffs also get raises. She's talking about the entire institution.
No, she's right. Given the various expenses we force on Congress they either need a better paycheck or to be totally taken care of while in DC in a way we aren't now (give them decent free housing).
That said, I'm not sure she's right about it being a campaign finance issue.
She earns more than $150k . Is that behind the standard of living in dc ? What about her secretaries? She should by principles distribute the increase towards them instead
I mean....she does pay her staff more than normal staff get.
It's not just DC. Congressmen and women have to maintain residence in their home districts.
If members get a raise, so do their staffs because the bill would also give them more money for their offices. It's for the entire institution. Read some of the articles written about the pay increase in recent days. She's not being inconsistent at all.
Remember that their salaries have to maintain a residence in DC, an expensive city, and in their districts. Some expenses are covered, but not all. Congress needs a raise.
Personally I don't think congress needs a raise. That is the least of which who need a raise. They work for the people and should have a salary comparable to the average of people they are working for. Just not a stand I would be for
Do you like legislation being passed? Government running relatively smoothly? Research being done on legislation and its impacts before it's passed? Legislators actually being able to be full-time legislators?
Then you need to support generous pay for full-time legislators and their staffs. It's an important profession; treat it like one.
Ding Ding Ding
I need to find that PDF that internal GOP group made where "SOCIAMALISMIZ" and "AOC" was the only positive news for them cuz, well, we've seen the numbers.
It's The Narcissist's Prayer with each and every revelation of Kremlingate.
We've seen this song and dance before.
He always does this when shit's hitting closer to home.
Note also the hands up like a guy trying to talk hired muscle out of breaking his kneecaps for the $2k he owes...
Get'em Forma
Edit: why not cut out the middleman and just abuse the US surveillance state against his enemies? he needs to be removed yesterday.
Arizona state legislators are paid basically nothing and people here are proud to tell you they won't vote for pay increases. Know what happens?
Only rich people can afford to run and stay in state government. This has ramifications including corruption, self-dealing, and a blindness to the plight of ordinary citizens.
This is even more true for congresspeople and senators where the living costs are astronomically higher.
Part of me thinks it'd be fun to give them food stamps and section 8 housing to cover their DC expenses.
But realistically, there should be dorms for congress.
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