Cause if there's one thing IQ47 is gonna cry about, above all else, it's people ignoring him.

That's because he's a 6 year old in an 80 year old man's body.

Also, good on Anna Gomez

omitting is the underlying pathology of all the mean-ness, cruelty, incompetence, fear, ignorance, and vengeance. That pathology can be seen every time some outrageous statement or issue arises (nearly every day), yet MSM focuses on individual issue analysis rather than what everyone sees in plain view: the man in the most powerful office in the world is dysfunctional, disordered, infantile, and malicious; he cannot make good decisions.

Let Reuters start there or at least raise the possibility that potus is broken.

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Perhaps this is not the best illustration because Brendan Carr may not have broken any CRIMINAL laws -- yet.

But in every hearing, Democrats need to call out the criminal laws that are being broken, and the PRISON penalties.

This is not hard, especially with something as obvious as the insider trading laws or the postal interference laws. With a little work, I bet they could identify CRIMINAL exposure by just about every one of Trump's appointees. And the formula is simple:

Rep: Mr. Postmaster, are you familiar with 18 U.S.C. § 1701?

PM: Not immediately. Can you refresh my memory?

Rep: Certainly, sir. It says obstructing, delaying, or destroying the mail is a felony. Now do you recall it?

PM: Yes.

Rep: Good. And do you the penalty for breaking that law?

PM: Not offhand. I don't see the relevance.

Rep: The penalty can be up to THREE YEARS in prison FOR EACH ACT of obstructing the mail.

PM: We are not obstructing. We're just following the President's EO.

Rep: You don't work for the President and therefore are not bound -- or protected -- by his EOs. Are you familiar with the statute of limitations for mail tampering?

PM: I believe it is 5 years.

Rep: You are correct, sir. And that means if you tamper with the delivery of mail in November 2026, you can be prosecuted for that felpmy any time through November 2031. Is it really worth prison time obeying an "order" that doesn't even apply to your agency? How many years of prison time are you willing to risk for Donald Trump? How lucky do you feel? Now I won't be the prosecutor in that case, but your testimony here today is srong evidence of mens rea, the awareness of the crime. I strongly suggest you have a good talk with your own personal lawyer before putting yourself in a position that could end very badly for you. Oh, and while you are talking with your lawyer, you might also ask about 52 U.S.C. § 10307.

I yield the balance of my time.

DO THIS WITH EVERY CABINET SECRETARY !!!

(video begins at the 5.40 mark and the full thing is about 3.5 hours)

You be the judge on actual "tone".

I used to watch Energy & Commerce hearings before I retired, back when John Dingell and Henry Waxman chaired it since they had jurisdiction over my own agency. The hearings could get rather lively to put it mildly.

A real snooze-fest. I realize much of the FCC business is, by its nature, wonky. And I didn't listen to every minute of the video. But I took in bits of 5 or 6 Dems doing the questioning. I didn't see any challenge to the criminal behavior where networks are threatened. In this case, section 326 of the Communications Act is not a felony subject to a prison sentence, but there may be other laws that the FCC is breaking that could have prison sentences.

Obviously, what the Postmaster testified he was going to do was a felony all day long. What Trump is doing with his insider trading is a felony all day long. and if people in Commerce are part of that conspiracy, then the oversight questioning should call their attention to the prison terms they could be facing.

That is the kind of thing that will get the media attention, and will cause some of the sycophants to choose to not do Trump's bidding.

and need to win back either or both chambers so that we are the Chairs, can control the schedule, and direct the subject matter.

The general populace considers "hearings" to be "snooze fests". Their purpose is not for reality TV theatrics but to publicly gather information from a wide range of stake holders so that the members can draft legislation.

to introduce the criminal secretaries to the "ghost of Christmas future" so to speak, where they could find themselves in prison. And that is not just to put the criminals on notice, but to put the wishy-washy wing of the Demp party on notice that the people demand accountability.

And this will also change the frame the media uses in talking about these acts. Donald Trump may have immunity, but these secretaries do not, nor do Jr., Eric, Baron, Melania, Jared, or Ivanka, all of whom are profiting illegally off their positions.

No they aren't when the GOP Chairs.

Must I remind folks of this -

She just did it again a couple days ago ( and mentioned his violation of a court order) -

That was my point, that when we retake the House, the chairs should be prepared to deal harshly with the "run out the clock" strategy. If witnesses try to burn up the 5 minutes with evasive non-answers, the chair should stop the clock with "The time belongs to the Congressman. I am extending his/her time by the time you ran off evading the direct question. Please respond directly and immediately to the questions. If you feel the need for something more than a yes/no answer, the Chair will consider giving you extra time to respond, but the chair will not permit you to filibuster. The congressman will receive an additional 30 seconds. Please proceed."

but the GOP Chairs won't. One of the infamous examples and thankfully, California has drawn Issa's seat out from under his ass -

I gave been watching hearings on CSPAN since we finally got cable wired in my neighborhood in 1989.

Talking about shapeshifters and weighing testicles

Like wtf kind of cosmic clown show is this!?!?