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4. So when a RWer whines, "Democrats shut down the nation," point out how Speaker Johnson refuses to ...

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 08:24 AM

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... call Congress back to session per the law.

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Mike Johnson cancels more House votes in escalation of shutdown strategy [View all] BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP

Adelita Grijalva needs to go to court ASAP to get sworn in Chasstev365 8 hrs ago #1

And the Courts will cite this - BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #3

You have Abbott who held up the replacement for TX-18's Sylvester Turner BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #6

Does that supercede "no taxation without representation"? Buddyzbuddy 2 hrs ago #11

You have to ask Washington D.C about that! BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #12

Good point. Buddyzbuddy 33 min ago #14

She will be sworn in once Johnson reconvenes the house Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #9

Since the House did their "fiduciary duty" (with power of the purse) BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #13

They haven't passed a CR Fiendish Thingy 25 min ago #16

Vacation time otchmoson 8 hrs ago #2

This is effectively a strike. BadgerKid 7 hrs ago #7

HAH. We should have been doing that ten months ago. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #8

Anything to delay the discharge petition for the epstein files PSPS 5 hrs ago #10