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Yesterday I had a story up on the outrageous stunt Nebraska State Sen. Steve Halloran pulled the day before when arguing in support of a typical MAGA book banning/anti-obscenity bill. His behavior was so far over the line that there were calls from...
by Irontortoise
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on Wed Mar 20, 2024 at 09:10 PM PDT
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Texas House Speaker Rep. Dade Phelan (R) who lead the impeachment attempt against Texas AG Ken Paxton was censured “for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities” in other words the leopard eating faces party has struck again. They look...
by Dune
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 05:46 AM PST
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For all of those who are rightfully heartbroken over the devastating toll the war in Gaza is taking upon innocent civilians and are thinking about sitting out the 2024 election, a word of caution. Representative Sara Jacobs, Democrat of California...
by AvoidAmnesia
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on Tue Nov 07, 2023 at 11:03 AM PST
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In July, Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont introduced a resolution to censure Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying, “Censuring Rep. Taylor Greene is about the health of our democracy and faith in government. Her antisemitic, racist, transphobic...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Oct 26, 2023 at 04:24 PM PDT
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The Senate’s reputation as an institution of comity and civil discourse is largely a self-serving fiction, but one I understand the members of the body must maintain to keep from devolving into a second House. Whether it’s that self-image of patient...
by Crashing Vor
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on Wed Sep 13, 2023 at 07:16 AM PDT
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Florida Man Matt Gaetz has announced that he will introduce a resolution to censure Judge Tanya Chutkan “for exhibiting open bias and partisanship in her official duties.” Chutkan ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reached that stage of a GOP-controlled congressional session where he is simply perfecting the art of playing political Whac-A-Mole—nothing more, nothing less. Whatever supposed agenda House Republicans were...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Sat Jul 08, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump's ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines. Schiff...
by Associated Press
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on Thu Jun 22, 2023 at 06:18 AM PDT
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When Republicans vote to censure Adam Schiff for conducting investigations/hearings into the possibility of Russian involvement in Donald Trump's win over Hillary Clinton, it is time to act. The only thing that talks to Republicans is money, so let’s...
by nuketeacher
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on Thu Jun 22, 2023 at 08:18 AM PDT
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Adam Schiff was censured by the House GOP today, on their second try, on a straight party-line vote. Apparently his all-time favorite orange person told the House Republicans that anyone who voted against censuring Schiff this time would get primaried...
by thesphynx
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on Wed Jun 21, 2023 at 08:36 PM PDT
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by Mark Fiore
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on Fri May 05, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
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On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed a lawsuit challenging the Republican-led state legislature’s censuring of state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, calling the decision “unconstitutional” and “retaliatory silencing” of the Missoula...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon May 01, 2023 at 12:21 PM PDT
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Jenna Ellis isn’t the first name that comes up when thinking of attorneys for Donald Trump. But then, with Sidney Powell plotting to take control of the voting machines, Rudy Giuliani heading to court to face charges of being “a sexist sexual predator...
by Mark Sumner
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on Thu Mar 09, 2023 at 10:42 AM PST
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Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was facing a rare potential censure Saturday by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting that was in his district. A censure by the Republican...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Mar 04, 2023 at 09:49 AM PST
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More than two-thirds of registered voters—68%—said they do not believe participants in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol should be pardoned, according to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday. Voters who opposed Jan. 6 pardons...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Feb 09, 2022 at 01:28 PM PST
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Senate Republicans have finally located their problem, and it's the Republican National Committee. After the RNC last week endorsed the Jan. 6 insurrection as "legitimate political discourse," many congressional Republicans are pretending like the...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Tue Feb 08, 2022 at 10:08 AM PST
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Midterm gift: GOP defends homegrown terrorist attack on homeland as 'legitimate political discourse' Democrats' outlook for the midterms improved considerably after a confluence of improbable events unfolded in beautiful sequence on Friday. The day kicked off with a jobs report that suggested the U.S. economy is showing signs it will endure whatever...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Sat Feb 05, 2022 at 11:00 AM PST
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What a hoot! Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger have been censured by the RNC lead by Ronna Romney McDaniel, the niece of Mitt Romney, for “engaging in behavior destructive to the institution of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Republican Party and...
by ameriworks
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on Sat Feb 05, 2022 at 08:24 AM PST
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Messaging ninja Liz Cheney destroys GOP's 'legitimate political discourse' defense of Jan. 6 rioters The Republican Party is no match for the messaging grinder Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is now using to make mincemeat of it. After the RNC voted Friday to censure Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over their participation in the Jan. 6...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Fri Feb 04, 2022 at 02:50 PM PST
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From the Arizona Democratic Party with Regards to Voting Rights and Kyrsten Sinema’s actions: January 20, 2022 Press Releases ADP on Voting Rights Legislation PHOENIX – ADP Chair Raquel Terán released the following statement in response to last night’s...
by Merlin196357
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on Fri Jan 21, 2022 at 11:44 AM PST
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