What are the consequences of violating the rules to push a vote through? The rules, like laws, don't mean anything if your don't enforce them.
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2025
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If youre complaining about Democrats maybe
1- realize it's the Republicans doing this
2- actually vote for Democrats so they have power to do anything.
Vote for progressives who will actually do something.
Walking out is not doing something, it's not even a news story. It's proceduralism against people who love breaking the norms
I'd rather they sit there and scream themselves horse than walk out. Start a fucking chant. Be disruptive. Make them throw you out or end the session, and never shut up about it
The law doesn't matter anymore, it won't save us. We're done with the uniparty shit, liberalism failed, it's time to go back to kicking and biting
One of the most frustrating things I constantly see on this site... There's literally nothing dems could have done here.
Be mad at them for things that actually make sense. But also, when you focus entirely on Democrats every single time the Republicans (with majorities in both houses, the presidency, and the Supreme Court all captured), do some heinous shit, it makes you look like a shill.
Just to be clear, I'm not complaining about Democrats (in this instance). They did what they could in a ridiculous situation.
If anything people need to be blasting the shit out of the fact that team Epstein just ignored testimony of 900 people that worked at the DOJ back when that file that suddenly can't be released was being put together.
Bove is the guy who told his underling lawyers to tell the courts to "fuck you"* on the AEA planes and Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He made Drew Ensign and a couple of others lie to a federal judge, which is a serious problem for a lawyer and officer of the court. I suspect that Joseph Mazzara perjured himself over this stuff, which means that Bove likely suborned perjury.
Bove has absolutely no business getting a lifetime appointment to the federal bench, where he will enjoy judicial immunity.
*Those words are a direct quote from Bove.
Oh didn't you hear? Wealthy people are above the law, and the congressmen our tax dollars pay to act as safeguards in this exact situation didn't want to have to be lectured about how bad it would be to clear this guy, so they decided to just ignore the rules.
Or in Bove speak, they just told America, "fuck you, we don't give a shit about you or the future of the United States."
Gosh Dems, hurry up and get this show over with. Time is money. This guy could have let like 10 rich pedophiles off the hook in the time it took to hear all the reasons he was "unqualified."
Booker gives a good performance. Keep the kayfabe going!
I think we see a lot of kayfabing but I'm not sure about this. Especially after the blocked Epstein vote. Kayfabe usually requires some yes anding to keep the dialogue going.
Not really sure how you can really yes and "we are above the law and will continue openly protecting pedophiles."
Will Booker’s actions amount to anything? Did walking out accomplish anything? I checked his voting record after the big hullabaloo from his 24hr speech that I watched a good deal of. His words didn’t seem to match his actions. But I am not in his district and thus not as intimate, so perhaps I am incorrect? AIPAC has a stranglehold on most US reps including the dems in my district.
I'm sure sitting it out will work again, just about as well as in 2024. Oh they signed a letter this time? Gosh, that's all fine then.
I believe the letter was from the 900 former justice department employees who were trying to warn the chuds in congress that just let him sail through why it was a really bad idea to give this guy the green light. Bc of testimony provided by 900 people.
Luckily Grassley and co. don't like making decisions based on "evidence."
Like evidence can only tell you so much. If we look at all the evidence we've seen this week, it looks like Republicans in congress willingly protect pedophiles even when they're given the chance to vote to expose them. But obviously we know from their own words that can't possibly be true. Ya know bc evidence can be deceiving and what not.