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So seniority isnāt important if the leader has another person in mind?
Come on, Nancy. Youāre better than this.
Good. Iām glad her pick lost. Thatās a karma slap there, Nancy. While I personally support a lot of Ms. Pelosiās positions, I did not support her in turning down Ms. Duckworthās request to vote from home. That was disgusting display of politics.
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itās the Duckworth payback.
When Karma bites you in the ass it is the worst!
It was a display of playing by the rules. What Rep. Duckworth asked to do is prohibitedā¦it is a violation of House rules. Pelosi upheld the ruleā¦as she has no authority to authorize breaking it.
Now, lots of GOPāer journoās planted ādisplay of politicsā crap about that act. Seems you fell for it.
As for the āmotion to change the rulesā crap. It had ZERO chance of passing. The GOP majority isnāt going to change rules to allow another Liberal vote. That is NOT going to happen. It would have been an embarrassment and set a bad precedent. Pelosi is not an evil personā¦but by all means Democratsā¦paint her that way. Its what you doā¦its why you lose and will continue losing.
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Try reading up on the Duckworth thingā¦and try sources other than FOX.
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All you need is this tiny thread to see why Democrats are doomed. Just read this one thread with its few postsā¦and you have the whole thing in a microcosm.
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Anybody have a clue about the policy implications of these choices if any?
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I never understood the phrase āInside Baseballā until I read this. Itās political minutiae of the densest kind, and itās nothing we need to know.
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Anna Eshoo if fabulous, I am sorry she will not get this position.
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Iām not suggesting she was right, but seniority doesnāt necessarily equate to competence.
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Yes but in Congress, seniority means something.
Thatās not true. A motion was made to change the rules and Pelosi actually blocked it. The rules could have been changed. The democratic caucus bases their rules on the floor rules, but there is nothing requiring it.
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It might mean something but TPM as usual didnāt bother giving any context, so it certainly doesnāt mean anything to me at the moment.
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And thatās a real problem and likely why itās mostly old white men in leadership jobs.
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The āstoryā is that Nancy blocked the suggested rule change to allow Duckworth a proxy because Duckworth would have voted against Nancyās pick to head a committee. That person lost anyway. Whether thatās true or not, I donāt know.
yes it does but it does not allow her to make an appointment or break House rules. And as Minority leader she really has little authority over events in general. This quibble is quite silly as Pelosi cannot do what she is being called down for not doing. Thatās GOPāer success story ( they planted all this crap ) and another failure by the self loathing Democrats.
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I would trust her judgment over seniority
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There you go againā¦thinking independently and asking for facts before you make up your mind. How un-Democartic of you. Learn to hate yourself and doubt yourself like the other Dems. Youāll fit in better.
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