Well you could dream of nine Republicans (have I got my sums right?) who'd commit political suicide to support Hakeem Jeffries.Isn't the most likely outcome a Speaker who owes the position to the far right? Not sure that is going to end well.
I guess the democrats could end this farce by abstaining eventually (after enough damage has been done to the republicans by the infighting )Isn't the most likely outcome a Speaker who owes the position to the far right? Not sure that is going to end well.
It wouldn't matter anyway because the first order of business once the house sat would be a simple majority vote to remove him.Well you could dream of nine Republicans (have I got my sums right?) who'd commit political suicide to support Hakeem Jeffries.
sigh
aint gonna happen
Oh dear.
Failed Republican candidate arrested in shootings targeting Democratic politicians' homes
Albuquerque police on Monday arrested the man they say is the "mastermind" behind a recent string of shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers' homes.www.abqjournal.com
Can't quite see a suitable thread for this - a reasoned, sane response to book banning in the US, from Illinois
They may give the guy the death penalty, but they’ll do nothing about the easy access to firearms that allowed him to commit this slaughter, or the online madrases where he was radicalised.
I don't think tougher gun controls are the answer as the horse has already bolted on that one.They may give the guy the death penalty, but they’ll do nothing about the easy access to firearms that allowed him to commit this slaughter, or the online madrases where he was radicalised.
typical double talk from youThe United States has built their society around their constitution, that includes the right to free speech and the right to free speech.
I don't think tougher gun controls are the answer as the horse has already bolted on that one.
Not possible. US Constitution.Other countries have done it. Restricting the supply of firearms to untrained US civilians wouldn't eliminate shootings entirely, but it would certainly do a hell of a lot more than just shrugging and doing nothing about it.
In the real world, no one apart from out of touch green lunatics, propose banning car ownership to reduce car crashes.Not worth trying to reduce car crash casualties the horse has already bolted on that one.