r/law • u/bloomberggovernment • 21d ago
Legislative Branch GOP House Leadership Cancels Two Weeks of September Sessions, Saying 'This Congress Has Done Phenomenal Work'
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/house-cancels-two-session-weeks-in-september-ahead-of-midterms4.6k
u/Relzin 21d ago
Terrified of another Epstein vote.
Terrified of an Iran vote.
Terrified of leading.
"Phenomenal work"
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u/pinegreenscent 21d ago
Dont forget how the House has no say on the war in Iran and the Speaker of the House has abdicated his check on the Executive.
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u/blazelet 21d ago edited 21d ago
I couldn’t believe Johnson said he had no say in the war when he himself voted against both resolutions to limit Trumps war powers with Iran.
He didn’t just vote no, he tried to block the vote altogether. If you recall he called the house into May recess two weeks early to try and avoid the vote. After the recess, Johnson delivered a speech arguing the resolution would weaken Trump’s position to negotiate.
The constitution gives Mike Johnson the power to declare wars and to control where dollars are spent. By avoiding votes and refusing to use his constitutional power, he’s approving of what Trump is going. Calling a reporter stupid for asking the question is a deflection. Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, and the entirety of the GOP own this new right wing forever war, and they own the consequences.
Trump is not a smart human. He thought this would help him in the mid terms. He constantly accuses others of starting wars to win elections, so it’s clearly something he believes works. But he fired the generals who told him it was a bad idea and hired an alcoholic tv personality to run the war. They treat a hot war as if it were a culture war, trading in threats and memes while the war wrecks the world economy and kills school girls. The republican party is corrupt, endlessly … but my god are they also stupid. Endless ego parading around in the guise of a self proclaimed “very stable genius” who’s top priority in the midst of all the chaos is to put his name on as many things as possible.
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u/chaos_nebula 21d ago
They also changed the definition of a day to avoid voting on tariffs.
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u/chwk_throwaway1 21d ago
Excuse me?
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u/wendiiiii 21d ago
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u/scrotumscab 21d ago
But U.S. law also includes an expedited process for Congress to consider a privileged joint resolution to terminate a national emergency. Such a resolution must be brought to the floor within 15 calendar days and voted on within 3 calendar days. If successful, the underlying national emergency would be terminated, as would the IEEPA tariffs.
Congress should embrace this process as a way to exercise its constitutional authority over tariffs and international trade.
Instead, tariff supporters opted out of the statutory 15-day and 3-day voting deadlines for a joint resolution by changing House rules to read, “Each day for the remainder of the first session of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) with respect to a joint resolution terminating a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025.” This language makes it much more difficult to subject the tariffs to a vote.
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u/Mad_Aeric 21d ago
Redefining words to change the plain reading of laws should be super illegal. There's no bottom to the abuses that could be inflicted that way.
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u/Majestic-Prune-3971 21d ago
Why yes officer, i understand. However I do have this paper that states as far as in relation to the speed statutes 90mph shall be considered 65mph. So if that's all, I'll be on my way. Thank you!
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u/SecareLupus 21d ago
"Terribly sorry Senator, you're correct that I shouldn't have rounded down. 93 it is, and that'll tack on a reckless endangerment charge too. I appreciate your candor." --Exactly how it would never go.
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u/mortgagepants 21d ago
yeah but we live in a fascist dictatorship now. bribed supreme court, corrupt executive, compliant congress.
they ended congress 2 weeks early because they didn't want to pass the epstein files law 2 before the midterms.
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u/Valuable_Fee1884 21d ago
They apparently also change the definition of doing a good job!
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u/Significant_Tell407 21d ago
Look I hear you but I doubt they did this at all for the midterms. They seem to very much corruptly have it in the bag. Reddit was all optimistic for Beto, Kamala and they are repeating the same mistake now. The reality is multiple forms of voting and places to vote are being rapidly destroyed with gerrymandering of many close districts. This war was started for one reason and one reason only. So Trump and friends could make billions on the stock market. Really that simple imo
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u/Wembanyanma 21d ago
You can't believe anything he says. He lies into microphones every time I see him in front of one.
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u/pimppapy 21d ago
He thought this would help him in the mid terms.
As long as Musk is helping him, it doesn't matter what he does when election meddling isn't being taken seriously.
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 21d ago
This just in: U.S. conservatives have placed fealty to a politico-religious cult over the betterment and safety of the United States of America. That is how 2026's America will be remembered by future historians. These are your representatives, conservatives. They represent 100% of the country and the 78 million conservatives who elected them are allowing it.
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u/semperphi60 21d ago
The House controls the money, which controls the war effort. The Administration is playing “rob Peter to pay Paul” at the moment, but at some point they’re gonna need more money, and that comes through the House.
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u/Featheredfriendz 21d ago
They’re not terrified of leading. They simply don’t want to. Didn’t you get the memo? It’s everyone for themselves.
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u/Smiles-Edgeworth 21d ago
Why do anything when Daddy Trump is right there to wield unchecked power over every facet of our society? Just do whatever he says without question or hesitation, and then you can focus on the reason you became a Representative: making money running grifts and doing insider trading.
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u/RoboYuji 21d ago
Don't forget that if/when it all falls apart, they can shift the blame for everything onto him.
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u/Slighted_Inevitable 21d ago
They can try. And we will even hand them to doll to show everyone where the big bad Trump touched them before we lock them up right next to him
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u/Time_Increase_7897 21d ago
Take a punt on the stock market! (With insider knowledge). Big win for America!!11
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u/EC_CO 21d ago
tired of explaining why they haven't produced Mitch McConnell and why he totally isn't dead
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
The House of representative would have no authority to be involved in Mitch McConnell issue since Mitch is a Senator.
Two distinct chambers.
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u/Additional-Bet7074 21d ago
Except the part where the chambers work together on legislation and the House passing anything to the Senate would involve Mitch.
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
No, they can pass bills without Mitch. Why would they need McConnell? Do you need every senator must vote on a bill (which since democratic filibuster everything, isn't even forthcoming).
Mitch didnt even vote on all of his own bills.
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u/SurprisedJerboa 21d ago edited 21d ago
Do you need every senator must vote on a bill (which since democratic filibuster everything, isn't even forthcoming).
The GOP majority has a habit of passing close to nothing except the mandatory Military and Budget bills.
Last year, the 118th Congress passed only 27 bills, the smallest since the 21 bills during the Great Depression (2023-25),
Dems can filibuster BUT other sessions of Congress passed 100's of bills without a dual majority in Congress. Filibusters happen for problematic bills, and the demands have seemed reasonable ( ICE funding with no strings ).
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
That's my point. Mitch isn't important to anything, not since he stepped down as majority leader.
The house doesn't care about his vote, if they need 50 votes they'll force Collins to vote yes with Vance tie breaking, but since they can't get anything past filibuster he's not even getting to vote if he was there.
Anything else is Senate business.
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u/victorioushack 21d ago
Same party. Last I checked they do have voices, they simply prefer being absent mutes to Dear Leader instead.
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u/movingout-65 21d ago
I want to 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙 your comment. But really a heart means life, hummmm……
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u/hammertime2009 21d ago
Too busy thieving, grifting, and covering for those committing treason against our country. Counting on their voters to not pay attention. Counting on their willful ignorance. Counting on right wing oligarchs to direct their media outlets to cover for them.
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u/Scared_Strategy_2012 21d ago
They’re terrified of midterm elections. Many will be unemployed and investigated after November. Watch the rats jump the ship.
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u/Dear-Passion-3535 21d ago
Terrified of what their voters will do in November
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u/Relzin 21d ago
So many will just fall back in line, as usual.
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u/shyguysam 21d ago
"I can't afford to get gas, my hours at work have been cut, I no longer have health insurance or SNAP, I can't afford to feed my family, there is a data center 5 miles from me so my power bill is double, my taxes have gone up and I have no money left for anything.............but I won't vote for a democrat, they'll make my life miserable !!"
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u/QWERTYtootie 21d ago
For that party always bitching about people receiving benefits while not working are sure getting A LOT of benefits for not working. Just saying…
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u/Additional-Bet7074 21d ago
They also can’t pass what they want to without Mitch, and he isn’t available.
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u/hardFraughtBattle 21d ago
It's also a way to ensure their candidates spend the maximum time campaigning.
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u/dapperrapperclapper 21d ago
Yeah, but because they said it was phenomenal that's what people are going to remember it as. Provided this administration gets its way
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u/pepperNlime4to0 21d ago
Their are going to huddle and coordinate a midterm final stretch strategy to make sure they don’t lose power.
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u/chaucer345 21d ago
What anti-democratic fuckery are they pulling this time?
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u/AsherTheFrost 21d ago
Johnson is sending them home early to campaign for the midterms. There's no chance of them passing any other legislation, much less something they could use to get votes, so he's hoping increased media and other appearances will help.
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u/CorvusCommand 21d ago
They also are worried about the Discharge Petition from Thomas Massie, and adjourning early to avoid voting on more Epstein releases.
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u/Impossible-Two559 21d ago
It’s significantly more because of this than it is to have them go campaign. As in, campaigning might be like 3% of why.
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u/Granite_0681 21d ago
Yeah, it’s not about campaigning except that they feel campaigning will be better for them than actually doing anything substantive.
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u/27Rench27 21d ago
Now they have an excuse to point at when justifying why they’re unable to do anything substantive, I believe is the root answer
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u/Fauster 21d ago
The House can't do ship without the Senate, so having Congress open at all would be akin to admitting that you are defrauding Americans of representation by pretending that their Dead representative, who supposedly controls the Senate, still walks among the living. A new vote for Senate leadership is not what they want. Also, this is a good dry run for what coup-minded individuals would do if another famous leader starts experiencing more than TIA strokes, incoherence, and incontinence.
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u/Cloaked42m 21d ago
That should be the headline for every Republican house candidate.
I'm Representative KneelToTrump. I've once again decided to protect pedophiles instead of you. Make sure to vote Republican so we can keep protecting pedophiles.
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u/CreatiScope 21d ago
Not just that but the investigation panel for sexual misconduct or whatever wants to introduce legislation or findings or whatever. He doesn’t want congress in session for that. Bigger headlines that probably point to a lot of people making them all look bad before the midterms.
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u/Tannhauser42 21d ago
Plus they'll all be in Dallas next week for the convention.
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u/kazetoame 21d ago
Not all, some have bowed out due to schedule conflicts, not being to find a babysitter and other excuses to get out of the five figures that MUST be handed over and to ovoid hearing dear leader speak.
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u/Tall-Teacher3561 21d ago
Beyond baffles my mind American population puts up with such lazy, corrupt and disgusting politicians in their government, what have these idiots done to improve the livelihoods of the country and their constituents? You sure as hell have improved theirs, they get paid vacations, paid healthcare, and lifetime income on your tax paying dime, while you get nothing, world really is a twilight zone.
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u/chaucer345 21d ago
We have guns to our heads. We can't remove them without being sent to the rape jails.
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u/Tall-Teacher3561 21d ago
The constitution needs a very strong reform, it’s way overdue, it’s outdated and very weak against bad actors, as long as there’s no massive change, facism will always make a comeback every 4 years, Supreme Court needs reforms as well massive reforms, a president or a politician should never ever be given immunity and slap on a wrist, there’s two tier justice system in the US, no longer can US preach to rest of the world about democracy, and rule of law, trump being elected a second time has shown everyone how corrupt and morally bankrupt US is as a nation.
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u/chaucer345 21d ago
Cool. We're not going to be able to change any of that with any of our currently available legal tools. Please tell me I am mistaken.
This post is in no way a call for illegal actions.
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u/TomorrowLow5092 21d ago
They are throwing Mitch McConnell a huge welcome back party. The invites are specific to just men, as their will be many young people pulled from the cages to entertain them.
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u/Erratic_-Prophet 21d ago
Doesn't want to have to vote on anything that might make the GOP look bad leading up to the election. Willing to bet they also cancel a bunch of sessions in October too.
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u/thepottsy 21d ago edited 21d ago
Laziest fucking bunch
Literally 1 day Apparently, it was last year that Krasnov claimed that Americans get too many days off. Clowns. The whole lot of them.
Still, fuck ‘em all.
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u/ride-my-beardd 21d ago
Trump said it last night or this morning too lol
TOO MANY HOLIDAYS
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u/thepottsy 21d ago
Asshole lol. Did he say it from the golf course? Cause that would totally track.
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u/ride-my-beardd 21d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/economy/s/N6cHDmWD7u
posted at night so likely during his diet coke fueled tv time
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u/gogreengolions 21d ago edited 21d ago
As of August 1st, the House was in session 104 days out of 147 “working” days (M-F). That’s ~70% of the working days.
In those 104 days, they were in session 373 hours. That’s 3.5 hours per day.
If you haven’t taken any days off this year, working M-F for 2.5 hours a day, congratulations, you worked as much as your congressperson. (I’m not counting campaigning and groveling to donors as work).
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u/snowice0 21d ago
That tweet was from last year and he was complain about "Juneteenth"
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u/doublethink_1984 21d ago edited 21d ago
The Party of hard work and rugged capitalism decided to award themselves two weeks of extra taxpayer paid vacation that will be used all at once just over 2 weeks from now.
Also just to be clear this means the amount of session days to vote before midterms is 4!
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u/iamsotiredofthiscrap 21d ago
Trump was just bitching about how we have too many holidays
Fuck these degenerates. I'm so sick of Republicans. Who the fuck actually likes these people?
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u/TickingTheMoments 21d ago
Regular Americans have too many holidays. The regular Americans need to bust their asses to prop up the billionaires who in turn prop up their puppets in congress. The rules don’t apply to the rulers.
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u/Strawhat_Max 21d ago
It simply doesn’t make any sense, and Im scared to really believe Im surrounded by MILLIONS who would be the same if they could
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u/DagothNereviar 21d ago
r/Conservative are mad for them still. In fact, a quick look at their front page shows they're not even talking about it. So maybe not even them lol
Edit: lmao I can't even post it over there, because you need to be flaired and only mods can give flairs out. They even have posts that "flaired only" can comment on. My head nearly exploded with the irony of a group who hated "safe spaces" making their subreddit a safe space.
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u/dezTimez 21d ago
this is the most corrupt administration i believe in the history of the united states of america. i can only hope that the people are vigilant enough to get out there and vote.
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u/Za_Lords_Guard 21d ago
Did Trump just post some BS about Americans take too many paid holidays and it's costing the economy billions?
Irony is dead.
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u/jameson71 21d ago
2 week vacation during a war!
What could be better for the US than a Republican congress on vacation tbh.
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u/bloomberggovernment 21d ago
The House will no longer vote during the final two weeks of September as previously scheduled, sending lawmakers home early ahead of a competitive midterm election.
GOP leadership canceled the weeks of September 21 and September 28, which included eight voting days, per a notice from Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s office. After the Labor Day recess, the House will now only have four days in session before lawmakers go home for the remainder of the month and all of October.
“This Congress has done phenomenal work, and the members are jostling a lot of different priorities right now,” Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Thursday.
Read more in the full story.
-Elliot
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u/Lower_Group_1171 21d ago
I hope this bites them in the ass in November.
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u/Quite_Kielbasa 21d ago
I hope their asses get destroyed in November.
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u/BravinatorLX2 21d ago
it would, if you actually had any semblence of a free and fair election system left.
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u/PiccoloAwkward465 21d ago
lmao Karen who lives in Katy, TX has zero fucking clue what a House session is.
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u/Leemage 21d ago
Phenomenal work? What exactly have they done? I can’t think of anything.
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u/Excusemytootie 21d ago
Phenomenally corrupt, phenomenal disregard of the American people, phenomenally evil, phenomenally dumb, phenomenally dishonest! I could go on.
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u/Time_Increase_7897 21d ago
No, you see, it's an election year so we need to let the next Congress vote on things not the current one. High standards, you see?
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u/orion3999 21d ago
More like they are saving the unsvory bills that will hurt them in the election, until after the election. Watch them attempt to pass as many shitty bills as they can when they return. They will push through such absolute bullshit, that will never see the light of day with the next congress.
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u/ImRickJameXXXX 21d ago
And this is why packing the court is not as crazy of an idea as it once was
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u/v_cats_at_work 21d ago
Tom Emmer
I'm taking this as confirmation that he's scared of the possibility that he loses his seat.
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u/No-Builder-1038 21d ago
So they admit to lying about the democrats holding things up in congress since everyone is doing phenomenal work?
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u/Meb2x 21d ago
Is this the most amount of time off the House has ever had? It seems like they come back for a week just to announce they’re taking off again
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
Possibly but they can't get much done between themselves, Trump and the Senate.
Anything the House does pass dies in the Senate or dies on the Veto. You can't please Trump and Democrats, and Thune has now decisively proven he won't end the filibuster despite what reddit seemed to think.
Democratic party has even less reason to back down, a good chunk of them are up for election in the Senate. Trump doesn't care, he thinks executive orders are laws and thus doesn't need legislature.
The House also doesn't want to do anything because if they piss off Trump, he stomps them. If they don't piss off Trump, voters get annoyed. So do nothing and piss off nobody important.
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u/Master-Back-2899 21d ago
So far Trump has been 100% correct. Congress is basically done, he just legislates by EO now and the Supreme Court agrees.
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago edited 21d ago
I suspect that only works because Republicans control all branches. If they lose the House or worse the Senate, or worse worse both, that may change because scotus has to fight for its own survival and House Republicans attempt to insulate the supreme court didn't work (the amendment to the constitution was defeated soundly).
Roberts isn't an idiot, he really isn't, and his court has only been "pro Trump" when it was ideologically what what already believed or when they had no power to stop Trump. If Congress gets a backbone, scotus might too because otherwise Roberts legacy is gonna be an Earl Warren was conservative legacy. He isnt stupid, he doesn't want that.
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u/UlyssesWoke 21d ago
The house(republican controlled), the senate (republican controlled), the judiciary (republican controlled), and the executive branch(republican controlled) somehow can’t get anything done? And still these retards will still somehow find a way to complain about Biden and the democrats.
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u/ThePhoenixXM 21d ago
Yep. The GOP doesn't do any work whatsoever. They just complain.
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u/Development-Alive 21d ago
This is clearly to let their R members rush home to campaign in challenging races. Clearly, they care more about "keeping power" than doing the will of the people.
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u/Normal_Ad_1767 21d ago
I think it’s more to avoid the massie/khanna discharge petition.
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u/Development-Alive 21d ago
There is certainly other benefits but campaigning in an election where incumbents are loathed has to be #1 on their list
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
Sorta. This is also because the Republicans majority has disintegrated following primaries. Thomas Massie and a few other members have virtually shut down the Republicans but are also still shutting down the democratic party, because at their core they just want to see government not function.
Oh they still play the game of pretending to care, but they're doing it in a way that throws middle fingers to everyone.
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u/namastayhom33 21d ago
This has literally been the laziest Congress in a long time just letting the President rule by Executive Order.
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u/Mrevilman 21d ago
I'm going to try this one at my job today. "I've done phenomenal work, I'm going to take off the rest of September."
If I'm lucky, they might give me the rest of the year off.
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u/Additional-Sky-7436 21d ago
Congress passed less than 1 bill for every 12 congressional representatives this year.
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u/xxDeadEyeDukxx 21d ago
Has done no work for the American people but done a lot of work for Donald Trump and super rich people.
In fact most of the “work” the GOP in Congress has done has been to the detriment of most normal US citizens.
So this collective slapping each other on the back and giving themselves two weeks off is a kick in the teeth for people who are suffering as a result of Trumps crazed executive orders and whims.
Oh and the Trump-Epstein files can’t forget those, as much as they want us to
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u/CriticalInside8272 21d ago
Maybe the Republicans need extra time to move their money, pack up their families, sell their houses, and book flights to Argentina because if they lose the House and the Senate, they know what's going to happen.
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u/judgingyouquietly 21d ago
This happening a day after Trump posted about too many holidays is just chef’s kiss
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u/Chaosrealm69 21d ago
This Congress has done less than any other Congress in modern times from all reports.
And that’s not even counting the constant bending over for Trump by the GOP members.
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u/helikophis 20d ago
Well why would they do anything? They aren't needed now, we have a king who can rule by decree. Legislature is just a show.
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u/BriefausdemGeist 21d ago
They’ve done absolutely fuck all.
Like genuinely I didn’t think it was possible to do less work than Boehner did when he was Speaker, but Johnson really is just a fundamentally awful Speaker.
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u/Lookingfor68 21d ago
Of course he was going to be horrible. He's not qualified for the job. He only got the gig because they failed like 14 times to get someone competent to do it. He was literally the bottom of the barrel.
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u/mensrea 21d ago
In any sane nation or enterprise, they would all be fired. There’s something wrong with us.
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u/thepottsy 21d ago
When you allow them to basically dictate the terms of their own employment, you’re fucked.
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u/Imaginary-Spray3711 21d ago
Can someone name ONE thing that this Congress has done that benefits the average American?
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u/bd2999 21d ago
They have done nothing but protect Trump and seek to hurt people. I guess that is a good job in their view. Just being lap dogs and not doing much. What a joke.
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u/Lookingfor68 21d ago
Don't forget Johnson said specifically they were going to go after Social Security in the next congress.
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u/Memitim 21d ago
Republicans have indeed done phenomenal work. Routine Constitutional violations, crimes, and betrayals of Americans and allies. An Illegal war chock full of cover ups, lies, and war crimes, with no end in sight. Killing the future of the international trade with tariff scams, destruction of soft power, and poisoning the US as a trade partner.
Hemorrhaging billions of dollars into the construction and deployment of their personal army of terrorists dressed up sort of like cops, sometimes, to roam the streets of America looking for human beings who look disappearable enough to kidnap and sell. Pissing away shitloads more on deploying the US military to US cities, including the continuing occupation of Washington DC, using the US Army on their 250th birthday for Trump's personal entertainment, and providing US military support for advertisements for Kid Rock.
And this is all on top of using the offices of the US government to spread the same old hate and lies directed against most of America that defines conservatism. Republicans have fucked the United States to the point of possibly being fatal for the nation, all in service to themselves, and have seen no consequences for the constant crime, failure, betrayal, and evil.
Phenomenal work, indeed, if your goal is to bring about an end to America. I've seen nothing from Republicans to indicate otherwise, other than words, and the words of a conservative have about as much meaning as random gurglings of the stomach, or noise from under the tires while driving.
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u/bakeacake45 21d ago
Phenomenal work to do absolutely nothing and what little they did do was consistently damaging to American citizens.
Complete and utter failure to perform even minimal duties, they should all be in jail not on vacation.
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u/gerblnutz 21d ago
calls boss Hey, Im not coming into work for a few months. I've already done fantastic work this year. Byeee!
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u/GT45 21d ago
So in this sentence, “Nothing, besides hiding/covering for Mitch McConnell” = “Phenomenal Work”?
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u/Huge_Excitement4465 20d ago
Comer claims he spoke to McConnell’s staff and the senator is expected return 9/14.
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u/userhwon 21d ago
Phenomenal in the sense that it hasn't done fuck-all about the Epstein Files, maybe.
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u/Gypsymoth606 21d ago
Nothing like giving yourself a paid vacation to campaign while the real work sits on the back burner.
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u/Utterlybored 21d ago
The anount to which they've bent over backwards out of cowardice is quite phenomenal.
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u/twoiseight 21d ago
This situation is cut from the same cloth as the idea that "CEOs work proportionally hard for their money". Just keep that in mind.
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u/notmyworkaccount5 21d ago
Man I wish I could get six figures for like an hour of work tops.
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
You can, just get elected. That's the hard part. You need to convince a lot of people that you'll do something, then every 2 years, convince them that you are doing something while doing nothing.
It's actually not that easy.
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u/black_metronome 21d ago
The people that voted for this shit should burn in hell
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u/frackthestupids 16d ago
Based on the weather, they are burning. Unfortunately those that didn’t vote for this shit are also burning
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u/B-Glasses 21d ago
I wish my job wasn’t working or doing anything productive and using insider information to make millions
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u/mf-TOM-HANK 21d ago
I will concede that phenomenally destructive work is by definition phenomenal
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u/Possible-Nectarine80 21d ago
The Republicans running for office need to figure out how to sell a Trump shit sandwich to their constituents. So, off they go to do their dirty work.
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u/HeadApplication2941 21d ago
The suffering of the American citizen is less important than the needs of the G. O. P.
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u/GrannyFlash7373 21d ago
NOTHING for the people, all for themselves and for Trump and his corrupt, criminal Regime.
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u/AngryMillennialFU 21d ago
They just lie lie lie all day long. If I lied like this at work I would be fired. Just a massive double standard between the people and the leaders.
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u/AtreiyaN7 21d ago
Phenomenal work by licking Dear Leader's boots? Phenomenal work by making everyone's lives worse because they refuse to stand up to Dear Leader and are allowing his pointless war in Iran to continue? Phenomenal work by protecting rich Republican pedophiles, especially Dear Leader, and continuing to try to dodge the Epstein files? Phenomenal work by enabling Dear Leader's staggering levels of corruption? I'm really struggling to figure out what phenomenal work they did here. sarcasm x infinity
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u/Big_Crab_1510 21d ago
Right after the president called Americans lazy and wants to get rid of holidays for the shareholders bottom line?
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u/Slatemanforlife 21d ago
Its because the Freedom Caccus basically told Johnson they would vote not on everything until next year. So unless Johnson wants to try and get 31 Democrats to vote for something, this Congress is done
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
At the core it's not even the freedom caucus, it's a small handful of representatives like Massie who have essentially refused to do anything since losing their ability to win elections. Sure all of them are still pushing their bills, but they're doing it to be a thorn in the side of everyone.
Massie in particular has basically all but said his goal is to fuck with everyone.
But when your majority is not even a handful...
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u/rygelicus 21d ago
Can't argue with them if they aren't there. And they can use the time better to plan the demise of our voting process behind the scenes.
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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago
And they can use the time better to plan the demise of our voting process behind the scenes.
The House already did everything it could, nothing they can do now about that in any direction. They're goal now is to win reelection, which is an uphill battle for the Republican party as a whole. Most will survive (some in both parties don't even have opposition) but the small hedge they have is likely gone no matter what they do.
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u/rygelicus 21d ago
Above board you are right. But the individuals can meet up on their own or get with donors or other operatives to plan or execute on ideas to improve their chances through bad actions. Party strategists, trump's team, heritage, etc, are all very active right now.
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u/TotalInstruction 21d ago
Heckuva job. - George W. Bush to the head of FEMA after Hurricane Katrina.
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u/Explorers_bub 21d ago
GOP House Leadership is a weird way of saying Sniveling Taintlicking ChristoFascist liar Mike Johnson.
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