Media is promoting headlines that Democrats are bailing out Mike Johnson when in reality, that’s just how it’s supposed to work.

It’s not bailing out, it’s functioning as a chamber that has different representatives representing different districts.

This is really important to call out because this notion of Us versus them, team red versus team blue is really sensationalized, misleading, and just plain corrupting to the US system of government.

The Speaker of the House is the speaker of the entire House, Democrats and Republicans and independents.

There are majority leaders and minority leaders to represent the two major parties, and it’s just ignorance of basic civics to conflate the speaker with those other offices.

#USPolitics #house #GOP #Democrats

House #Democrats rescue Mike Johnson to save $95bn aid bill for #Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Republican House speaker now set to push forward legislation, which had stalled in the House amid protest from rightwing GOP
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/house-democrats-mike-johnson-foreign-aid

House Democrats rescue Mike Johnson to save $95bn aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

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Via Kyle Griffin:

BREAKING:

#Democrats just won two special state House elections in #Michigan — Democrat Mai Xiong in the 13th District and Democrat Peter Herzberg in the 25th District — regaining their majority in the chamber with a 56-54 advantage and their trifecta across state government.

When Marjorie Taylor Greene hammers Johnson on the basis of his being “the Republican leader” she shows her own ignorance, but more importantly, she expresses a critical misunderstanding that’s pretty rife throughout the US population.

No, Johnson is not the Republican leader. As Speaker he’s the voice of the entire House, including Democrats, in contrast to Steve Scalise, who as Majority Leader is the actual Republican leader.

The reason this isn’t mere technicality is that Democrats absolutely have a say in the Speaker and can support or oppose the ouster of a speaker and choice of a new one.

#MTG is an idiot, though the public can be excused for not knowing this detail. Unfortunately, politicians take advantage of that, contributing to congressional dysfunction.

#USPolitics #House #GOP #Democrats #politicalscience

CNN:
How Speaker Johnson helped Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election

Years before becoming House speaker, Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana played a leading role aiding Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election...

...Many of his actions took place behind-the-scenes...
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/12/politics/johnson-2020-election-history/index.html

#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

The math doesn’t support that story, though.

Nineteen Republicans couldn’t stop 193 of their colleagues here. The hardliners were once again sent to the corner in irrelevancy.

That is, until 209 Democrats said, yeah, let’s back the extremists and voted alongside them.

You can’t blame Republicans for stopping legislation that was overwhelmingly blocked by Democratic votes.

We really need to hold Democrats responsible for their support of Republican hardliners instead of having a reasonably functional House.

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024108

#USPolitics #House #Democrats

Roll Call 108 Roll Call 108, Bill Number: H. Res. 1125, 118th Congress, 2nd Session

VOTE QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution, DESCRIPTION: Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117, VOTE TYPE: Recorded Vote, STATUS: Failed

^{Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}

It marked the 1st time #Biden has indicated a willingness to reassess his unwavering support of #Israel’s campaign in #Gaza, as pressure grows among prominent #Democrats to condition #weapons sales to Israel as the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 32k, acc/to the Gaza Health Ministry. #POTUS’ rhetoric has grown increasingly sharp regarding Israel’s handling of the crisis, but until now he had not directly warned Israel of #consequences if it does not change course.

#InternationalHumanitarianLaw

Not only killed. Assassinated.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gaza-israel-world-central-kitchen-biden-b2522315.html

#Israel
#Gaza
#Netanyahu
#CeaseFire
#CeaseFireNOW
#genocide
#Biden
#Dems
#Democrats
#Palestine

An American aid worker was killed by Israel. What will President Biden do about it?

Earlier this year, Biden said he would ‘respond’ to any country that harms an American citizen

^{Katie Hawkinson (The Independent)}

$6 million in #studentloan forgiveness so far for public servants. Remember - the program was bipartisan - and said if individuals worked for ten years in a low-paying public school or health facility & made 10 years of loan payments, all on-time, then their balance would be forgiven.

Under Republicans, only 5-7% were actually forgiven--the program was blocked by Trump and former education secretary Betsy DeVos.

#Biden Administration fixed the issue.

#BidenHarris2024 #Democrats

May I just say, fuck the Biden administration. The US and Israel are carrying out this genocide together.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/state-department-francesca-albanese

#usa #biden #democrats #israel #genocide #gaza #palestine #un #FrancescaAlbanese #humanRights

State Department Spokesman Urged to Resign Over 'Despicable' Attack on UN Expert

One critic described Matthew Miller's attack on United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese as a "Trumpian smearing of a principled human rights expert."

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

MSNBC:
Liz Cheney urges the Supreme Court to stop aiding Donald Trump’s delay tactics

"I think it’s very important that the Supreme Court realizes, that what he's doing, is a delaying tactic...

It cannot be the case that a President of the United States can attempt to overturn an election and seize power, and that our justice system is incapable of holding a trial, and holding him to account before the next election."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHMiPAjaVtU

#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

Liz Cheney urges the Supreme Court to stop aiding Donald Trump’s delay tactics

Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump White House Communications Director, Charlie Sykes MSNBC Columnist, and Basil Smikle join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White ...

^YouTube

@stux

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#DakotaAdams #Democrats #Hope

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'Adams said Rhodes' involvement in the riot didn't surprise him and that Jan. 6 contributed to his decision to run for office.
“It served as a sobering wake-up call in terms of how much danger we are truly in and how the Rep.Party enabled a president to become an active danger to this republic,” he explained.
"I was forced to reevaluate a lot of beliefs and face hard questions about what I really stood for.”

‘FIGURING MYSELF OUT’

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/oath-keepers-son-emerges-from-traumatic-childhood-to-tell-his-own-story #DakotaAdams #Montana #Democrats

Oath Keepers' son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story

The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father's control — juggling work, college clas

^KECI

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Dakota Adams, the son of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, about his upbringing and his new mission to run for office as a Democrat in Montana.

🎯 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 #DakotaAdams

So much respect for this young man.

VOTE-HIM-IN, Montana! 🗳️ ☑️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GybvlbI7PP0

#politics #Montana #Democrats

'Unsavable disaster': Son of Oath Keepers founder on why he's running for office as a Democrat

CNN's Laura Coates speaks with Dakota Adams, the son of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, about his upbringing and his new mission to run for office in Mo...

^YouTube

It may be just a pipe dream, but certainly worth planning for. If Repugs give the house to the Dems by resignations or cooperations, Dems may have only a few weeks to jump a thousand hurdles to get important work done.

Do you think this is possible? Probable? Stay tuned.

#GOPFail #GQP #GOP #Democrats #Congress #HakeemJeffries

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/27/2231789/-The-GOP-could-lose-the-House-before-Election-Day-Here-s-how-Democrats-get-ready?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_3&pm_medium=web

The GOP could lose the House before Election Day. Here's how Democrats get ready

The bitter disarray consuming House Republicans could soon culminate in a dramatic climax never before seen in American history: control of the chamber changing hands before an election.

^{Daily Kos}

As ever, the monsters directly running the #Zionist #genocide of #Gaza’s population are denying their genocidal policies and practices and blaming everything on Hamas’s attacks on October 7!

But let’s be clear, this bloodiest #Nakba is the culmination of a century of #Racist oppression by a heavily armed #Israel against a virtually defenceless civilian population!

Israel. Is. Guilty. Of. Genocide.

So are all those who, by their actions or inaction, have been complicit in that genocide!

We see you #GenocideJoe #Biden; Ursula von der #Leyen; Rishi #Sunak; Olaf #Scholz; Emmanuel #Macron; Georgia #Meloni; Fumio #Kishida; Keir #Starmer; #GOP leadership; #Democrats leadership; #EU #Commission; #EU #Parliament; #NATO leadership; #BAeSystems leadership; #ElbitSystems leadership; #Rheinmetall leadership; #LockheedMartin leadership; #USDOD; #UKMOD; #UKParliament; #UKTUC ….

and the rest: you know who you are!