***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[dacomeup]

Disgusting

On top of everything, this is just awful politics. Manchin is supposed to be this great moderate who has nothing to gain from pushing too far to either side. But worry about MAGAs while spitting in the face of Black and Brown voters is awful politics.

 

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[yobyellav]

Passing a civics test would disqualify a significant number of those in congress. It certainly would disqualify the last president. Maybe make that the bar for running for office.

 

[gry60]

It's funny that one of the pictures says that you have to pass a civic exam to vote, considering that according to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, only 33% of American-born citizens could pass the citizenship test, and that's only getting 6 out of 10 questions right. I bet there would be a lot more unemployed liberal arts voters than plumbers.

 

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so sad...

 

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[blastercombo]

I don’t care about all these reports. All this was well known at the time. Nothing will happen to them

 

[RustyShackleford]

So Manchin is fully walked back his previous filibuster reform position. Is outchea dog-whistling, and both sidesing GOP nonsense.

But I am suppose to beleive JOEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYY MANCHINNNNNNNNNN!!!! will do right by black voters

 

[noskey]

Is it just a coincidence Joey M is from West Virginia, and is also a complete moron? Mans been in the coal mines too long.

 

[blastercombo]

Should of let a rioter get him. Would of fixed a lot of problems

 

[blastercombo]

Is it just a coincidence Joey M is from West Virginia, and is also a complete moron? Mans been in the coal mines too long.

He’s not a Democrat. Just a Republican plant lol. And yes. WV might be home to the dumbest people on earth let alone America

 

[rexanglorum]

if I were Biden, I’d put the VRA in the defense authorization Bill or another must pass bill.

 

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[blastercombo]

Lol Texas is worse than Florida. Give people 30 days to leave then send it off with whoever stays

 

[zekethephysique]

Lol Texas is worse than Florida. Give people 30 days to leave then send it off with whoever stays

I was born and raised in Austin. Tough to watch how bad the politicians/policies are here.
The only thing that has me hopeful is how many tech businesses are relocating here from the west coast and bringing all their employees, Elon Musk calling for educated people from all over to move here, and the Republicans not realizing their business tax breaks and incentives are eventually gonna turn the state blue.

 

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[TooOlfForThisIsh]

I was born and raised in Austin. Tough to watch how bad the politicians/policies are here.
The only thing that has me hopeful is how many tech businesses are relocating here from the west coast and bringing all their employees, Elon Musk calling for educated people from all over to move here, and the Republicans not realizing their business tax breaks and incentives are eventually gonna turn the state blue.

Austin felt further left of center before the first wave of Californian libertarians invaded in the late 90's. To me, modern Austin is a story of two freeways: 35 and MoPac...

But I too miss the Anne Richards and Lloyd Benson Texas of my childhood. People seem to have lost their damned mind.

 

[gry60]

House panel opens probe into Tom Reed over sexual misconduct allegations

The House Ethics Committee on Friday said it has opened an investigation into Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) over allegations of sexual misconduct.Reed said last month that he would not seek reelection or …

thehill.com

The House Ethics Committee on Friday said it has opened an investigation into Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) over allegations of sexual misconduct.

Reed said last month that he would not seek reelection or pursue a gubernatorial campaign following a Washington Post report detailing former lobbyist Nicolette Davis's allegations that he sexually harassed her in 2017.

House Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and the panel's top Republican, Rep. Jackie Walorski (Ind.), said in a joint statement that the panel has launched an investigation "and will gather additional information regarding the allegations."

Davis told the Post that Reed drunkenly rubbed her body and unhooked her bra while they were seated next to each other at a pub after a day of ice fishing. She was working as a junior insurance lobbyist at the time during a weekend trip to benefit the campaign committee of then-Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.).

 

[gry60]

Search warrant reveals ex-Florida senator had documents on two spoiler candidates

Frank Artiles is facing multiple felony campaign-finance related charges in connection with recruiting and paying an alleged spoiler candidate with the goal of swaying the outcome of Miami-Dade’s Senate District 37 race.

www.tampabay.com

The 2020 election cycle drew three mysterious no-party candidates in contentious and expensive Senate races — Districts 37 and 39 in Miami-Dade and District 9 in Central Florida — all won by Republicans. The candidates did no independent campaigning, had little to no public profiles, and their candidacies were all bolstered by similarly designed political mail advertisements that were paid for by $550,000 in untraceable funds.

Alfonso’s candidacy shared similarities to Rodriguez’s:

▪ Both candidates’ email addresses were Gmail accounts with identical patterns: first initial, last name, district number and “2020.”

▪ They also had identical campaign finance records, both only reporting $2,000 loans to themselves, and using the money to pay for the $1,187.88 filing fee required of no-party candidates for state Senate.

▪ Both Rodriguez and Alfonso were registered Republicans when they voted in the 2018 midterm elections.

▪ Both Rodriguez and Alfonso qualified for the 2020 election on the same day, with checks hand-delivered in Tallahassee and time-stamped within minutes of one another.

A third no-party candidate also benefited from the mailers — Jestine Ianotti — who ran in District 9, which covers Seminole and Volusia counties and was won by Republican Jason Brodeur.

While probing the case, investigators said they found Artiles flew to Tallahassee to hand-deliver Rodriguez’s check and paperwork at the Florida Division of Elections.

 

[the qbz]

I was born and raised in Austin. Tough to watch how bad the politicians/policies are here.
The only thing that has me hopeful is how many tech businesses are relocating here from the west coast and bringing all their employees, Elon Musk calling for educated people from all over to move here, and the Republicans not realizing their business tax breaks and incentives are eventually gonna turn the state blue.

You from austin ? North or Southside?

 

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