Speaker Pelosi coming up on

[malaise]

Morning JoeScum

[malaise]

1. on now n/t

[kentuck]

2. I am inspired by Speaker Pelosi's faith and words.

She is a very religious person.

[mcar]

3. She was terrific, as always

She outlined what Dems in the House have done and will do to make positive change.

And yet some here and elsewhere on SM are whinging, "where are the Democrats?"

[StarfishSaver]

4. Thank you!

Democrats all over the airwaves - and on social media, in local media, and in the streets - and are on the Hill legislating and doing plenty of other work, but for some reason, some people are insisting they haven't seen them and demand to know what they're doing. When pressed, they usually admit they haven't been following the news. Apparently, they're expecting Nancy Pelosi and the other Democrats to show up at their houses and speak to them personally ...

[mcar]

5. Same people criticizing Biden for being "in his basement"

While he's been doing virtual town halls and other events and is now appearing in public.

[StarfishSaver]

6. Yuppety yup

But he hasn't come to their house or called them on their cellphone, so none of that counts ...

Yesterday, someone railed against the Democrats and demanded to know why they hadn't started an investigation into Barr and his order to tear gas protesters. When, in fact, the House Judiciary Committee had announced yesterday morning that they were opening an investigation into Barr's actions (not just the tear gas incident), introducing legislation to cut the AG's funding, filing an amicus brief regarding Michael Flynn, bringing in DOJ whistleblowers to testify, etc. This was reported on MSNBC and CNN yesterday - that's how I first heard about it.

But still, people are complaining that the Democrats aren't doing anything. Sheesh.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13532609

House Judiciary Chairman Announces Actions to Hold AG Barr Accountable
Chairman Nadler proposes funding cuts, court filings, and Committee oversight hearings

Washington, June 2, 2020

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced a series of actions to counter Attorney General William Barr's continued defiance of Congress and improper politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The announcement comes following the Attorney General’s refusal to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, the second time he has failed to do so this Congress.

Chairman Nadler and the Judiciary Committee will take steps to protect the integrity of the Department of Justice, including the following:

This week, Chairman Nadler will introduce legislation to slash the budget of the Attorney General's personal office at DOJ by $50 million.

In the coming weeks, the Committee will hear testimony from DOJ whistleblowers and former Department officials. These individuals are prepared to describe specific incidents of misconduct, as well as the unprecedented politicization of the Department of Justice under President Trump and Attorney General Barr.

Chairman Nadler and other members of the Committee will file an amicus brief in the case of United States v. Michael Flynn in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Flynn case is one of many cases in which Attorney General Barr has improperly interfered for the benefit of President Trump and his political allies.

Chairman Nadler released the following statement on these actions to hold Attorney General Barr accountable:

“Attorney General Barr has been given ample opportunity to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, and he has refused to appear once again. In fact, Mr. Barr has taken every opportunity to avoid oversight by the Committee—he also failed to appear before the Committee during his first tenure as Attorney General in the H.W. Bush Administration.

“The Attorney General’s behavior is unacceptable. He continues to undermine his career staff in a flailing effort to erase the findings of the Mueller investigation. He refuses to answer questions about actions taken by the Department during the coronavirus epidemic. He told the Committee that he could not find the time to testify because of that epidemic—but took the time to tour the peaceful protests at Lafayette Park just minutes before riot police fired tear gas into the crowd. Mr. Barr has thoroughly corrupted the integrity of the criminal justice system, he has shown contempt for Congress, and the Committee has an obligation to hold him to account.

“I am not going to spend months litigating a subpoena with an Attorney General who has already spent years resisting the courts and legitimate congressional oversight—but neither will we stand by and allow Mr. Barr to continue to corrupt the Department. We do not take these actions lightly or with any sense of joy. We have both a duty and a moral obligation to protect the rule of law in our country, and we intend to do just that.”
https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2979

I first heard it about it on cable news this morning and then went to the House Judiciary Committee website for more information.

Given how interested you are in all of this, you may want to pay closer attention before criticizing the Democrats for supposedly not doing what they're already doing.

[mcar]

7. But they weren't doing the investigation RIGHT NOW!!

Remember all the folks on SM screaming for IMPOTUS to be impeached, just as the process was going forward? I always thought they didn't understand the difference between impeachment and removal.

[StarfishSaver]

8. IKR?

They demanded that he be impeached and when it was pointed out that he wouldn't be removed they insisted they didn't care because "they need to send a message." And then after he was impeached but not removed, they attacked the Democrats for doing it all wrong and not getting him removed.

And now some of them are demanding that the House impeach him AGAIN. Five months before the election, in the middle of a pandemic, while the country is exploding, knowing he won't be removed ...

[mcar]

9. I wish these same people had even a little bit of concern or anger

at the Republicans.

[StarfishSaver]

10. That would be nice