Schumer: Pence cannot come to the Senate because of his exposure to multiple COVID-positive staffers

[soothsayer]

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Chuck Schumer
@SenSchumer
Vice President Pence cannot come to the Senate because of his exposure to multiple COVID-positive staffers. His purely ceremonial and non-essential presence would just put Senators, staff, and Capitol workers at risk.

[SheltieLover]

1. Good!

[soothsayer]

2. It's a nice thought, but can they stop him?

[SheltieLover]

4. Dunno

But it is good Schumer is publicizing the fact that repukes are trying to kill everyone!

I hope they can stop him.

I wish they would lock his ass up for public endangerment!

[exboyfil]

6. No but the history books caption

will be Mike Pence, exposed to Covid, presides over the unprecedented confirmation of Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court.

[wnylib]

30. Covid Amy replaces typhoid Mary as a disease spreader.

[uriel1972]

3. I tjink it should be bio-haxard suits all round...

Except for the hoax-mongers.

[Mike Nelson]

5. Hmm...

... maybe we should start calling the "Pro-Life" vice-president the "Pro-Death" vice-president?

[uriel1972]

7. Anti-Vital?

[Iliyah]

8. I don't know . ..

mcturtle has been avoiding the WH soooooooooooooooooooooooooo, maybe he'll tell pence to shove it.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. ZOOM

[C_U_L8R]

10. McConnell should stay away too

Cause whatever the hell he's got looks even nastier. Some kind of necromantic rot.

[2naSalit]

11. I wonder if part of this rush...

Is because the fucker's about to croak and he wants to get this done before that happens because his departure would probably cause the whole thing to collapse. Definitely a scorched earth tactic.

[MontanaMama]

29. 100% this.

All weekend I was trying to will the universe to hurry his ass off the planet sooner rather than later. Today would be good.

[2naSalit]

34. Good on you!

The sooner it happens, the better for everyone on the planet. His buddy the coal fascist died so maybe he'll be next!

[uriel1972]

12. Fournier's Gangrene or Necrotising Fasciitis...

Maybe. Or a haemorrhagic fever like Ebola?

[FoxNewsSucks]

14. I hope Moscow Mitch has all 3.

Though it still wouldn't be sufficient payback for the poverty, death and suffering he's caused.

[lagomorph777]

24. Newt Gangrene

[uriel1972]

25. Lol took me a few seconds...

[wnylib]

32. The blood thinner, Warfarin, can cause

the kind of bruising that MM has. Blood thinners are prescribed for people who develop clots from covid. Has MM been positive for covid without revealing it?

[uriel1972]

33. Doesn't he have a heart... condition I thought I read

He had had a bypass. In which case he might have been prescribed it for that. It's bloody difficult to get the dosage right with tst poison (warfarim)

[wnylib]

40. I'm not familiar with his general health,

but if he has a heart condition and has had a bypass, then you're right that he could be taking Warfarin for that.

I knew a guy who took Warfarin after a heart attack and bruised so easily that after a weekend of sailing, one whole arm and both hands looked like MM's hands do now. My guess is that Warfarin is the cause of MM's purple hands.

[niyad]

13. Maybe all the Dem senators should stay away, for their, and VP Biden's, safety.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. I went to bed last night wondering if something's up

Tweets from Sen. Murray, and Minority Leader Schumer - mentioning Sen. Whitehouse - were persistent in vowing to fight the nomination. I thought, nah, it's just recycling the week's tweets. Dunno. If he can keep Pence away, he's whittling away a tie vote by the VP. So I'm still wondering if something's up. Delay, as others here suggest? Seeking soft spots in the GOP Senate races, who know they are almost out the door? Whitehouse is appealing to principle - a bought Court - which is different from ACA and rights issues.

I hold no hope. Our backup plan is to expand the Court and shorten appointments, one if by law, two if by Constitutional amendment. It may be the issue for the next 2 generations - if too late for Climate Change, Civil Rights, Fascism.

Mitch.

[C Moon]

16. Maybe he'll show up in one of these...

[Autumn]

17. Pence won't give a shit who he puts at risk, stop acting like they have a shred of decency Sen.

They don't. He will be there.

[George II]

18. Democrats should do what I told everyone here about town and party meetings.....

Until everything is under control I won't attend any in person. Refuse to show up. I joked that I won't attend live meetings until the Governor opens the bars.

We had live meetings in September (I stayed home) and then in October were back to Zoom meetings for the foreseeable future.

[Lucinda]

19. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[keithbvadu2]

20. Pence has previously quarantined himself (not essential after all).

Pence has previously quarantined himself (not essential after all).

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., have both quarantined themselves at home after staff members tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

May 11

https://www.courthousenews.com/pence-self-isolates-in-a-crucial-week/

Pence Self-Isolates in a Crucial Week

[sinkingfeeling]

21. But he will.

[soothsayer]

22. Of course he will. He's irresponsible.

[Illumination]

23. Thank you for that Chuck! It will be interesting to see what happens next. Republicans seem

to think that the new health craze is infecting others. In other words, I care only about myself, screw everyone else & besides, you will just LOVE my "gift"!...

[Sherman A1]

26. Does Schummer have the authority to block the VP from doing so

under the rules of the Senate? Or is this just wishful thinking on his part?

[soothsayer]

27. I don't think he can do anything

Who knows

[Sherman A1]

28. Yup,

The statement and two bucks will get you a cup of coffee.

[FBaggins]

31. Nope

Hopefully... he'll have more in a couple months.

[Sherman A1]

35. I was fairly certain that he didn't but some Senate rules are a bit interesting

[FBaggins]

37. They can be "interesting"... but Schumer's only constitutional role...

... is representing the state of New York.

The VP is constitutionally designated as the president of the Senate.

[Sherman A1]

39. I understand the VP's role which is why the Schumer statement

seemed more wishful thinking than anything else to me.

[NCjack]

36. If Moscow Mitch croaks, Pence will be presence to maintain party discipline.

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. If essentialnonessential is on the table...

...why is he even in Washington?