Why They Fear Adam Schiff

[New Breed Leader]

Liberal Librarian:

By the time Mr. Schiff was done with Special Counsel John Durham, he had him admitting that the whole basis of his sham investigation was, well, a sham.

Mr. Schiff was the most lethal Democrat bringing forth Donald Trump's first impeachment. He fileted his "defense", such as it was. This exchange between Messrs. Schiff and Durham show him severing Mr. Durham's head from his neck without him ever noticing it.

Read the rest here: https://establishmentbar.blogspot.com/2023/06/thursday-open-thread-why-they-fear-adam.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Yes. That and the last thing Republicans want

is 2 Sen. Whitehouse types in the Senate.

[mopinko]

2. cali senate elections gonna be somethin.

hope all 3 dems have asbestos undies.
has a thug popped their head up to run?

[lostnfound]

12. One of many problems with the structure of federal government

Two senators per state is bad because of
1) humans in Iowa amd North Dakota and Wyoming have wayyyy more representation in the senate than humans in California or New York
2) humans in California and New York hardly count at all toward presidential elections
And, just added:
3) a plethora of awesome candidates are vying for the same career milestone in California while a below-room temperature IQ can get a guy elected in many of the low-population states.

Katie Porter OR Adam Schiff??I'm glad I don’t have to choose because I don’t live there. They both belong in the Senate. (No offense to the 3rd one, haven’t followed it closely and don’t know him/her.)

[SouthernDem4ever]

13. Definitely off-balance

The Congressional maps were supposed to avoid that but as usual repugs learned how to fraud that also.

[jimfields33]

14. The house is where voters are represented. The senate represents the state.

It’s a great system and should always be this way. California has 52 representatives to Wyoming has 1! That’s where fairness comes in.

[bsiebs]

19. Fair representation should be based on the people...

…not an arbitrary piece of land….

[dpibel]

21. Cal has 68.5 times as many people

So how do you figure that's fair?

Not to mention that "It's a great system and should always be this way" is an opinion that floats free from any sort of support. Other than your say-so, which may not go too far

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

29. Congress has two houses.

It seems we think the Senate is more important than the House but they are equal, aren't they?

[soldierant]

45. They both have legislative duties

but each has responsibilities the other does not.

One thing that makes us - certainly me, and I believeothers -more jittery about the Senate is that they have the power, which thr House does not, to confirm Presidential appointees ... to the Cabinet or the Judiciary - and therefore also the power NOT to confirm (which is holding one appointee up unfairly right now.)

[mopinko]

25. that would be a fair point if the house kept up w population increases.

but it hasnt. there should be at least twice as many reps as there are.

[yellowdogintexas]

26. the house is redistricted every 10 years after the Census

if a state gains population, more districts will be allotted; if state loses population then the number of districts will be reduced.

Unfortunately, too many states are redrawn in ways which cause large segments of the population to be under-represented.

[mopinko]

27. except that the population keeps growing, and not evenly.

the size of the house has been expanded before, and needs to be again.

[lostnfound]

48. Then combine less populated states until they achieve some reasonable size population

State representation is much different now than it was in the 1800s. Having a North Dakota AND South Dakota is justifiable not by logic alone but by history.

Instead, if your state doesn’t have enough people to equal at least 30% of California’s, for example, then you must combine with others to achieve a size sufficient to warrrant 2 senators.

It will never happen, of course.
We will just keep the status quo that lets the tail wag the dog.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

34. I wish Katie Porter was in Kamala Harris then Alex Padilla' seat.

Newsom appointed him and then we elected him last year. Then Katie Porter won the CA47 - our new district..

From a campaign event I attended last November KP surrounded by volunteers...


Up close to Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau


Don't mean to give Barbara Lee short shrift. But she's in NoCal. And she's older than me, so.... (Porter is 49 and Schiff 63) AND TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY!!!

Very, very frustrating to know Adam Schiff will be lost to the House along with our rep. Katie Porter. I expect Schiff to win because of this action and Katie's future is open to much speculation. Governor Porter?

[soldierant]

44. The third is Barbara Lee

and we would be by far the better for all three of them in the Senate. And they are not all that California has to offer. Ted Lieu, for instance.

At this point I am just hoping that we get to keep two of them in the House. And I'm not even sure I care which two. They're all awesome representatives.

[lostnfound]

47. Absolutely. All 3 of those are great and I love Ted Lieu too. Nt

[Evolve Dammit]

40. they all seem like a breath of fresh air. I would take any of them. Adam has done great work

[underpants]

3. And he did it with no notes or documents

He was just sitting there with his arms cross.

[New Breed Leader]

4. like a total badass

[FSogol]

5. +1, Exactly. n/t

[BOSSHOG]

42. I watched the interview

I know why they fear him. He’s honest. He has integrity. He doesn’t fear them. He is a real patriot. He is way too smart for them. And I believe there is some secret Schiff envy. Imagine gym thinking why the hell can’t I do that? On his way to the showers.

[malaise]

6. Well they have so much credibility that

the person in charge never passed his bar examination - that sick fool Gym Jordan. These are unserious evil people with an anti-democratic agenda.

[HuskyOffset]

8. Come now, dear Malaise . . .

. . . what you're forgetting is that the esteemed horse excrement, Mr Jordan, took his jacket off ! Jacket-off totally trumps logic, reason, and evidence. The only thing more powerful than jacket-off is one of those ridiculous red dunce caps. It's a wonder non of the insurrection wing of Republican representatives has tried that move yet.

[malaise]

9. A fake blue collar worker

Notice the shirts are always blue😀

[Mr.Bill]

35. Probably only owns two of them. n/t

[malaise]

36. Hehe

😀

[mitch96]

7. The Repukes can't handle the truth.McCarthy is also trying to appease the wackos in the

Freedom caucus who hold the sword of Damocles over this head.
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[malaise]

10. The question is who among them is not a wacko?

😀😀

[mitch96]

31. Good question. Stay safe with the swirly blowy thing heading close by you...nt

[malaise]

37. Thanks but this one will dissipate before it reaches JA

Tropical Storm will affect Dominica, St Lucia, Martinique and maybe Guadeloupe. Barbados is on a warning, but not expecting a direct hit. The good news is that it’s moving quite fast

We’ll get some rain on the weekend and we really need it.

[twodogsbarking]

11. Happy Birthday Mr. Schiff.

[calimary]

15. And he's OURS!

That’s the best part!

[CaptainTruth]

16. They fear the truth.

The truth reveals how evil they are.

[ancianita]

17. Because they fear facts and law.

[Blue Owl]

18. Their little stunt is going to backfire on them -- big time

[Cha]

30. From hearing Schiff's speech

after being censured by trump magats.. I think it already Did but More to Come..

It was a thing of beauty.

[Joinfortmill]

20. What they did to Adam Schiff is an abomination

[Kennah]

22. GOOP is one of the biggest supporters of his Senate campaign

[wendyb-NC]

23. Love Adam Schiff

He is wise to the twisted, surreal M.O. of the Republicons. He deals in truth and the rule of law. Rep. Schiff, is a true patriot

[FakeNoose]

24. Before Adam Schiff came to House he was a very able prosecutor in California

I think that's were he honed his ability to extract truthful statements from those who are unwilling to testify.

Thank you Adam Schiff for standing up to the liars and bullies, and making them admit the truth.

[Stuart G]

28. Thank You for Posting & Sharing With Us...K and R

[GoCubsGo]

32. Yep, he's smarter than the entire lot of them combined.

It's just a matter of time before they start going after Ted Lieu, Katie Porter, and the others, each also being smarter than the entire lot of them combined.

[eissa]

33. I just changed my Senate vote to Schiff

I love Katie Porter, and would love to see her in the Senate one day, but the GOP needs to pay for this stunt, and I can think of no better retribution than sending Schiff to the Senate.

[Recycle_Guru]

38. I jad kind of forgotten how efficient and lethal he is

until I saw that grilling

[PlutosHeart]

39. Did he sacrifice his self

in order to set on record under oath pulling from truth and lies? If so he is a thing of beauty and a true patriot. And brilliant.

[republianmushroom]

41. I like it

Go Adam, what we need in the Senate.

[usonian]

43. K&R

[DET]

46. Adam Schiff Is Brilliant, And That Scares Them

I have rarely been so moved as when Adam Schiff and Jamie Raskin spoke during the impeachment hearings. They spoke from the heart as true patriots who refuse to be intimidated by the cowardly right. Schiff would be an outstanding President (as would Raskin), but I’m sure that he would be perceived as ‘too intellectual’ by most voters.