GOP brings House to a halt to debate whether facts are allowed

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/22/2242123/-GOP-brings-House-to-a-halt-to-debate-whether-facts-are-allowed

GOP brings House to a halt to debate whether facts are allowed
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:45:06p EDT
Walter Einenkel

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Before Carey ruled that McGovern had “accused the presumed nominee of the office of president of engaging in illegal activities,” his words were read out loud by the clerk to the chambers, accentuating just how insane this all is:

We have a presumptive nominee for president facing 88 felony counts, and we are being prevented from even acknowledging it. These are not alternative facts. These are real facts. A candidate for president of the United States is on trial for sending a hush money payment to a porn star to avoid a sex scandal during his 2016 campaign, and then fraudulently disguising those payments in violation of the law.

He is also charged with conspiring to overturn the election. He is also charged with stealing classified information. And a jury has already found him liable for rape in a civil court. And yet, in this Republican-controlled House, it is okay to talk about the trial. But you have to call it a sham. It is okay to say the jury is rigged, but not that Trump should be held accountable. It is okay to say the court is corrupt, but not Trump is corrupting the rule of law.

The ruling prevented McGovern from speaking on the House floor for the rest of the day, effectively silencing the statement of facts in the chambers as they relate to Trump.

McGovern told reporters, "There’s nothing I said that I regret.”

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1. Entering Soviet Union territory

[BoRaGard]

3. "Ha ha, suckers." - Smelvis (R) & Pooty (R)

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2. Kinda hard for the house to ever impeach anyone if this is the standard

[marble falls]

4. Fight the Power.

[marble falls]

7. So basically the party against 'cancelling' canceled a Rep in the House Chamber and all his district for stating fact.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Putin and Xi have taught their puppets well.

They are thrilled to see democracy and freedom fail.

[spanone]

6. K&R

[Wednesdays]

8. K&R. nt

[pecosbob]

9. Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.

[bottomofthehill]

10. Jim McGovern continues to amaze

Always speaking truth to power. Has been doing it since the 80’s when as a young congressional staffer, he was on a Salvadoran Army hit list to working to bring human rights to China and Cuba and fighting against food insecurity. I wish he was my congressman.

[dlk]

11. Alternative facts don't exist

They’re alternative opinions.

[mackdaddy]

12. EVERY Democrat should immediately repeat this.

This is one of those points so critical it should shut the house down.

This cannot stand. Start calling for the re-vote of where Democrats saved lil Mikey.

This one really pisses me off.