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Shocking development. Senate to stay in session, preventing recess appointments by Trump (Original Post) surfered Aug 2025 OP
Shocking Development: Thune shows spine! GopherGal Aug 2025 #1
I think it was the opposite. Dump insisted they stay there to confirm his shitty choices mdbl Aug 2025 #2
You might want to review what a pro forma session is, Ms. Toad Aug 2025 #3
Just did. I stand corrected. mdbl Aug 2025 #5
They'll be holding only pro forma sessions every 3 days. YodaMom2 Aug 2025 #4
Wth Thune unbent the knee a tad?! obamanut2012 Aug 2025 #6
His term is up 2029. He may outlast MAGA surfered Aug 2025 #7
Knr UTUSN Aug 2025 #8

GopherGal

(2,954 posts)
1. Shocking Development: Thune shows spine!
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 05:19 PM
Aug 2025

So, I guess it's possible that all those "RINO" horns were somehow forged together to form a single spine??? How the sharing arrangement of that sole spine among all the Greedy-Ole'-Perverts will work out, we've yet to see. (I don't have great expectations, but I"m open to upside surprise.)

mdbl

(8,763 posts)
2. I think it was the opposite. Dump insisted they stay there to confirm his shitty choices
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 07:59 PM
Aug 2025

It's not a good development.

mdbl

(8,763 posts)
5. Just did. I stand corrected.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 08:06 PM
Aug 2025

I was remembering that last thing Dump said on untruth social about Schumer and the Senate going to recess.

YodaMom2

(215 posts)
4. They'll be holding only pro forma sessions every 3 days.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 08:05 PM
Aug 2025

And no votes will be scheduled until after the Senate returns to full session after Sept. 2nd.

I think this actually is a block against recess appointments. John Thune, it would seem, has no f*cks left to give.

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