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In reply to the discussion: Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been holding the House floor for an unlimited time slamming [View all]markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)21. This speaks
to the heart of the problem, the education of the electorate. The deliberate mal-education and ignorance of the electorate.
Sure, one third of the electorate are authoritarians. And one third are anti-authoritarian. But the third in the middle who don't really care as long as they get their hamberders and sportsball, many of these people could be converted into anti-authoritarians if they could be educated to understand that their access to their hamberders and sportsball is going to be restricted by the authoritarians.
We can't expect to have a democracy which produces good results for the general population with an ignorant electorate anymore than an authoritarian electorate would produce good results for the general population.
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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been holding the House floor for an unlimited time slamming [View all]
lostincalifornia
Jul 2025
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Realistically I am not sure most of the public are even paying attention. They will though, after the damage
lostincalifornia
Jul 2025
#3
Except the costs for their cruelty is not scheduled to go into effect until 2026 and beyond, meaning that
in2herbs
Jul 2025
#6
*****THIS RIGHT HERE***** ... as I have been trying to keep up with the scheduling, it's becoming clearer & clearer ....
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2025
#20
Yep. republicans break shit. Leave a mess for democrats to clean up. The idiots that don't pay attention, blame dems
tulipsandroses
Jul 2025
#26
That will happen only if he can shame enough of the republicans he has called out by name to vote against
lostincalifornia
Jul 2025
#14
House version of a filibuster though I don't think it's an official thing in the House
LymphocyteLover
Jul 2025
#17
I just peeked at the AP YouTube live video and its accompanying comment thread...
Alice B.
Jul 2025
#25
Hi! I feel like we should trade! For me it was a nod to Alice Roosevelt Longworth (I know, she was an R, lol)
Alice B.
Jul 2025
#37
Maddow Blog-Jeffries breaks McCarthy's House floor speech record in bid to delay GOP megabill vote
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2025
#43