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Cirsium

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13. House leadership

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:01 PM

Feb 5

“I think there’s agreement that no masks should be deployed in an arbitrary and capricious fashion, as has been the case, horrifying the American people,” Jeffries said.

I am opposed to arbitrary and capricious fashion myself so I am glad to see we are getting tough on that.

How about getting tough on warrantless arrests, random stops, racial profiling, beatings, extrajudicial detention, executions, cruel and unusual punishment, violations of Habeas Corpus, horrific conditions in privatized holding facilities, lack of access to medical treatment and legal assistance, and denial of due process?

Of course maybe I am letting the perfect be the enemy of the good?

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Schumer & Jefferies already caving on "No Masks" [View all] Cattledog Feb 5 OP

You have details on that? MineralMan Feb 5 #1

Gone from "no masks" to "no masks except when..." mr715 Feb 5 #10

No mention of the rest of their positions, eh? MineralMan Feb 5 #11

Posted it right there in the title. Did you miss it? mr715 Feb 5 #12

Of Course, It's Not a "Full Retreat" Why So Negative on our Dems? Cha Feb 5 #35

House leadership Cirsium Feb 5 #13

How is it caving if it wasn't on the table? leftstreet Feb 5 #2

They originally said "No masks" now Cattledog Feb 5 #3

Oh. I never saw that in their statements n/t leftstreet Feb 5 #6

leadership's position now Cirsium Feb 5 #14

Sen. Schumer said today bigtree Feb 5 #28

That isn't the issue Cirsium Feb 5 #36

no, what you're saying isn't the issue here bigtree Feb 5 #39

Thanks Cirsium Feb 5 #42

Yet another anti-Schumer & Jefferies thread MorbidButterflyTat Feb 5 #4

Schumer and Jeffries are fine politicians leftstreet Feb 5 #8

Capriciousness? Cirsium Feb 5 #15

Anti-Schumer & Jeffries Knee-jerk Syndrome. betsuni Feb 5 #16

We can't seem to win Just_Vote_Dem Feb 5 #17

Again and again, Democrats do what people say they want. Then it's not what they want. betsuni Feb 5 #20

Keep normalizing the indefensible mr715 Feb 5 #18

Keep what, now? betsuni Feb 5 #22

poster looks to be advocating 'defending the indefensible' bigtree Feb 5 #25

Quick question... EarlG Feb 5 #31

They should be required to identify themselves. mr715 Feb 5 #32

From this, my understanding is EarlG Feb 5 #33

That I am not Schumer or Jeffries mr715 Feb 5 #34

Got it EarlG Feb 5 #37

This is a perfect articulation of my thoughts on this. mr715 Feb 5 #38

Thanks EarlG Feb 5 #43

I Appreciate your thoughts on Clarifying What Huff Past Cha Feb 5 #40

haven't they done this? bigtree Feb 5 #44

I think everything you say has value EarlG Feb 5 #46

betsuni Isn't "normalizing" Anything, nt Cha Feb 6 #47

The correct context is: Masks. Ice wearing masks. Duncan Grant Feb 5 #21

... orangecrush Feb 5 #5

LINK? justaprogressive Feb 5 #7

Quick search, but from yesterday. Maybe something changed. mr715 Feb 5 #9

really poor journalism in that Huffpo clickbait bigtree Feb 5 #26

They're insisting on changing how ICE dresses Bobstandard Feb 5 #19

You do realize there are circumstances in which other groups wear masks? EdmondDantes_ Feb 5 #23

ICE conducts racist "hunts". They're not police. Duncan Grant Feb 5 #24

Post removed Post removed Feb 5 #27

How is anyone surprised? AltairIV Feb 5 #29

you're drafting all of that derision over sophistry bigtree Feb 5 #30

Cattledog, What are your thoughts on what Sen Chris Murphy has to say.? Cha Feb 5 #41

They have to absolutely be strong on this one. It's insane that they wear masks, among many other seriously big issues themaguffin Feb 5 #45