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In reply to the discussion: What's going on in the House is HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGE! #NoBIllNoBreak [View all]wiggs
(7,812 posts)7. GOp refuses to act on gun control...so dems do. GOp refuses to address climate change...so
dems do. GOp refuses to act on health care and the cause of 50% of bankruptcies...so dems do, but Gop trying to undo it. GOp refused to act on poverty among seniors...so dems did, but Gop trying to undo it. Gop refused to address too big to fail...so dems did but GOp trying to undo. GOp caused the great recession and refused to address preventiion of another...so dems did but GOp trying to undo. Same story over and over
Dems are doing a LOT of heavy lifting. You'd think dem leaders and candidates would point this out, every day.
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The Twitter feed has tons of photos too, so much for the camera rule. --- #NoBillNoBreak
L. Coyote
Jun 2016
#85
GOp refuses to act on gun control...so dems do. GOp refuses to address climate change...so
wiggs
Jun 2016
#7
But you had to bring it up, right? She was,as it happens, giving one helluva good progressive speech
Hekate
Jun 2016
#67
She doesn't have House floor privileges (she could stand in the Senate chamber I guess)
Recursion
Jun 2016
#138
Because this is the Legislature? Where laws are made? This is where it is supposed to happen.
Hekate
Jun 2016
#46
Someone needs to let them know that there was a mass shooting near Seattle today
malaise
Jun 2016
#50
And yet a lot of the Democratic reps are citing the ongoing carnage in chicago in their speeches
anigbrowl
Jun 2016
#113
A good many of the Democratic representatives have been talking about the violence in Chicago
anigbrowl
Jun 2016
#72
Right yeah, they'll be really effective wandering around the streets in Chicago
anigbrowl
Jun 2016
#115
Well then you just walked in on history being made as Democrats bring the House to a halt. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2016
#83
I've thought many times...what will produce a meaningful equality the fastest,
libdem4life
Jun 2016
#86
Most of them have been very goodANy photos of outside the House - I hear folks are gathering
malaise
Jun 2016
#120
People are starting to sit-in too. Let's start more sit-ins if this doesn't change things pronto.
L. Coyote
Jun 2016
#94
Twitter feed has only a few trolls, some are lovely trolls trolling Republicans. #NoBillNoBreak
L. Coyote
Jun 2016
#106
#NoBillNoBreak live on the house floor. Watch here: Meanwhile, some Rs calling for power to be cut.
L. Coyote
Jun 2016
#112
Rep Nolan of rural Minnesota on fire about ducks having more rights than human. Excellent!
Hekate
Jun 2016
#110
My Senator just posted on fb that he was joining Congressman Lewis in the House
mountain grammy
Jun 2016
#141