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MineralMan

(151,333 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2017, 03:02 PM Jan 2017

First Victory. GOP pulls measure killing ethics investigation group. [View all]

Everyone pay attention, please. Public clamor forced the House republicans to back down from their self-serving plan.

We can do this again. We must do this again and again and again during this Congress.

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First Victory. GOP pulls measure killing ethics investigation group. [View all] MineralMan Jan 2017 OP

CNN reported there was huge public outcry. PearliePoo2 Jan 2017 #1

It shows just how stupid and arrogant GOP lawmakers are. MineralMan Jan 2017 #2

I'm sure they do it againt in 6 months and no one will stop them Blue Shoes Jan 2017 #19

Truth!!! We need to be loud and proud!! AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #3

Exactly. Make yourself heard. MineralMan Jan 2017 #6

It needs to be made abundantly clear to these un-representatives they have NO MANDATE. Hugin Jan 2017 #4

Let's help make it so! MineralMan Jan 2017 #9

this is how it begins bdamomma Jan 2017 #5

Exactly. MineralMan Jan 2017 #7

they know they have no mandate. mopinko Jan 2017 #8

We need to keep reminding them of that, too. MineralMan Jan 2017 #10

I wish this had happened over Merrick Garland. nt Qutzupalotl Jan 2017 #11

The level of outrage wasn't high enough. MineralMan Jan 2017 #12

I suspect they'll try something a bit more subtle in the coming weeks. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #13

I suspect it had more to do with Groper Don the Con's complaint that this malaise Jan 2017 #14

Yet the MSM is giving Trump credit for them backing down Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #15

The media often gets things wrong. MineralMan Jan 2017 #16

Resistance won the Mandate! The Mandate is resistance! Madam45for2923 Jan 2017 #17

So Much For Draining The Swamp colsohlibgal Jan 2017 #18