Rep.-elect Don Leonard of Ohio said Tuesday that “senior members of the Democratic House” have threatened to make his life “a living hell” unless he backs, without conditions, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be the next Speaker of the House.
Israel is expending all of its political capital right since O7.
You see before this time, Democrats had a strong Jewish caucus in their coalition who equated support for Israel as opposition to antisemitism; same with the converse.
This meant that Israel mostly through AIPAC could bully Democrats by forcing a pledge of fealty in order to get not only their endorsement, but their money, and also an assurance they wouldn’t accuse them of being an antisemite and or supporting their opponent.
Cori Bush’s primary loss is textbook of this.
But now the tables are turning. The baggage is now associating with Israel and AIPAC. Their ability to drive a wedge is diminishing greatly.
The more this is brought out in public, the better.
The fact that they’re speaking about it openly gives me hope tbh
“Big D” is just republicans from 40 - 50 years ago now. A little token social policy, but just hand everything else to the corporations. Keep us arguing over what bathrooms people get to use while they lose every economic and policy battle.
Bring it on
Then you’ll just have to go through living hell if you want to make a difference for our country. Unless you’re a coward.
Damn, not even any sympathy or appreciation just “sacrifice yourself for me or you suck”?
Yes. They wanted to serve the people now do it. I’ve no sympathy, they asked to be there now do the thing we elected you there for.
“If you’re going through Hell - Keep going!” -Churchill
They’ll never fight for us as hard as they fight for Isreal.
won’t somebody please think about the military industrial complex!
Oh so now they’re threatening members to do as they’re told? That isn’t very “democratic” leadership, is it? 🤔 …
No wonder Schumer and Jeffries have felt so confident about the seats.
end Citizens United
That’s the big one. The people running the party are going to defend their nut.
What do we do with traitors? Jeffries is a fucking traitor who wants to hand us right back to the fascists. What do we do with him? Do we have absolutely no heroes?
We should be executing them.
we criminalize our heroes.
How does someone like Jeffries with absolutely no charisma get into politics let alone become the head of Dem House?
Pelosi
APIAC has a lot of money to burn.
Sell out
Does citizen’s united need a constitutional ammendment to overturn?
I guess the ruling is that 1st amendement money is speech. But that means money is lies, terrorism, oppression, fraud, fascism or abridgement of other constitutional rights. We already view “yelling fire in a crowded theater” to not be protected speech. Why should well funded “The theater is completely fine and greatest theater in history of time” lie be protected speech?
There is already a proposed constitutional amendment in the works to do just that, among various other measures at the state level, and it has already been ratified by twenty-five of the necessary thirty-eight states necessary to pass. Here’s the text of the proposed amendment:
Section 1. We the People have compelling sovereign interests in the freedom of speech, representative self-government, federalism, the integrity of the electoral process, and the political equality of natural persons.
Section 2. Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to forbid Congress or the States, within their respective jurisdictions, from reasonably regulating and limiting contributions and spending in campaigns, elections, or ballot measures.
Section 3. Congress and the States shall have the power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation and may distinguish between natural persons and artificial entities, including by prohibiting artificial entities from raising and spending money in campaigns, elections, or ballot measures.
thank you,
Amendments are not vetoable, but 2/3rds of both chambers required to propose. Then 38 states need both legislatures to vote for it. (50%). No governor veto.
already been ratified by twenty-five of the necessary thirty-eight states
The non binding state resolutions are promising, but ratification happens only after congress proposes amendment.
This is significantly related to the Israel first rule over America issue, and congressional leadership devoted to perpetuating it. Money failed this mid term, and most Americans understand Israel’s war on Iran is a US collapse threat. But unlimited Israel money still wins/keeps some politicians for them.
ratification happens only after congress proposes amendment.
Quite right; I meant to say “ready to ratify.” Fortunately the site gets it right. Thank you for the correction.
They overturned Roe just because they felt like it. “Settled law” is now utterly meaningless. You just need the right justices.
I went from not supporting Jeffries to flat out hating the sob. What a pile of traitorous shit. Schumer too. Asswipes.
All traitors
Get rid of the bully’s position of power or accept you will never be free of his demands and retaliation.
Fix it. Or allow it to continue.
That’s their option.
Preach.
Fucking knew it! Leeja Miller did a video on how the leader are chosen, and when mention it behind close doors. I straight up left comment saying that bet it not a vote, but this who we are running deal with it. Democrats are not fucking Democratic at all when comes to who leads the party.
