Why Rep Jason Crow asked about a break...

[irisblue]

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Oooh, Jason Crow just PULLED RANK. Let me explain how.
The Senate is supposed to SIT DOWN AND LISTEN. Reporters have noted that Senators have been taking *liberal* breaks. (We can't see on TV).


Crow just asked Roberts to WAKE UP and notice that, asking if they needed a break.
Crow didn't need or want a break, and neither did the Senate. Crow was trying to wake John Roberts up, and ask him to demand... well "DECORUM."


Remember Roberts allegedly cares about decorum? Well, then it's on ROBERTS to make Senators follow their rules.
#ImpeachmentTrial


If you want a movie analogy, that was as CLOSE as Crow could come to pulling a Daniel Kaffee, telling Colonel Jessup "sit down, I'm not done yet."
#ImpeachmentHearings


It's little stuff like this where people who are paying attention will notice Roberts's bias. Most people are *committed* to declaring Roberts well-meaning, even when he's demonstrably not, but when he refuses to enforce the rules the Senate itself agreed to, it looks bad on HIM.

[pangaia]

1. roberts couldn't care less.

he's safe for life....

[Grasswire2]

2. I consider this an indication of his inherent bias.

Reportedly, many Republicans have left the room for extended periods.

No court in the country would allow jurors to get up and walk out as they please.

[Cosmocat]

8. YEP

he is a ... republican.

[erronis]

26. Yep - as cosmocat alluded: Roberts is a FedSoc appointee.

Doesn't care since the anti-democratic libertarian organization has made its way into all three branches.

The "Roberts Court" - if there is history will be remembered as when this experiment was dismantled.

[Captain Zero]

30. No court in the country would expect jurors to sit more than 6-8 hrs per day.

These sessions are way too long for all these old guys that need a nap. If these guys had carried mail, been a plumber, or teacher, or worked in an auto factory they would be retired AND taking naps. They are not up to the job after age 67.

[uponit7771]

19. +1, and most likely doesn't want to do liberal democracy either like the rest of kGOP

[dem4decades]

3. Was Fox outside doing interviews?

[irisblue]

12. I have seen that some have on Twitter, I don't have cable, so I don't see them

[kozar]

15. I have watched politics for years,,

unfortunately from Blackburn's state and I have views on these people that fox is coddling. I explained it to my 80 year old mother,, she called me back and omg you are right,, If I post my observations here,, I'll be considered a sexist. I actually am not, Im just an old guy who believes in this country. All I will say right now is look up pics of Marsha Blackburn,,Pam Bondi. And I have had to see Marha's ads over and over again. And numerous others ,including this so called spirtual advisor Dumpy just hired. One common thing I see, A cross on a necklace, but the chain is JUST long enough to point brains to,hmm to see the cross. Please dont dump on me,, I just see little things in life that bother me.

Koz

[ahlnord]

18. You are quite right

You are right in observing this and it is not indicative of sexism to notice it. For a long time now the cross has been used and abused to represent everyone from Madonna writhing on the floor "like a virgin" wearing a crucifix, to tough guys toting AR-15's with crosses tattooed on their arms or engraved on their rifles, to Pam Bondi, Marsha Blackburn, et al decorating their cleavage. And then there are the white crosses burning in the night to terrorize folks of the wrong color or wrong sympathies. It is shameful and offensive.

[kozar]

20. ty

for reading between my lines,, much respect,, you got what I was saying

Koz

[erronis]

27. and ty both for these posts. very apt and valuable.

[Lars39]

24. Mud-flap girls,

or that’s what DUer underpants calls them.
You see these silvery outline of a female form on semi trucks’ mud flaps.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. GOP hates America because we are not a white, xtian nation. And they have no intention

of not doing EXTREME things just because they may lose an election.

Times ahead are very dark.

[Doremus]

17. Agree there are dark times ahead.

Disagree with the reason. GOP only uses religion to keep us divided and divert our attention.

They are committing a fascist coup right in front of our eyes, inch by inch and week by week.

The only thing that will stop it is if/when we hit the streets.

[avebury]

5. Democrats need to start acknowledging the Republicans when they come back in.

Welcome back ———— glad that you could join us for the Impeachment Trial. or request that Roberts call for the return of the MIA Rethugs to the chamber.

The Rethugs may be trying to hide their behavior but the Democrats can point it out in a way that they kill them with kindness.

Even better, have some staff members use their cell phones to capture videos of what the Rethugs are doing and use it in campaign ads.

[Hassler]

7. +1000000

[Duppers]

21. Brilliant!

[erronis]

28. Apparently have to wake the old geezer Roberts back up. His duties are SO TIRING

since he already knows the verdict.

And is in perfect alignment with it.

[irisblue]

6. CBS reporter tweet

Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) Tweeted:
House manager Jason Crow noted the seeming disregard of senators, asked Roberts if they should take a 15 minute break. McConnell stood and said the Senate would take a half hour break at 6:30 for dinner. Crow continued, but several senators stood up and left as he resumed. 29/

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[LiberalFighter]

9. Hopefully someone is doing a Madison and keeping notes.

[MH1]

10. Is anyone reporting on exactly WHICH Senators have left?

If my R Senator has left (or to be fair my D Senator either), I would like to call up their office and complain about it.

It would be great if some journalist were tracking their comings and goings in violation of the rules.

[irisblue]

13. I know at least 2Dems, 15+ gop, names unknown to me

This is from my Twitter timelines

[irisblue]

14. CBS Reporter about restless Senators

Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) Tweeted:
Back to the ~vibe check~ thread:

If I had to describe the vibe of the Senate right now in one word, it would be "antsy." Senators sitting in their seats are fidgeting. At least a dozen senators stood up and milled around within the room while I was in there. 26/

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Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) Tweeted:
At one point, Booker walked over to where Klobuchar and Coons sit. He leaned over their chairs with one hand on each like a proud parent in a family photo. Klobuchar looked up at him and smiled. I couldn't tell if Coons knew he was there. 27/

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Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) Tweeted:
I've been keeping an eye on Bernie, because he's one of the more restless senators. He was rubbing his head a lot for the first few minutes I was there, before leaving the chamber for an extended period of time. He's one of the senators who leaves more frequently. 28/

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this is the only names I've found

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. WE need to see the Senate

[paleotn]

16. They simply don't care.

They don't care about the country. They don't care about justice. And that includes Roberts. They care only about themselves. They're nothing but fascist enablers. History will not be kind to them. Our democracy didn't end due to a foreign invader. It fell due to selfish bastards and the propagandized morons they represent.

[Duppers]

22. 👍👍

INDEED:

"Our democracy didn't end due to a foreign invader. It fell due to selfish bastards and the propagandized morons they represent."

[dlk]

23. Crow has been impressive throughout the trial

This was a boss move. Speaker Pelosi selected the house managers well.

[Ilsa]

25. Crow is another profile in courage, as a freshman

calling out the Chief Justice. Badass. Boss.

[RockaFowler]

29. I think this is the reason why there are no CSPAN cameras in the Senate

CSPAN is angry right now that they cannot use their cameras in the Senate for the trial. Moscow Mitch is the only one who is controlling the cameras. That is why you have reporters who cannot talk to Senators as they normally do. This is why reporters are not allowed to show pictures of their own in the Senate - no cameras allowed. Moscow Mitch is trying to hide everything. I cannot wait to see that man voted out of office!

[lark]

31. Roberts seems to want to be a rw hack, shredding the constitution for rw purposes, while lying about

having clean hands and motives and denying the truth every step of the way. He is just another russian repug liar & oligarch tool, all else is just lip service, from everything I've seen. If Dems were doing this, he'd call them out, guaranteed.