Chuck Schumer Is About To Make It Hurt For Mitch McConnell By Forcing GOP To Vote On 1/6 Commission

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[gab13by13]

1. I didn't hear a date.

Why will it make McConnell hurt? Maybe 2 people from the GQP will vote for the commission.

Time's a wasting, the vote should have happened right after the House vote so that Speaker Pelosi can proceed with the investigation with a select committee.

[Demsrule86]

2. I have to tell you, I personally think this is a waste of time. The GOP won't cooperate with

subpoenas and we would be better off to let Justice handle it.

[Beachnutt]

5. I agree, we have had hearing after hearing and nothing ever comes of it

the rethugs use subpoena paper for toilet paper, and lie like hell and nobody does a damn thing about it.

[Wednesdays]

27. They did that while the Former Guy was in office

Now, there's a new sheriff in town in the Justice Department who won't hesitate to enforce subpoenas!

[stopdiggin]

48. also have had a good number of "make then stand

behind their vote" moments. And this is the one where a lot of Rs are going to suddenly 'flinch?"

Personally I have nothing against hearings. They serve a purpose. But I have to agree that if you're looking for something with teeth -- and results. Justice is the place.

[Champp]

11. They can and will be arrested for defying the law

Now that there is no criminal republican AG protecting their lying, treasonous butts.

[DENVERPOPS]

30. Exactly

just like the trial in the second impeachment, that in reality accomplished nada.........

[KPN]

47. On the other hand, absent the spectacle of two impeachments

that the Rs neutered, would Biden have so clearly beaten “the predecessor”? I’m not sure. Spectacles sometimes have value, significant value in some cases. With 2022 slightly less than 18 months away, this could very well be one of those “sometimes”. If it were my choice, I’d probably lean that way.

[brooklynite]

54. There was only one impeachment when Biden beat Trump...

...and I doubt the first Impeachment had any impact at all on the election.

[calimary]

57. Seems to me we should go ahead without the GOP. On EVERYTHING.

Haven’t they made their strategy MORE than clear - ever since the Obama years? Flat-out 100% NON-cooperation. “NO” to everything. Just because.

Haven’t we learned ANYTHING by now?

With THIS bunch, there simply won’t be ANY way to do business with them. We should go it alone. Get DC statehood DONE. FIRST. TWO MORE Dems in the Senate. Throw in Puerto Rico for good measure. SNEAK it in if we have to. TWO MORE Senators yet again. That gives us a 54-vote majority - with the likelihood that those four new votes will be secure Democratic votes for a nice long time. Time enough to KICK GOP ASS and get the rest of our agenda passed. And not even bothering with the damned republi-CONS OR what they want.

The time to be nice and congenial and “bipartisan” is OVER.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. They didn't find trump guilty of incitement ! Why would

they care about voting against another probe?

Unless FBI squeezes something big out of someone who's protecting trump a commission will find little new.

Refocus on free elections, gun control and police brutality.. imho

[Champp]

24. Get the republiQons on THE RECORD

for voting against America, and for The Big Lie and The Big Coverup.

Their complicit corruption will haunt them the rest of their lives.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. Yes... Get that. And it will be on record. But... They

Will just say... We had an impeachment, hearings, etc. And they went on record already saying he wasn't guilty in impeachment.

[stopdiggin]

49. we've done a number of "on the record" votes -(nt)-

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. Looks like Thursday

The earliest the bill will be available for an initial vote is Thursday, absent an agreement from senators to speed things up. The Senate is currently in the middle of an intense debate over legislation aimed at combating China's competitiveness, but Schumer also began to wind down that bill on Tuesday night paving the way for the Senate to move on to the January 6 legislation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/schumer-tees-up-vote-on-jan-6-commission-bill/ar-AAKnDE4

[Lovie777]

3. Never ever a waste of time . . . ...

Democracy is worth fighting for.

[housecat]

39. I agree! We need to stop talking and just do it!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

52. I must have missed something along the way. It happened on January 6th

We took power on January 21st. So why didn't this idea get proposed in February? Except for Impeachment II, we always seem to take so long to act. There was genuine outrage after it happened.

[housecat]

53. I seem to be missing something too.

After Jan 6 how long did it take Dems to realize what happened? Other than arresting individuals, what have we done??

[Sherman A1]

4. While I like the idea it will make zero difference to

The republicans and their voters.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Might have liked the idea if it happened close to Jan 21

But realistically, we've already had hearings and Honore's probe and Impeachment. What else can be uncovered? The things that matter have been hidden so far:

1. Who was responsible for slowing response/assistance to Capitol Police?

2. Who ordered the bombing of party headquarters?

Answer to both..Former Guy

[greymattermom]

18. Republican Representatives were involved.

And they will be forced to lie under oath. Now that justice is run by Merrick Garland, that may make a difference.

[Justice matters.]

31. Zero difference? Not exactly (not ALL repugs' voters).

Out of 100 repuglican voters, 47 say drumpf lost (today's poll).

The point is to augment that 47 number up to at least 67 by finding evidence and exposing the truth about the oRange mob$teR's Bigly Liely as widely as possible before the midterms.

[calimary]

51. But don't forget - there are more of US and OUR voters.

We just have to make sure our voters COME OUT AND VOTE!!!

Even now, we should be figuring out how many different ways there might be - to GET AROUND the new voter suppression laws at the state level.

And lean hard on our senators to pass S-1. Especially that pathetic idiot Joe Manchin. Oh he’s disappointed now because his dear GOP buddies won’t play, after all?

Seriously?

He seriously thought they’d see reason and come around? Exactly which galaxy does he think he lives in?

Good Grief!!!!!

[Vinca]

6. Sadly, a good chunk of Americans think the big lie is a big fact. Without a magic pill

to fix stupid - or a supermajority in the Senate - this bill most likely won't pass.

[secondwind]

7. I think the point he wants to make is to show who is for the commission...

and who is not.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. 52 for 48 against. Boom

[berni_mccoy]

14. It will get filibustered though, so there will not be a vote.

[StarfishSaver]

22. The cloture vote will come out just like the final vote

Voting no on whether to allow the measure to be voted on tells the same story, which is the point in this instance.

[Mr. Sparkle]

10. I dont think it wil hurt the gop if they vote against it.

They have their won fake media bubble where they are been encouraged to vote no. Ironically, they will get more blow back if they vote for the commission.

We need to break or destroy the fake lobbyist fuelled media complex that the right have built, as its the main obstacle to a normal functionally run government. It also brings fascism ever closer to reality, as the right have lost all principles they have ever pretended to care for.

[Sherman A1]

15. Precisely

You are spot on.

[spooky3]

13. I wish he would go a step further and say

They will have to show whether they support insurrectionists’ violent actions to overrun the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the legitimate votes of the majority, and for us not to know who was behind the insurrection? Etc.

[Escurumbele]

16. When will people realize republicans have no shame? totalitarians have no shame

Nothing embarrasses them, absolutely nothing.

Just think about it, if a buffoon like trump, who uses diapers, who spews lies faster than a speeding bullet, who if from a different family would embarrass everyone (Stephen Miller's family is one example), who the entire World recognizes as a clown, a buffoon, and you know all the rest. If republicans feel no shame for kissing the buffoon's dirty diapers, do you really believe any of these will embarrass them?

Think about it, who are the republican supporters?

[housecat]

40. Yes but when drump is gone they will drown in their bullshit

[essaynnc]

17. Riddle me this...

So if the bi partisan commission is defeated in the Senate ,YES, that'll happen, Nancy has made it clear to have in independent investigation, probably composed of mostly democrats, i.e., Bengazi.

So knowing this, why would the Republicans want this instead????? We know they're crazy, but not stoopid!! They have their eyes on the long range plans and goals. How are they gonna counteract this apparent loss?

Perhaps they're depending on voter suppression to carry them through the midterm?

Help me here...

[greymattermom]

19. That is what I see.

Can subpoenas be enforced? Can there be consequences for perjury in testimony to Congress? Videos exist. All of the evidence from phone logs and cameras is out there.

[Justice matters.]

32. They probably think most people will not really pay attention to a select committee findings.

But they will be wrong on that one (as they're always wrong on everything).

They also think they've got 2022 in the bag with all their voter-suppression bills everywhere.

They will also be wrong on that one too.

[SoonerPride]

34. Why do you think they aren't stupid?

I see no evidence to the contrary.

Everyone blathers on about how "smart" Ted-"I'm gonna flee an ice storm by going to Cancun and no one will catch me"-Cruz is.

Oh really?

He seems like a moron to me.

Makes easily avoidable gaffes ALL THE TIME and is constantly outfoxed by inanimate objects.

And he's supposed to be a smart one?

Mittens Romney left a dog on top of a car to die and was impressed with the height of trees in Michigan. He's also a dumbfuck.

All elected Rs are equal parts greedy, seditionist, and dumb.

[housecat]

41. They are stoopid. Plenty of criminals are stoopid.

And if the Democrats let them get away with voter suppression they are stoopid too

[niyad]

20. I agree with Keith Olbermann. Forget the useless commission. Go straight for special prosecutor.

[wnylib]

25. Yes. That is the only thing that will be effective

in getting the truth and holding the guilty accountable.

[Wednesdays]

28. If the Repugs vote down the commission

(and there's a good chance they will), then I bet special prosecutor will be the next step. I'm predicting majorly damaging things to come out against the pugs just before November 2022.

[niyad]

29. From your lips. . .

[ProudMNDemocrat]

21. The MESSAGE is my fellow DUers

The Republicans ARE...at the State and Federal levels.......

1) Anti-American

2) Anti-Democracy

Pound these 2 points in your comments on Social Media every chance you get until you are blue in the face. Get your friends to do the same.

[Jon King]

23. Lets not forget the vast majority of Americans don't watch the news or care about this.

We pay attention to it so it seems like a very big deal. Its easy to lose perspective.

Of course the investigation must happen but lets not think it will change any minds either way. Less than a million people watch Rachel and Lawrence, most people barely pay attention to the news besides a very casual glance.

So in the end its about governing well and making a majority of voters feel their futures and their kid's futures are brighter under Dems than Repugs.

[Snackshack]

26. Oh my...forcing a vote...

Why do Dems continue to act out this play with the GOP...are they really that afraid of being the majority and making a decision along party lines? The GOP continues to string this issue out by dropping crumbs of potential bipartisanship, Romney being the latest crumb to drop. Every day the GOP delay’s this is a win for them. The Dems should have went with a Select Committee months ago or better yet (as has been mention) straight to a Special Prosecutor.

[housecat]

44. Yeap. Lucie and the football

[summer_in_TX]

33. Framing, right?

Helps our messaging for Dems, independents, and any persuadable Rs.

To me, that’s a useful thing.

[OMGWTF]

35. Fk some toothless commission; appoint a special prosecutor.

[GB_RN]

36. Meanwhile

Joe Manchin says he won’t help kill the filibuster on this because, he “can’t take the heat”.

[housecat]

43. Fuck Manchin

[GB_RN]

46. I Tend To Agree

But be careful. I had a post removed for being “disparaging” of him for much less than what you just said.

[ihaveaquestion]

37. It won't make any difference...

Get rid of the filibuster already and pass everything on a majority vote... voting reform, infrastructure, 1/6 commission... whatever!

Drag Manchin and Sinema by their hair if they won't go along. Threaten them with whatever penalties possible and get them in line!

I'm sick and tired of waiting for Democrats to get their shit together!

[housecat]

42. Why doesn't DOJ investigate? Why Congress?

[Calista241]

56. The DOJ doesn't investigate stuff like that.

They look for crimes, and try to convict those people of crimes. And we don't want the DOJ to investigate political parties are political movements. There's a reason the DOJ is a should be independent of politics. Anything else is the road to authoritarianism.

[housecat]

58. If they look at it as criminal acts regardless of party?

[Calista241]

59. They're already doing it with these arrests and prosecutions of people on the capital.

But that's the extent of their involvement.

[czarjak]

50. Put up, shut up time?

[Calista241]

55. I think enough Repubs will vote for the commission that it'll pass.

But I don't think there's much downside for those Repubs that vote against it. They'll call it a partisan witch hunt, and how the Dems just want to talk about Donald Trump.