pecosbob
pecosbob's JournalWhy the 39th Congress was the most powerful in American history and why we have a multi-racial democracy today.
On December 4, 1865, the Radical Republicans faced a similar situation — a reckless president working with traitors to undo everything the Civil War had accomplished. The 13th Amendment abolishing slavery had passed by a margin so thin you could see through it. And now a dozen ex-Confederates were flooding back into Congress to take their seats and reverse it all, with dozens more on the way.
So what did the anti-slavery resistance do?
They made those people invisible.
House Clerk Edward McPherson, working with Thaddeus Stevens, simply refused to call the names of representatives from traitor states during the roll call. When they protested, Stevens shut them down with parliamentary procedure. No vote. No debate. Just power, used completely, to bar the door long enough to pass the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
The 39th Congress became the most powerful Congress in American history because they understood something contemporary politicians pretend not to know: when you have power, use it. All of it. Because the other side never hesitates.
IMO this precisely what the next Congress should do.
James Carville thinks the GOP better lawyer up and a Dem President will call for reform of the Supreme Court in 2028.
Bullet points...
1. Do not worry about being out-funded by GOP donors...no Dem candidate has lost an election this century for lack of money.
2. Dem lobbyists' income will triple this year and GOP congress-critters better lawyer up if they were involved in any irregularities.
3. Guardrails would not have helped to restrain Trump.
4. Democratic trifecta in 2028...the Dem President will announce a commission to reform the Supreme Court.
5. GOP has a big anti-semitism problem and it's going to get worse.
6. Louisiana governor Jeff Landry is a disgrace and is destroying his alma mater LSU.
Judge indicates she'll intervene in fight over SNAP food assistance money
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/politics/boston-judge-intervene-snap-payments
Judge indicates she'll intervene in fight over SNAP food assistance money
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/politics/boston-judge-intervene-snap-payments
Random thoughts...Walmart takes in 25 billion dollars a year from SNAP recipients.
I wonder who their board of directors will blame when the money stops rolling in on Nov. 1?
Even though Fetterman's term runs until 2028, Dems are already lining up for the seat.
Check out the approval numbers...Fetterman's more popular with Repubs than with Dems. He went from 80% approval ratings with Dems to 33% in eighteen months. His low approval rating among Dems makes it seem unlikely he will run for the seat again.
Why the XBox may soon be a thing of the past...not because of the current wave of Game Pass cancellations.
One of my go to sites for gaming industry news. I always believed XBox's Game Pass was a bad idea as it cannibalized their regular game sales. Microsoft never cared one way or the other as total XBox revenues represent only a rounding error in the company's overall financial reports.
Your neighbors are being black-bagged. Remember who is responsible. Act accordingly.
Yeah, I know...another music video. But this fired me up and it should do the same to you. Vote.
New York, remember to vote punk rock on November 4!
Typically don't post videos in GD, but this is political in nature...and it rocks.
Original video by the Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop.
History rhyming again...A Nazi who gave speeches on campuses was assassinated (in 1967) by another Nazi.
Nine minutes...George Lincoln Rockwell, Malcom X and Eve Arnold's photos.
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