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Summary

The House GOP's new rules package aims to weaken minority party influence while advancing a pro-corporate agenda.

Key provisions include shielding the House speaker from bipartisan accountability and fast-tracking 12 GOP bills without allowing amendments, including measures to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) and protect fracking.

Democrats, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), criticized the package for ignoring economic and social issues like inflation and housing while prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires.

Republicans plan to offset these costs by slashing social programs, sparking warnings of further congressional dysfunction.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

We didnt vote for a bottomless pit of our tax money to fund a racist-far rightwing genocide against Palestinians so Israelis can steal their land, either.

But here we are.

McGovern is cashing AIPAC's checks and voting how they say, so he knows exactly how this stuff works-- No need to play stupid. Eat a bag of ass, Rep. McGovern.

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[–] [email protected] 109 points 3 months ago (4 children)

But they did vote for this. Whenever I saw Trump speak, he always emphasized on how he will do tax breaks to the big corps. He never proposed a solution on how to help the working class people.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Less than half of all eligible voters voted. Yes, non voters essentially voted for Trump but it’s not the same thing as literally voting for and endorsing the dumb demented fat fascist.

The majority of eligible voters are just morons that have been successfully distracted and confused (because they’re so dumb).

There is value in the distinction, even tho that value may be quite small in context

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Non voters are even more dumb than Trump voters... at least Trump voters understand the very simple fact that there is power in voting.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 months ago

Yes they did vote for it. They chose to ignore it because it was less important to them than [insert single issue] and they have blinders bolted onto their faces.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Donate another 8 billion in weapons to Israel

Point angry finger towards Republicans

Yep it's Democrat time 😎

[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, the American people did.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But we didn't. I voted for Harris but I expected this shit to wait until the inauguration to happen unless she won

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately, a plurality of the electorate disagrees with us.

As for the timing, it's normal for the rules for the incoming Congress to be put into place before the presidential inauguration. It's just abnormal for them to be so... shitty.

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