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Smoke and Mirrors
Author: Raine
Date: 07/01/2021 13:03:12
Something happened this morning. As the saying goes, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks..."
Now you recall early last month there were negotiations for a bipartisan 1/6 committee. Of note: Boldface mine. Those compromises were put into the package. The GOP accepted them and went on to vote against the commission.
They all accepted such offers. I guess McCarthy should have stripped them of their assignments a month ago. This stunt smells of fear and desperation. Per WaPo: They could have had everything they wanted, instead, they got nothing, as it were.
Now their own caucus leader is threatening them. Someone knows something, and it's time we get to the bottom of this.
One more thing. There is an alleged sex trafficker sitting on the Judiciary committee. McCarthy hasn't even suggested to even temporarily remove that member from the assignment. Judiciary oversees the DOJ, and the DOJ is investigating.
Let's face it, they aren't governing, they are trying to cover up a deadly insurrection -- and god only knows what else.
& 
Raine
NEW: McCarthy threatens to strip any GOP member of their committee assignments if they accept an offer from Pelosi to serve on 1/6 commission, @jamiegangel reports.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) July 1, 2021
Now you recall early last month there were negotiations for a bipartisan 1/6 committee. Of note:
Democrats emphasized that the compromise bill on the floor on Wednesday incorporated GOP demands that the commission include an equal ratio of Democrats and Republicans and coequal subpoena power. Katko had rebuffed an earlier proposal from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that would have allowed Democrats to appoint seven members over four for Republicans.
They all accepted such offers. I guess McCarthy should have stripped them of their assignments a month ago. This stunt smells of fear and desperation. Per WaPo:
Pelosi’s proposal would give her eight picks and Republicans five. The fact that so many reported this suggests it was proactively put out by Pelosi’s team and will probably happen. It also helps that even including a Pelosi-appointed Republican would mean the committee would have a majority of Democrats — at least 7 of 13 members.
Now their own caucus leader is threatening them. Someone knows something, and it's time we get to the bottom of this.
One more thing. There is an alleged sex trafficker sitting on the Judiciary committee. McCarthy hasn't even suggested to even temporarily remove that member from the assignment. Judiciary oversees the DOJ, and the DOJ is investigating.
Let's face it, they aren't governing, they are trying to cover up a deadly insurrection -- and god only knows what else.
& Raine
