Sitting on Speaker Johnson's desk

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Cassie Semyon @casssemyon 12m
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is asking Speaker Mike Johnson for a debate on the House floor on the Republican Budget Resolution:



Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer 1h
The Senate passed our resolution undoing Trump’s reckless and inflationary trade war with Canada.

It’s sitting on Speaker Johnson’s desk.

[Aviation Pro]

1. At first I read "shitting"

Which would be appropriate.

[LoisB]

2. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a reply. If, by chance he does reply, the answer will be a

resounding NO.

[bigtree]

5. then he owns the tariffs

...and the pain the president promised.

[LoisB]

10. I doubt he cares so long as his master is happy with him.

[bigtree]

14. the idea

...the politics is to make his constituents care.

This is a game of inches, and the slim republican majority is as politically vulnerable as we make the political atmosphere toxic surrounding their legislative actions.

[LoisB]

16. Yes!

[calimary]

23. Yep. Step by baby step. Every little thing.

Eventually it starts adding up to something bigger.

Maybe MUCH bigger.

[LoisB]

29. You are so right.

[HereForTheParty]

27. More likely sitting in Johnson's trash can

I'm with you. There's no way he does this.

[ShazzieB]

3. What are the rules concerning Johnson's response to Jeffries?

What responses do the rules afford Johnson? I ask because I am very unclear about how this stuff works.

Is Johnson required to respond to this request in some fashion? Is he allowed to simply ignore it or deny it without any explanation or discussion? Or does protocol call for him to grant it?

I need to study up on things like this (e.g., rules of how the House and Senate operate, powers of the House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader, etc,). If anyone knows of a good source, pleasure share it here.

[StarryNite]

4. Rules, laws, none of that matters anymore.

[rubbersole]

6. It's whatever putin wants.

And he's getting more than he dreamed of. Treason is on the gop menu and the buffet line is long.

[ShazzieB]

9. I disagree.

Afaik, the Repubs in Congresa are still at least pretending to follow the rules. And knowing what the rules are supposed to be enables us to know when they're breaking them, and how severely. I therefore believe this information is far from irrelevant and am still hoping someone will have an actual answer.

[LoisB]

17. I believe each Congress makes its own rules.

https://rules.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/rules.house.gov/files/documents/houserules119thupdated.pdf

[ShazzieB]

19. Thank you!

I really appreciate getting a real response to this question.

I don't think we're quite at the point yet where none of the rules imply anymore, at least where Congress is concerned. Imo, we're in a weird in-between place where we don't know which rules are going to be ignored when. If we don't know how things are supposed to work, we won't be able to tell when we're getting snookered.

[LoisB]

20. You asked a very valid question. These rules were made by the Republican majority at the

beginning of the session. I would think that protocol would dictate that Johnson at least reply to Jeffries' request.

[markodochartaigh]

7. Let's bookmark this

so that the next time someone says that "Democratic politicians aren't doing anything" it will be easy to show that they are doing things that will never get covered by the mainstream media.

[ancianita]

8. Way to go, Hakeem! Make those tools defend the felon!

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[Demovictory9]

11. kick

[Ilsa]

12. Was it unopened, marked "Return to Sender" and sent back

to the Minority Leader? GOPers are dishonorable.

[bigtree]

15. it's out there for the rest of the nation to feel

...which is where these political and legislative actions intend to drive republican senators and representatives to vote in their own political interest, especially as the president's own political support looks weak and damaging.

[StocktonNative]

13. Hakeem Jeffries should call himself House Majority Leader

since Johnson refuses to do his job.

That would light a fire under the ChristoFascist Yall Queda Congress goons for sure.

Just do it all the time.

[vapor2]

18. All lawless grifters who don't give a shit about the rest of us.

I am packing every single day in hopes to leave this endless chaos soon.

[JohnnyRingo]

21. Unfortunately, a fidget toy on his desk would get more attention.

Many presidents would only get as far as the heading, but even that is too much of a read for this guy.
Someone would have to read it to him as he pretended to pay attention, and there will be no volunteers for that job.

[LymphocyteLover]

22. Republicans are just going to totally lie about basic math in their budget plans-- totally Orwellian

https://wapo.st/4ibPfpf

[Martin68]

24. Go for it.

[usonian]

25. Was it this fellow?

[BoRaGard]

26. k and r

[rickyhall]

28. With Bat'Leths?

[Passages]

30. Oh yea, that is good.

Very good.