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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday following a continuous refusal by Johnson to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva., D-Ariz.

The 17-page lawsuit filed in Washington on Monday seeks to compel Johnson to swear in Grijalva, or for another official in the House to do so. Mayes warns that allowing Johnson to avoid seating Grijalva would “thwart” the will of voters.

“This case is about whether someone duly elected to the House who indisputably meets the constitutional qualifications of the office,” Mayers wrote in the filing, “may be denied her rightful office simply because the Speaker has decided to keep the House out of ‘regular session.’”

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[-] BMW_stick@lemmy.world 102 points 2 days ago

Every single Republican politician is morally bankrupt, classless, bought & paid for and a willing traitor.

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago

To be fair, Democrats are also bought and payed for. America is fucked.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Real helpful. Want a gold star for that hot take?

[-] shaggyb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It's no less helpful than what he replied to.

Every Republican is a piece of shit, definitionally. That's objectively true and obvious and anyone with a conscience and an IQ greater than their shoe size agrees.

That doesn't automatically make the Democrats good people. It doesn't make them the opposite. It doesn't mean that "my tribe can beat up your tribe" is a solution to this mess.

The reality is that the Republican party and all of its followers are reprehensible bigots, and the Democrats have done absolutely fuck all to keep them out of power or stop them from killing and torturing. Democrats are complicit by their support of the power systems and class strata that enable Republicans to indulge the filth they want to commit, if not simply by their inaction.

It's literally the Democrats' FIRST job to stop anything close to this from happening. They didn't bother.

We need to do better than electing more Democrats. Our lives depend on letting go of them and moving on to people who want to actually improve our lives.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

You spelled out what everyone here already knows. Everyone knows tbe Dems got serious problems. The problem with the response is that it’s “butwhatabout” and an appeal to hypocrisy as a argument fallacy, which you also did. Completely unneccesay and no, it is not helpful, does not add anything to the conversation, and does not grant it legitimacy.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Agreed. That being said, I'll vote for the lesser evil until a better viable option becomes available, just for survival. We need ranked choice voting in this country, and other measures like it, to give alternatives a chance. There's no incentive for the oligarchy-supporting parties to do it, though. I'm not an accelerationist, but I'm beginning to think we will need a (hopefully peaceful) revolution to snap us out of the duopoly we have now.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Dems : maybe we shouldn't wreck healthcare anymore than it already is?

Republicans : WE WILL LITERALLY SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AND STARVE YOU TO DEATH TO PROTECT A CHILD RAPIST AND SAVE BILLIONAIRES A COUPLE MIL ON TAXES!

You : These guys are basically the same, right?

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago

You guys are kind of like rabid animals in this comment section. No wonder your politics are that black and white. ;) keep at it...

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Here the thing. It really is that black and white. That kind of idiotic refusal to actually examine what the two parties stand for lead to a fascist being elected, twice. It lead to the removal of bodily rights for women. It lead to the persecution of lgbtq+ and non-white residents. It lead to a global tariff war and insane inflation. It lead to non-stop cronyism and grifting at the highest level of government. It leads to the DOJ openly targeting "enemies" of the president. And... We're only 9 months in to this shit. Republicans have other things on the docket, like waging open war on their own countrymen, rigging the election process, destroying any energy source that doesn't release millions of pounds of pollution into the air, abolishing social security and medicare, instituting christianity as a national religion.

You wanna know why we're acting like fucking animals? Because we're fucking tired of hearing bullshit like "it isn't black and white" and "both sides are the same" when it is clear as fucking day that there is a gap between them larger than the Grand fucking Canyon.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

They’ve been that way for decades and gotten away with it. Nothing is going to change until the pitchforks come out

[-] TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Take the word "Republican" out of that statement and I'll 100% agree. And I say that as a registered Democrat. Money make us believe it's Red vs Blue so we don't cotton to the fact it's really the 1% fucking us all. They're all bought and paid for.

[-] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 days ago

I don't understand what happens if the courts side with Arizona. It seems that Mike can ignore the court wishes and not swear her in. Was is the path of escalation if he continues to ignore it?

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 days ago

That's the fun part about turning a democracy into a fascist regime, nothing happens. Systemic checks and balances are just busywork for the weak.

[-] neatchee@piefed.social 48 points 2 days ago

Contempt of court for failing to abide by the ruling. But of course that can be put off as it goes through appeals for a while.

[-] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

If law is shown to not matter anymore, one could get "funny" ideas...

[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't mind seeing a chalk outline that is shaped like a Johnson.

[-] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Oh, it still does matter, just not to everyone.

[-] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 days ago

This one is about the release of the Epstein files and Congress. Multiple Republicans in Congress are in support of releasing the files and Trump doesn't have the power to ignore or lose their votes yet.

[-] fishy@lemmy.today 14 points 2 days ago

I was on a town hall call with my senator and we told him we're cool with the shutdown, and that we should withhold federal taxes. He was on board for both.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Johnson will be receiving the strongest worded letter Schumer can muster including heavily bolded fonts, so you know it means business.

[-] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

It sounds like someone else might be able to swear her in then. I think…?

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[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

He is doing exactly what those whom he serves want. I agree that he should instead be serving the constitution, though.

[-] Marshezezz 11 points 2 days ago

Yeah he’s committing treason and needs to be dealt with

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

I feel like it's more sedition than treason, but seeing as how we're on the same side of the issue regarding its outcome, I figure we can quibble over appropriate labels after we get him to stop dismantling the country. I hope people start putting differences aside for the midterms and vote to remove the politicians actively trying to end individual liberty for most Americans.

[-] Marshezezz 4 points 2 days ago

Agreed, comrade

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