Nancy Pelosi refuses to yield

[FIVR]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/politics/pelosi-dreamers-budget-deal.html

Nancy Pelosi stood and spoke non-stop for 8 hours today on behalf of DACA recipients. That is a very respectable amount of time and I salute her for standing up for these soon-to-be Americans. I hadn't thought much of Pelosi before, but wasting 8 hours of Pual Ryan's time is exactly what I want my representatives in congress to be doing. She is accomplishing amazing things here.


We can only hope that we will get more congressional representatives like Pelosi. The democrats have good representation right now with Pelosi and Schumer. As long as democrats don't fall for concern trolling bernie bots and throw them out we will do great.

 

[BoomerD]

Anyone else not surprised that a woman set the record for the longest speech?

 

[feralkid]

Anyone else not surprised that a woman set the record for the longest speech?

Hahaha, she's probably a shitty driver and also, WTF is this 1950?

 

[Engineer]

Hahaha, she's probably a shitty driver and also, WTF is this 1950?

#PelosiGalore

 

[FIVR]

would it be possible for Pelosi to do this every day that congress is in session? Is there any limit to the number of consecutive times you can filibuster for 8 hours? Could multiple congressmen possibly trade off an filibuster for 4 hours, then another for 4 hours more.... then alternate each day?

What if Pelosi filibustered for 8 hours every day congress was in session until Donald Trump left office? I'm just trying to think like mitch mconnel here.


What if Pelosi saved America by making the GOP powerless until they got rid of Trump?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

would it be possible for Pelosi to do this every day that congress is in session? Is there any limit to the number of consecutive times you can filibuster for 8 hours? Could multiple congressmen possibly trade off an filibuster for 4 hours, then another for 4 hours more.... then alternate each day?

What if Pelosi filibustered for 8 hours every day congress was in session until Donald Trump left office? I'm just trying to think like mitch mconnel here.


What if Pelosi saved America by making the GOP powerless until they got rid of Trump?

From what I understand it’s a curtsey given to the Senior Leader and that person alone. They are not held accountable to time limits on speech.
The limitation is a) physical endurance nobody is going to do that day after day b) the curtsey could be removed

 

[Victorian Gray]

Hahaha, she's probably a shitty driver and also, WTF is this 1950?

1850.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

It's the House, by House rules Ryan could have stopped her at anytime.

"In the United States House of Representatives, the filibuster (the right to unlimited debate) was used until 1842, when a permanent rule limiting the duration of debate was created. The disappearing quorum was a tactic used by the minority until Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed eliminated it in 1890."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster

 

[Jhhnn]

Nancy Pelosi stands up for common decency & gets scorn from the usual idiots. Go figure.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Nancy Pelosi stands up for common decency & gets scorn from the usual idiots. Go figure.

Are you upset that it's a couple of lefties heaping the scorn on Pelosi?

 

[Moonbeam]

Are you upset that it's a couple of lefties heaping the scorn on Pelosi?

You understand, I hope, that Trump turned what was promised as a dream into a living nightmare for hundreds of thousands of people, creating a political roadblock that pits the interests of the country in having a stable budget against shafting all those people. It's the white supremacist faction of the Republican party that throws up these devils choices to divide democrats. There is no real answer other than Americans voting out that filth. In the mean time, looks like the welfare of the many will be the only rational choice people who depend on public support to be elected, will be able to win reelection on the democrat side. It's a great Trump strategy that will probably win at the cost of the American dream. So many lives to be fucked by racist pigs.

 

[ch33zw1z]

You understand, I hope, that Trump turned what was promised as a dream into a living nightmare for hundreds of thousands of people, creating a political roadblock that pits the interests of the country in having a stable budget against shafting all those people. It's the white supremacist faction of the Republican party that throws up these devils choices to divide democrats. There is no real answer other than Americans voting out that filth. In the mean time, looks like the welfare of the many will be the only rational choice people who depend on public support to be elected, will be able to win reelection on the democrat side. It's a great Trump strategy that will probably win at the cost of the American dream. So many lives to be fucked by racist pigs.

It's ok, because they're brown. Just toss grenades at 'em.

 

[boomerang]

"Illegal immigrants are a blessing, they are doing what the Founding Fathers would wish, they are the best of the best, more American than Americans, reinvigorating, they are fabulous, beautiful, and patriotic, yes, very patriotic."

We get it Nancy. Message received. Illegals good, the rest of us bad.

 

[kage69]

I'm not really a fan, but I'll tip my hat to her here. That is an impressive display of drive and endurance, and for a worthy cause. How a woman of that age just stood for 8 hours in heels with no bathroom breaks kinda blows my mind. My wife can't go 20min without needing to pee.

 

[Phynaz]

So, we have the Democrat leader of the HOR tying up the chamber reading from the Bible.

I thought that was a righty thing.

 

[soundforbjt]

Speaking of Pelosi, the repub strategy for midterms appears to be using Pelosi as the boogeyman for House races.

 

[zinfamous]

"Illegal immigrants are a blessing, they are doing what the Founding Fathers would wish, they are the best of the best, more American than Americans, reinvigorating, they are fabulous, beautiful, and patriotic, yes, very patriotic."

We get it Nancy. Message received. Illegals good, the rest of us bad.

judging by the examples provided on this board, I'd have to agree with her. And I rarely agree with Pelosi. So thanks for that, -rang.

 

[zinfamous]

So, we have the Democrat leader of the HOR tying up the chamber reading from the Bible.

I thought that was a righty thing.

The righty thing is to read listings from the phone book.

 

[Moonbeam]

"Illegal immigrants are a blessing, they are doing what the Founding Fathers would wish, they are the best of the best, more American than Americans, reinvigorating, they are fabulous, beautiful, and patriotic, yes, very patriotic."

We get it Nancy. Message received. Illegals good, the rest of us bad.

You are boomerang. You have a defective brain which means that anything that triggers a tummy upset is a subject about which you can't get anything. Every time your fingers run over a keyboard to express some ridiculous opinion just like the one you expressed here, you tell the world that fact. You might as well go to the mall and moon people. We are not talking about illegals. You use that word because you want to contrast illegal with good as if that's what Americans with a sense of real Christian spirit believe, to hide your own consciousness from how filthily evil your beliefs actually are when the real subject is that of people brought to this country illegally by their parents, who are as American as you are, having known no other life. You should ask yourself if you should be deported to Mexico because you're a worthless human being? Wouldn't that be more just than what you seek. Maybe ejecting racist scum like yourself 200 miles out to sea would open up lots of jobs for people who can still dream. And don't forget, even worthless pigs are forgiven. I am simply describing you accurately. Any judgment you might feel in my words is simply the result of your own internal recognition of how illegal you were made to feel.

 

[Jaskalas]

Let me guess, Democrats are still voting against the budget and/or continuing resolutions?

 

[imported_tajmahal]

You understand, I hope, that Trump turned what was promised as a dream into a living nightmare for hundreds of thousands of people, creating a political roadblock that pits the interests of the country in having a stable budget against shafting all those people. It's the white supremacist faction of the Republican party that throws up these devils choices to divide democrats. There is no real answer other than Americans voting out that filth. In the mean time, looks like the welfare of the many will be the only rational choice people who depend on public support to be elected, will be able to win reelection on the democrat side. It's a great Trump strategy that will probably win at the cost of the American dream. So many lives to be fucked by racist pigs.

Sorry Moonie, but you lay the blame on President Trump when he has little to do with the current impasse. Pelosi talked about and for the DACA people, they existed long before anyone even knew about Trump, but were the problem of President Obama. He was the roadblock from where all these problems sprang. He could have negotiated a solution with Congress to permit DACA folks to become citizens, but he never did and he left them hanging out to dry. At least place some of the blame where it deserves to be placed.

 

[dainthomas]

"Illegal immigrants are a blessing, they are doing what the Founding Fathers would wish, they are the best of the best, more American than Americans, reinvigorating, they are fabulous, beautiful, and patriotic, yes, very patriotic."

We get it Nancy. Message received. Illegals good, the rest of us bad.

You're the real victim.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

You are boomerang. You have a defective brain which means that anything that triggers a tummy upset is a subject about which you can't get anything. Every time your fingers run over a keyboard to express some ridiculous opinion just like the one you expressed here, you tell the world that fact. You might as well go to the mall and moon people. We are not talking about illegals. You use that word because you want to contrast illegal with good as if that's what Americans with a sense of real Christian spirit believe, to hide your own consciousness from how filthily evil your beliefs actually are when the real subject is that of people brought to this country illegally by their parents, who are as American as you are, having known no other life. You should ask yourself if you should be deported to Mexico because you're a worthless human being? Wouldn't that be more just than what you seek. Maybe ejecting racist scum like yourself 200 miles out to sea would open up lots of jobs for people who can still dream. And don't forget, even worthless pigs are forgiven. I am simply describing you accurately. Any judgment you might feel in my words is simply the result of your own internal recognition of how illegal you were made to feel.

Moonie, you need to calm down a bit. Don't allow your dark side to take over, fight for the light.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

I'm not really a fan, but I'll tip my hat to her here. That is an impressive display of drive and endurance, and for a worthy cause. How a woman of that age just stood for 8 hours in heels with no bathroom breaks kinda blows my mind. My wife can't go 20min without needing to pee.

Diapers.

 

[Jhhnn]

Sorry Moonie, but you lay the blame on President Trump when he has little to do with the current impasse. Pelosi talked about and for the DACA people, they existed long before anyone even knew about Trump, but were the problem of President Obama. He was the roadblock from where all these problems sprang. He could have negotiated a solution with Congress to permit DACA folks to become citizens, but he never did and he left them hanging out to dry. At least place some of the blame where it deserves to be placed.

So dishonest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immig...migration_Modernization_Act_of_2013,_or_S.744