Poll: Was the creation of the Jan 6 select committee legitimate?

[HomerJS]

Establishing a baseline before the start of the hearings. Republicans will claim this committee is partisan and ill-legitimate who is only out to get Trump A gentle reminder of the sequence of events that led up to this committee

They tried for an independent committee. Kevin McCarthy sent Rep John Katko to negotiate terms. There would have been equal representation among Democrats and Republicans. Nobody on the committee would be a current member of Congress or running for office. Both sides would have had subpoena powers. Republicans got everything they wanted. Katko took it back to McCarthy and Kevy rejected it.

Pelosi will now run a select committee where Democrats are the majority and have sole subpoena power. It's a deal very similar to Benghazi

Taking all that into consideration is this a legitimate?

 

[Pohemi]

McCarthy has been a bad faith negotiator and representative shitbag for years. He has no interest in fairness and equality in an investigative commitee when he knows damn well it'll be GOP reps and senators being investigated.

His only desire is to fling shitty people at the committee, muddy the waters as much as possible, and of course, play the victim(s) in the lame attempt to 'politicize' and illegitimize the committee and it's findings and/or actions.

Summary: The dumbfuck had his chance, and he decided to play games. Now he can fuck right off, as usual (and I'm glad that Nancy agrees).

 

[sandorski]

Bengazi hearings were out to get Clinton....fair play mofos...

 

[HomerJS]

Bengazi hearings were out to get Clinton....fair play mofos...

McCarthy actually admitted that in public

 

[kage69]

1000% more legit than any of the Benghazi sideshows, and they know it, which is why they are pissed.

Look at the traitors recoil from their oaths and bipartisanship, again. It's like salt on slugs.

 

[GoPackGo]

There will be two Republicans on the committee. Not the ones the RepubliKKKan's wanted but that's too bad

 

[Indus]

Repatriate all 74 million of them already..

 

[Greenman]

Legitimate doesn't really matter in the political arena. In this particular case I don't know or care if it is. There will be hearings and testimony, there will be hand wringing and profound statements made with all the gravitas of a death sentence. A massive report will be created, a few people will actually read it, most will just pick out whatever parts seem to align with their agenda.

I just read that before hitting the post button and realized how cynical I've become about politics.

 

[kage69]

Legitimate doesn't really matter in the political arena. In this particular case I don't know or care if it is. There will be hearings and testimony, there will be hand wringing and profound statements made with all the gravitas of a death sentence. A massive report will be created, a few people will actually read it, most will just pick out whatever parts seem to align with their agenda.

I just read that before hitting the post button and realized how cynical I've become about politics.

Right? You witnessed the near death of democracy as we know it and people died - that actually does deserve said gravitas. The country wants (and deserves) an official, legitimate look into why that happened and you're like... meh.

Long exposure to the right wing echo chamber tends to do that I think, particularly during times when things are looking bad for right wing prospects. I'm sure you're all hoping it will be another Mueller Report, but this isn't going to happen in memo form. It will likely be televised, won't it? So everyone else not watching Fox is going to see the details. Your predictions on exposure seem inaccurate to me.

Don't worry. A few Pelosi hit pieces and some Tucker commentary and you'll be back on your feet in no time.

 

[darkswordsman17]

It is amusing to see someone go "yeah no one reads this shit, I don't even care about it myself" because they really are too damn stupid to even notice that about themself. But gee, I can't see any correlation between their shit attitude and their shit for brains. The world would be a better place if worthless pieces of shit like that would just shut the fuck up and never partake in any discussion ever. Then again, they are a self admitted dumb shit, and they openly talk about how they don't care about changing that because they'd rather be a dumb shit, and yet here here are trying to castigate others for that, and the only criticism they can come up with regarding their behavior is that they're pessimistic because they unknowingly project their own shit for brains as though everyone else is doing the same but act like the bigger problem is them being pessimistic and not a shit for brains. Frankly, they're optimistic as if people like them actually would stop giving a shit and fuck off instead of intentionally fucking things up, we'd be able to accomplish a lot of things. And functionally there'd be no difference for them, hell it'd likely heighten the blissful ignorance they've chosen for themselves.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

It's unprecedented that a majority party would pick and choose representatives from the minority party. For the lame ass loser fuck holes that don't know what unprecedented means

UNPRECEDENTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

UNPRECEDENTED definition: without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled. See examples of unprecedented used in a sentence.

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[ch33zw1z]

It's unprecedented that a majority party would pick and choose representatives from the minority party. For the lame ass loser fuck holes that don't know what unprecedented means

UNPRECEDENTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

UNPRECEDENTED definition: without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled. See examples of unprecedented used in a sentence.

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#triggered

 

[VW MAN]

It's unprecedented that a majority party would pick and choose representatives from the minority party. For the lame ass loser fuck holes that don't know what unprecedented means

UNPRECEDENTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

UNPRECEDENTED definition: without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled. See examples of unprecedented used in a sentence.

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So why hasn't the R leader done his job correctly?
Blame and consequences go where they belong. You do not get to whitewash any of this ever so fuck right off with your bullshit faux concern garbage you fucking willfully ignorant unamerican traitor c*nt!

 

[ivwshane]

It’s no surprising that a known traitor voted no.

 

[Greenman]

Right? You witnessed the near death of democracy as we know it and people died - that actually does deserve said gravitas. The country wants (and deserves) an official, legitimate look into why that happened and you're like... meh.

Long exposure to the right wing echo chamber tends to do that I think, particularly during times when things are looking bad for right wing prospects. I'm sure you're all hoping it will be another Mueller Report, but this isn't going to happen in memo form. It will likely be televised, won't it? So everyone else not watching Fox is going to see the details. Your predictions on exposure seem inaccurate to me.

Don't worry. A few Pelosi hit pieces and some Tucker commentary and you'll be back on your feet in no time.

Where we differ is that I don't see this as a "credible threat to democracy". As I've said here several times, my scout troop could have planed and executed a better operation. This was clown collage warfare, stupid people reacting without thinking. They had no firepower, they had no defined plan, they had no exit strategy, they had a vague goal that was never achievable. They not only didn't hide their faces, they took selfies and posted them on the web.
That's why the majority of them are being charged with petty crimes, because what they did was a petty crime.

 

[Meghan54]

Where we differ is that I don't see this as a "credible threat to democracy". As I've said here several times, my scout troop could have planed and executed a better operation. This was clown collage warfare, stupid people reacting without thinking. They had no firepower, they had no defined plan, they had no exit strategy, they had a vague goal that was never achievable. They not only didn't hide their faces, they took selfies and posted them on the web.
That's why the majority of them are being charged with petty crimes, because what they did was a petty crime.

Damn you are continually proud to show yourself as one the most uninformed and willfully ignorant posters on this forum. Congrats on achieving potato status.

 

[Moonbeam]

Where we differ is that I don't see this as a "credible threat to democracy". As I've said here several times, my scout troop could have planed and executed a better operation. This was clown collage warfare, stupid people reacting without thinking. They had no firepower, they had no defined plan, they had no exit strategy, they had a vague goal that was never achievable. They not only didn't hide their faces, they took selfies and posted them on the web.
That's why the majority of them are being charged with petty crimes, because what they did was a petty crime.

Aren't people like that, running around in their sleep shouting death to Pence the most credible threat to democracy there can be? Who is more dangerous than the insane who have no labels marking them as such and all of a sudden, head for the House for some exciting incitement. Open sewer minds into which you can pour anything.....

 

[Moonbeam]

Damn you are continually proud to show yourself as one the most uninformed and willfully ignorant posters on this forum. Congrats on achieving potato status.

Attempted murder is better than actual homicide. Luckily they were only able to do lesser crimes because they were kept from success.

 

[MichaelMay]

Where we differ is that I don't see this as a "credible threat to democracy". As I've said here several times, my scout troop could have planed and executed a better operation. This was clown collage warfare, stupid people reacting without thinking. They had no firepower, they had no defined plan, they had no exit strategy, they had a vague goal that was never achievable. They not only didn't hide their faces, they took selfies and posted them on the web.
That's why the majority of them are being charged with petty crimes, because what they did was a petty crime.

The plan, supported by no less than 147 elected republican officials was to overturn the election results. They breached the outer perimeter and TWO inner perimeters and were damn near getting into the chamber. They had a STATED goal supported by those 147 elected republican officials, they were armed and carrying zip ties.

But hey, nothing but a normal tourist visit.

It is amazing to me that you can think this way. What would happen if it was the white house instead? They would have been gunned down long before reaching the outer perimeter of the building because apparently only ONE elected official matters in the USA?

That it was a failure is obvious but they took pics and filmed it because they were SURE they would prevail and Dear Leader would never prosecute them for doing his will.

Next time, Trump will win and there will never be another election. That is my prediction.

 

[MichaelMay]

It's unprecedented that a majority party would pick and choose representatives from the minority party. For the lame ass loser fuck holes that don't know what unprecedented means

UNPRECEDENTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

UNPRECEDENTED definition: without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled. See examples of unprecedented used in a sentence.

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Well the fascists voted against an independent investigation (50/50 and no seated members of congress) so this is what they get.

You fascist fucks should be happy that there isn't a wave of arrests and exclusions of the 147 traitors trying to subvert democracy because that would be justified.

 

[VW MAN]

Where we differ is that I don't see this as a "credible threat to democracy". As I've said here several times, my scout troop could have planed and executed a better operation. This was clown collage warfare, stupid people reacting without thinking. They had no firepower, they had no defined plan, they had no exit strategy, they had a vague goal that was never achievable. They not only didn't hide their faces, they took selfies and posted them on the web.
That's why the majority of them are being charged with petty crimes, because what they did was a petty crime.

Stay stupid. That is what you are best at. It isn't worth going after all the lies and crap in your post because regardless of what is said to you, you will choose to do what you do best, stay stupid!

 

[nickqt]

I think this picture sums it up nicely.

 

[MichaelMay]

I think this picture sums it up nicely.

Not really, 147 elected officials didn't agree with and tried to help the mob at Benghazi but at the attack of the US capitol they fired them up, sent them there to fight, were prepared and standing by to subvert democracy in the chamber by voting not to elect Biden president.

If 147 elected democrats had supported the troops attacking the building in Benghazi and wanted to overturn an election to institute Hillary as Queen it would have been a better comparison.

 

[Greenman]

Aren't people like that, running around in their sleep shouting death to Pence the most credible threat to democracy there can be? Who is more dangerous than the insane who have no labels marking them as such and all of a sudden, head for the House for some exciting incitement. Open sewer minds into which you can pour anything.....

The great thing about fighting stupid people is that it's easy to win.

 

[Pohemi]

The great thing about fighting stupid people is that it's easy to win.

Anything to excuse the traitors, huh?