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And that magnificent house minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, has vowed to hit Speaker Pelosi with a gavel when the Republicans take over the house and he becomes Speaker: a Halloween monster to rival the would-be assassin in San Francisco.

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Very important to point out the relative power.

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Aren't there any RULES to keep these power - abusing Pharisees in check ? Lines in the sand ? Penalties ?

When I checked last, even the Pope wasn't considered infallible anymore, so why are these people given as much or more power than the guy in the tall hat in the Vatican ?

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At least when you see the hammer you can "see" it unlike the gavel. I almost missed the suttle drawing behind the dangerous man in the robe....good job Mr. Anderson!

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Nov 1, 2022·edited Nov 1, 2022

MM played the long game and packed the Federal Court system. I wasn't playing attention to how that could matter. I wrongly assumed that judges would be impartial by their oath of office.

Midterms in Kentucky has over 200 judicial races on the ballot state wide. Here in Louisville it's 40 "Non-partisan" races. Suddenly it's dammed important to study the names. 'Non-partisan' requirements keep voters from understanding candidates' loyalties. I wrongly assumed that voting for women- would ensure women's rights. ACB disproved that notion.

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tRump administration needs to be ruled illegal and therefore all his appointments and actions are repealed and reversed. That would be a great use of the gavel.

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Alito is loathsome.

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Well, definitely has a better purpose. However, I'm not yet convinced we can trust a SCOTUS that is not only heavily loaded to the right but also that so far the majority is extreme. And given all of trump's appointees said Roe was settled law, they are all liars. Not conducive to garnering trust.

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Whew, GR8 toon .. heartbreaking . 2 true . whew . Brill horrorhorror ..Thx NA (tho I may never sleep again . . .)

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