this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2024
513 points (98.9% liked)

politics

19087 readers
4989 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

The Houston Democrat is recovering from abdominal surgery. Democrats did not expect him to attend the vote, but his surprise appearance sank the impeachment vote.

All of Texas’ House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to secure the southern border, but the House fell short of passing the historic resolution on Tuesday after Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, rushed to the House from the hospital where he was recovering from abdominal surgery to vote no.

The impeachment failed on a 216-214 vote. Four Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the impeachment. The House has not impeached a member of a president’s cabinet in nearly 150 years.

The vote was extremely close, with the outcome unknown until the end of the vote. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Wisconsin Republican who chairs the House select committee on China, voted against the resolution. Numerous Republicans, including Texan Reps. Michael McCaul and Jodey Arrington were seen circling around Gallagher as he held out on his vote.

U.S. Reps. Ken Buck of Colorado and Tom McClintock of California also voted against impeachment. U.S. Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, ended up changing his vote to a no at the last minute, tanking the vote but allowing Republicans to bring it up again in the future.

House Republicans were counting on Green to be absent. But he arrived just in time in a wheelchair and scrubs to give Democrats enough votes to kill the impeachment.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Why would he have been in scrubs? He doesn't work at the hospital, they don't just hand those out to the patients.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, maybe they meant hospital gown? Or they gave him scrubs so his balls would not have amy chance to see daylight? Or maybe it was a stunt to get attention.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Idk if it's different in the US but when I went to a hospital in Canada for a broken leg they gave me scrubs and even let me keep the pants cause they were so comfy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I cant speak to all of the states, but when I had leg issues as well, I was doing my therapy walking down the hall in a hospital gown.

[–] Buck 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I can't speak to all hospitals, but I once came in to drop off flowers and they put scrubs on me and gave me two extra sets to use at home, as well as a boxset of the first season of Scrubs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

You must deliver some bomber flowers. Those scrubs dvds were expensive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I imagine he didn't want to leave the hospital in an open-back hospital gown. So they gave him scrubs.

Why are people even focusing on this? Who fucking cares if he was wearing scrubs??

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Its not normal, you have your own clothes there, or you have staff to bring it. Why is this ok to gloss over?

[–] plantedworld 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The hospital will have spare scrubs on hand, either for surgery or for staff to change if theirs get contaminated. Or, the patient pants are vaguely scrub like.

I'd guess they let him use some.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Occasionally for trauma victims or homeless people we give them scrubs to leave the hospital with if they don't have their own clothes or if they want pants to walk around the hospital with (normal gowns notoriously show off your butt as the flaps are in the back)

[–] guacupado 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

out to the patients.

He had abdominal surgery. I'm guessing you stay there for a bit until everything checks out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Scrubs are the things doctors and nurses wear, not patient garb.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly, also known as a buster.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

In my experience they sometimes give scrubs to patients for various reasons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, he should have went in his hospital gown instead. Bare ass.

Jesus Christ people... We get it, you want to spin this.