Is he the only member of Congress with a pimp cane?
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Canes have a rich history in Congress
That one helped lead to the civil war, and was wielded by a slaver.
Well hopefully Team Cane doesn't lose this time
New band name, "Congressional Pimp"
'I don't know what you heard about me
But a felon can't get silence outta me
No hypocrite, no coup, you can't see
That I'm representative P-I-M-P'
We got Ari in the house?
I bet he's not
I apparently missed something positive, or forgot it. Who were the first six?
Democrats around him stayed seated, holdings signs that read “false” and “stop Musk” — in reference to Texas billionaire Elon Musk’s mass firings of federal employees.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/al-green-ejected-trump-speech-20203095.php
I was aware of Al Green being removed and his stand was exceptional. It is the other six that the meme implies exist that aren't ringing a bell.
If they are mentioned in that article then I'm blind or misreading.
I’m going to assume due to their recent presence in the news that AOC and Bernie are in that group of 7. Maybe Whitehouse too?
Gov of Maine, Illinois, Colorado and California are not part of congress, but they also have not been complicit.
Tbh, different motives, at least in regards to Gavin (who I naturally keep an eye on at he's my gov'ner). He's clearly hoping to run for President and I guess he would prefer there still to be elections to do so in four years. He's not too be lumped in with genuine progressives, though.
Yeah, fox makes him seem a lot cooler than he is. He's, like, the definition of a shitlib, and I'm saying that as someone who isn't even a tankie.
Look, if I've learned anything it's that we're still on the same side as them (Kamala is similar and her winning would have still been so much better) but when and where it's possible I'd like to see more progressive candidates. It might never be the presidency, but California certainly could do better in it's primaries if we could just get money out of politics.
Their names* aren't mentioned in the article, but that doesn't mean they didn't take a stand. They were holding signs. Bernie, AOC, etc., have also taken a stand.
A lot more than six people were holding signs. Nearly the entire Democrat side was last night. The post implies an earlier event.
Jasmine Crockett too
It's a ball-park guess, is all. I'm not keeping a spreadsheet. (: My own Democratic Congresscritter hasn't responded to several emails and a letter.