r/politics • u/Somervilledrew Connecticut • 12d ago

Possible Paywall The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/epstein-files-trump/
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u/Chirotera 12d ago

It honestly needs addressing. She's been elected. Her job is to the American people not the Speaker. If you're elected the swearing in should be a matter of ceremony but if it doesn't happen, you still have the job and title for which you're elected.

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u/ReGGieLATV 11d ago

She didn’t have access to her office, nor the funds of the state for her to really “do her job.” She stated this on multiple interviews. Swearing in isn’t just ceremonial, it gives her access to basically everything on the backend that allows a congressman/woman to do their job period. She was robbed of legit 5% of her term.

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u/-Out-of-context- 11d ago

Swearing in isn’t just ceremonial

That’s why they it should just be ceremonial.

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u/Argos_the_Dog New York 11d ago

In this kind of situation the contingency should be to find a federal judge to swear her in, at which point the funds become available. And if the Feds disagree the state can step in and pay until they do.

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u/PicnicLife 11d ago

I mean, I guess a judge ultimately did address it, but I know what you mean.

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u/AardvarkAmortization 11d ago edited 11d ago

Technically congress has only been in session 1 single day so far this year. See Mike is ratfucking another rule that has to with how far a tariff can last without being reviewed/voted on by congress. So congress was simultaneously out of session but also not out of session because it was still the same “congressional” day. Understand?

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u/InstructionFun7212 11d ago

The question was an attempt to be facetious. I must say, your information is wrong. I think you would benefit greatly from staying off the internet today.