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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I apparently missed something positive, or forgot it. Who were the first six?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

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.

Edit 2: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-silent-protest-trump-speech-overshadowed-one-outburst-rcna194822

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Jasmine Crockett too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

A lot more than six people were holding signs. Nearly the entire Democrat side was last night. The post implies an earlier event.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Is he the only member of Congress with a pimp cane?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

New band name, "Congressional Pimp"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

'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'

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

We got Ari in the house?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That one helped lead to the civil war, and was wielded by a slaver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Well hopefully Team Cane doesn't lose this time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I bet he's not

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Reminds me of the Caning of Charles Sumner that I learned from school lol

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Didn’t the last time someone raised cane in congress, someone nearly died over it?