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The bland normalcy was a bit jarring at first.Enjoy what you chose then.
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The bland normalcy was a bit jarring at first.Enjoy what you chose then.
And you're feeling better all the time I bet.The bland normalcy was a bit jarring at first.
Yes.And you're feeling better all the time I bet.
Two years and can't remember a better life; two more and you won't even want one.Yes.
No.Two years and can't remember a better life; two more and you won't even want one.
You know what they call that... becoming institutionalized. That is to say, sort of satisfied with the situation, no matter how bad it is, or has become.
What are you yammering on about?You know what they call that... becoming institutionalized. That is to say, sort of satisfied with the situation, no matter how bad it is, or has become.
Well, you've got me wondering about it now... why were you responding to me?What are you yammering on about?
Thats one error that led people to Trump: that politics should be enjoyed. "So much winning!" etc. He promised feelings of vindication to people agitated and indignant from a diet of right wing media.Enjoy what you chose then.
For many probably so; the same with the left-wing media's Trump bashing and the successful promotion of Biden.Thats one error that led people to Trump: that politics should be enjoyed. "So much winning!" etc. He promised feelings of vindication to people agitated and indignant from a diet of right wing media.
Agree, I should have found another term. I can't imagine anyone enjoying our current situation.Politics is the wrong place to look for joy. Mainly its about muddling though, avoiding disaster and chaos.
For sure. Even if, say, Trump people get exactly the immigration regime they want, it means lots of people are going to be stuck in desperate and difficult situations. Even if you think thats the just outcome, theres no joy in it.Agree, I should have found another term. I can't imagine anyone enjoying our current situation.
Liz Harris, who was recently elected to represent District 13 in the East Valley, says that she will not vote in the state legislature unless the election is redone.
Despite winning her own election, Harris alleges that there were "clear signs of foul play" which necessitated her demands. There has been no evidence of this.
Wow, you have to be awfully bad to be expelled by your own party these days...
GOP-controlled Arizona House votes to expel Republican representative Liz Harris.
State Rep. Liz Harris was expelled Wednesday from the Arizona House of Representatives for ethics violations resulting from inviting a conspiracy theorist to publicly testify before lawmakers earlier this year.
The resolution to expel the first-term Republican, elected in November, stated that she had brought “disrepute and embarrassment to the House of Representatives,” resulting in “disorderly behavior.” Forty-six Arizona representatives in the GOP-controlled House voted to remove her from her elected position, meeting a two-thirds threshold to expel lawmakers. Thirteen members opposed her expulsion.
In February, Harris had invited Jacqueline Breger to present findings of what Breger and Harris claimed were an investigation. Breger spewed a number of lies and attacks against public officials, including Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Here's an article with a bit more detail on the presentation. Looks like the last straw is accusing Republican officials of taking bribes (based on evidence only a pillow salesman would love).Wow, you have to be awfully bad to be expelled by your own party these days...
It actually does not appear that she made good on her promise. While she may have voted against that, it seems this comes not from an insistence on not casting votes, but simple dislike of the bill. I say this because she did vote on other things, at least according to this article about her expulsion:State Rep Harris made good on her promise, sinking the GOP budget.
A single Republican holdout doomed the GOP’s ‘skinny budget’ on Monday
Rep. Liz Harris, R-Chandler, voted no on the first bill that is part of the major Republican budget proposal that merely extends much of the $18 billion budget passed last year for another 12 months. Republicans have a one-vote majority in the chamber, so her opposition meant the bill failed.
If this keeps up, she may singlehandedly (albeit indirectly) create some bipartisanship.
"Other". I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. Of the Republicans, 18 voted to expel and 13 voted against (one of the against votes was her).
Breger's testimony stood out when, without any factual backing, she said the governor, several Republican Maricopa supervisors, 12 Maricopa county superior court judges and Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles all had taken bribes that came in the form of money laundered through a scam involving real estate deeds.
And at the end of her presentation, Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, who chairs the Senate Committee on Elections, called Breger brave for her testimony, though she said the witness should stay on the topic of elections.
Sen Roger's claims about the election have no basis in fact either. She should be expelled too (thought that won't happen).
The AZ House was 31R-29D and with Harris voting sometimes with the Dems out of spite, partisan GOP bills were being blocked 30-30. With her gone it is not really a loss of a R, but of a sometimes pseudo-Dem making partisan votes a cleaner 30R-29D.
(A little checking also tells me that the appointed replacement must also be a Republican, so there won't be any change in party alignment or strength caused by this expulsion.)