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Republicans block vote to release Epstein files (www.newsweek.com)

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The matter made its way into the political discourse as the House Rules Committee considered the issue, after a failed attempt by the Democrats to force a vote in Congress on whether the Epstein files should be made public.

As one of the oldest standing committees in Congress, the group's key role concerns the flow of legislation to the House floor.

Khanna's amendment was in effect a procedural measure that was tacked on to the GENIUS Act, which relates to digital assets such as crypto currency. If the amendment had been passed, it would have forced Attorney General Pam Bondi to publish the Epstein documents on a "publicly accessible website."

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

America has never been and has never claimed to be true democracy, it's quite notably a republic.

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

Yeah, I know. Hence my notion above about the propaganda issued to us, and how wildly incorrect that propaganda is, in all its forms.

That was the nature of what I was getting at with my initial comment. I apologize for not making that clear.