I don’t understand the premise of frequent recesses, anymore. They seemed reasonable when people were traveling by horse and buggy and required 2-4 weeks to get back to their district, but now? In the era of phones and planes, why do they still deserve to get half the year off?
Because it’s a club and we’re not in it.
Well, it shouldn't quite be half the year, but it makes sense to plan some official time to be back in your district. Your constituents shouldn't have to travel to DC to see you in person.
But they’re mostly just dicking around elsewhere with the free time. The time isn’t bound to any structure. I wouldn’t doubt that we get less time with our representatives today than at the founding of the country, when dying of dysentery was a plausible end for a casual walk.
Also with telecommunications, we should reasonably be able to access our representatives wherever they are at all times. It's not like we don't live in a videoconference connected world, we absolutely do. We have phones, email, videoconferencing, and all manner of being able to directly contact our representatives without having to travel to Washington DC.
The MAGA Nazis are avoiding meeting their constituents at all costs. It's just a vacation for them.
Probably not. Appeasing their corporate overlords takes a lot of work.
The real constituents.
I believe they call it a "Klavern"
Because you allow it.
They still need all that time off to suck up to the donor class, though, don't they? Because fuck you, is why.
“Christian” Mike Johnson doing his best to give cover to pedophiles. Wonder if him and his son discuss these sins at bedtime together while going over their porn monitoring.
Mike Letmeseeyourkids Johnson.
No rule against pedophilia in the Ten Commandments.
So Christian he's practically Catholic.
Protestants have plenty of child rape as well. For instance, maga mikey's church...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse_cases_in_Southern_Baptist_churches
It really seems like most of Christianity's leadership fucks kids pr enables others to do so. Its disgusting.
Don't lump chickens in with them. This isn't cowardice, it's complicity.
A lot of the people in charge of the country are child rapists.
Chickens are also capable of intelligence, compassion, and bravery protecting their flock. So unfair comparison, really.
It is a Tuesday. 🌮
Oh so he's on the list, got it
Maybe but more likely they bought time for spoliation. By the time they're like fine ok here you go it'll all be gone and the effort will be sorta worthless.
Huh, what a coincidence, Epstein always looked forward to recess too.
Trumps on the list. Trumps on the list. Trumps on the list. The GOP is trying to hide it. Trumps a child fucker. Trumps a child fucker. Trumps a child fucker. The GOP is trying to hide it.
Well, this will put those conspiracy allegations to bed.
It's not going away Mikey.
Hold up, last I checked its still July...I think you have another week there Mr speaker
Imagine if we could dock a weeks pay for them going home...
The mass majority of their “pay” comes from grifts, donors, and other corruption outside of their official salary from the Congress.
Why do they get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars while at the same time skipping entire months worth of work?
Because Americans let them. That’s why they get away with anything: they have nothing to fear.
They go back to their districts and work there for most of it. Supposed to keep them informed about the will of the people.
I’m sure most just vacation the whole time but some might still give a shit, I dunno
Most of them spend a huge amount of their time fundraising whether congress is in session or not.
Jn whatever country replaces the US, we need to have publicly funded elections. We have to get the money out of politics. Eliminate PACs while we're at it.
Doesn’t matter if you don’t completely decouple and depoliticise the judiciary. Otherwise, over time, you’ll be back here again.
Here is an amazing write up on all of trump's connections to epstein.
Thanks. I'm embarrassed to admit that I thought the 2003 birthday letter was a meme, until right now.
Like the text was real, but somebody superimposed it onto a lurid drawing, adding T's signature for extra disgust.
Turns out it was Trump himself who did all that. And thanks to the WSJ for holding up to at least some journalistic integrity, sticking to the truth.
That pretty much confirms it
This is the DEMOCRATS Fault that the Republican led House is Protecting Infamous CHILD SEX TRAFFICKER Jeffrey Epstein and his Best Friend Republican President DONALD J TRUMP!
Will somebody think of the children?
These republicans are always thinking about children.
Republicans do think of the children because they’re pedophiles.
Buying time to scrub records?
Fucking cowards. Stop protecting pedophiles.
I reckon a good number of them won't be returning from recess. They'll start sounding up the neurodivergents for the "wellness camps" during the August recess and also use the opportunity to murder or jail their opponents probably using ICE operatives. Dark times ahead.
A whole week early? Unacceptable. I don’t get an extended vacation when I feel like it. Why should they?
America must keep Dear Leader in power. They haven’t even got around to the portraits in every home yet. Probably won’t need to, it’s happening naturally.
Your deification of your elected leader is apparently so strong now that mere humans are abusable, at least non-cis-white-male-conservative-natural-Americans.
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