The cutting off of cash from major corporations will certainly be a problem for the GOP but I suspect that small to mid-size businesses will continue to fund the GOP. The problem for the GOP is if the cash that they would have received is diverted to the dems.

If Biden hasn't done so already, invite the recalcitrant dems to the Whitehouse so as to determine what part of any bill they, collectively, can get behind. Then invite an equal number of dems supporting the bill in to discuss with the moderate dems why the bill should be supported. No one should not leave the room until there is unanimity as to what is in and what is out AND that they are willing to enthusiastically lobby their colleagues (republican and democrat) to support the bill. Also, Manchin and other moderate dems must be willing to agree that after a reasonable amount of time has passed, that they care enough about the content of the bill that reconciliation or overriding the filibuster is a viable option for getting the bill passed.

McConnell Threatens Businesses who Speak up Against Restricting Voting

These are empty threats and if acted upon, can be undone by a friendly (i.e. democrat) administration. The thing that RULES politics is MONEY. Both parties need BIG money to fund their campaigns. And, the easiest place to get it is from deep pocketed corporations that are looking for something in return.

I think many of those that say the election was stolen know the truth that it wasn't stolen. However, they want to be a member of the MAGA club, so they go along with the Big Lie to prove that they are worthy.

Your example is extreme but still, do you think people are so stupid they can't figure it out for themselves and need to be dumbed down?

Yes. Some people are just that stupid. Unfortunately, many of these stupid people are the same ones that take action, some times deadly actions, based on their stupidity.

If the problem with the case is that Trump's personal lawyers got involved, couldn't the House just drop the case? Wouldn't that permit the Biden admin to follow their interpretation of the law stating that the IRS SHALL provide tax returns to the requesting House committee?

It is truly amazing the dregs of society that Trump seems to attract. They are his most ardent supporters. They are smart enough to see through the con but, yet and still, want to be a part of it. They are playing the angles and looking for ways that they can play their con.

Another type of person that Trump seems to attract are the gullible; people that will fall for any lie.

Then there are the single issue voters, i.e. guns, abortion, racists, etc. They don't give a f..k about anything else as long as their issue is addressed. Trump could shoot someone on 5th avenue and they wouldn't care as long as he pledged to address their issue.

You are the problem with race, continually beating a dead horse and trying to revive it for votes.

Are you saying that slavery/Jim Crow doesn't have a legacy? That some of the problems we are confronting today have no foundation in slavery/Jim Crow?

Much of the wealth that whites (immigrants included) enjoy today are as the result of heirs of slaves being deprived of investments/protections that would have enriched their lives. Those investments that should have been made in the heirs of slaves were siphoned off to enrich the lives of others.

I love the idea of a sin jubilee and not just for teenagers but for everyone who sincerely acknowledges a mistake, apologies for it and and then changes their behavior accordingly.

I would be more inclined to forgive if the change in behavior occurred well BEFORE the revelation of the indiscretion. Otherwise, it looks like the change in behavior is not sincere i.e. just an attempt to placate the masses.

I am not against capitol punishment. However, I am against a system that allows capitol punishment to be applied to the innocent. Since no system is error free, the only recourse is to eliminate capitol punishment in all but the most obvious of cases i.e. the guy in Las Vegas that was shooting people from his hotel room, the young man that shot up the massage parlors in GA, etc..

Additionally, judges and prosecutors need to be held to account as well. The CJ system can not be reformed if reform of the judges and prosecutors are not included. There should be special judicial review panels for judges and prosecutors that review their decisions/actions for any hint of bias or favoritism. If found, defendants are given a new trial, the judge is removed from the bench and prosecutors are disbarred. Penalties have to be stiff for people in whom we invest such awesome powers.

I'm ok with defrauded students being made whole. However, it should be the perpetrators of the fraud that pays. In some respects, the federal government is one of the perpetrators of the fraud because they were lax in monitoring the schools. Therefore, the federal government has some responsibility for making the students whole.

That said, the feds MUST go after the schools that perpetrated the fraud and take back every dime that they paid out on behalf of the students. If the school is no longer in business, go after the executives that implemented the fraud and claw back the money.

McConnell's 'Scorched-Earth' Senate Filibuster Threat Needs to be Tested

When the dems get around to changing the filibuster, they must also change the rules that allow obstructionists to succeed. There would be no point to changing the filibuster while maintaining the rules that prevent anything from getting done.

Much has been said about what the republicans would do once they were in the majority if there were no filibuster. What would they do? First off, they can't do anything to radical unless they control the Senate, House and Presidency. If they control all of those entities, the type of economic policies they implement would likely alienate their (Trump)base. As a result, about the only thing they would do would be in the cultural area i.e something to do with civil rights, religion, gun rights, etc. These cultural issues would most likely be litigated before the SCOTUS.

I think McConnell's threat is meaningless. However, he can gum up the works if the senate rules that enable obstructionism are allow to remain in place. Those rules must be eliminated along with the filibuster.

I'm fine with a "Stand and Talk" filibuster....televised of course.

The other option is to make 40 senators vote to support a filibuster instead of 60 senators voting to allow the bill to move to a floor vote.

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The next time Mancin is interviewed and he harps on the need to have the minority involved, the interviewer should ask him which republican senators supported dem priorities when Trump was president. Mancin is a tool being used by republicans.

I didn't see the question about skin color to be racist; just one of curiosity. However, the denial of a royal title and royal protection is an entirely different matter!

Also, the dems have tremendous leverage with the people. Mancin's switch board would have been overwhelmed "for weeks" with people calling to demand that he get on board with doing away with the filibuster.

You could also say they assessed and triaged the situation.

What should have happened is that you put the squeeze on Mancin to support getting rid of the filibuster. Promise him a new bridge or something in WVa

If legislators are basing their votes on whether or not they get death threats, they are in the wrong business. They need to resign and let someone with courage serve.

McConnell Says Trump Was 'Responsible' for Riot After Voting Not Guilty

Many of those republican senators are a bunch of cowards. They, like McConnell, knew that what Trump did was impeachable but they could not find the courage to convict. They are hoping that the legal system will do the job that they refused to do. They are hoping that Trump will be so tarnished by criminal and civil legal proceedings that his odds of winning the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 is miniscule.

Dems aren't much better. After winning the right to call witnesses, what do they do? DON'T CALL WITNESSES! Kevin McCarthy should have been called and asked to confirm/deny the sworn affidavit of Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler. Had McCarthy denied the call, others would witnesses to the call would have been brought in to get at the truth. If McCarthy lied, his goose would have been cooked. If he told the truth, there is a good chance that more GOP senators would have voted to convict; maybe even 17.

It is tough supporting democrats. They are a bunch of wussies. About the best thing they have going for them is that they are not republicans. Dems don't seem to know how to throw a knock out punch.

My theory of the case is that Trump and his henchmen (i.e. Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, etc.) planned the insurrection. The Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, etc. were to be his army's "tip of the spear". The rest of his army were the thousands that came to here Trump's speech. I suspect that there were "trigger" words in the speech that indicated whether or not the attack was a go or no-go.

The "tip of the spear" positioned themselves closest to the capitol building so that when they heard the "go" trigger words, they initiated the attack. Trump continued to pump up the crowd so that the "tip of the spear" would have reinforcements.

Incidentally, this strategy would make it possible for Trump to have plausible deniability that he incited the mob because the attack took place "before" he finished speaking.

After reading the article, I agree with Barr. Pleading guilty to a 3rd degree murder charge is not enough.

If there is anything of consequence in those calls that GOP senators need to know, Biden should have GOP and Dem senate leaders briefed BEFORE the impeachment vote to convict/not convict is held.

Hopefully, any GOP incumbent that loses in the primary to a Trump supported candidate would run as an independent. Such a strategy would likely result in the democrat winning the general but it would send a strong message to Trump and his toadies.

Rs would not convict him

Agreed but hopefully, the voters will hold his enablers accountable in their next election.

Just paying a fine will not be enough to dissuade some people from being ...holes. They must be met at the gate by armed security guards when they disembark and detained long enough to be a serious inconvenience.

Members of Congress can carry unloaded weapons on the Capitol grounds, but cannot bring them onto the floor.

Sounds like an opportunity to implement "Stop and Frisk".