House Republicans join with AOC and use Epstein files playbook to force a vote on stock trading ban: ‘Hell’s frozen over’
Source: plz-let-me-in
House Republicans join with AOC and use Epstein files playbook to force a vote on stock trading ban: ‘Hell’s frozen over’
Source: plz-let-me-in
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If you serve in Congress you shouldn’t be able to day trade stocks, full stop. Mike Johnson can fuck himself with his *“muh disincentivizing qualified people from office…”* fuck that, if not being able to trade turns someone off from serving in the legislature then their hearts weren’t in service to begin with.
Johnson has been such a bad leader that he has gone beyond not getting anything done, to piss off his side enough for force things through.
>A group of renegade House Republicans and Democrats deployed the same procedural trick used to force a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files to wrangle a vote on a measure to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.
>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) filed her discharge petition to force the vote on her legislation, a proposal that has been supported by an unexpected coterie of members ranging from progressives like liberal darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to archconservatives like Rep. Burchett (R-Tenn.).
*If it passes*, then this would be the third discharge petition in the (so far) last ~~30~~ (yikes!) 16 days. Mike Johnson is loosing control over the House.
* Nov 17 – [H.Res.432 – Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive Order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/432)
* Nov 18 – [Massie-Khanna “Epstein Files Transparency Act” Passes House of Representatives](https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395780)
* **Dec 3** – [House Republicans join with AOC and use Epstein files playbook to force a vote on stock trading ban: ‘Hell’s frozen over’](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-aoc-discharge-petition-stock-trading-epstein-b2876741.html)
No wonder Mike Johnson has recently been so adamant about curtailing discharge petitions and raising their threshold to succeed. He is losing his grip on his tiny GOP House majority and wants to get rid of one of the only processes that lawmakers can use to bypass him. If he had his way, the Epstein files vote would have never happened and this bill to ban Congressional stock trading would never see the light of day.
Why do all politicians think they are above the law what the hell is going on in this country. Just because our president is a criminal and literally getting away with murder they think all of them can be crooks
So like the files bill nothing will happen after passing it?
The stock trading thing is a total waste of time. It’s a nice idea but they’re always going to find a way around it. I wouldn’t want anyone using too much political capital on a ban because it’ll be meaningless.
All active trading should stop once you enter elected office. You can invest in broad funds and such, but that’s it.
Love how this trash progressive website just magically leaves out all the Democrats that voted for this and makes it seem like only republicans and AoC voted for this.
This why no one can take progressive seriously that pulled stupid shit like this to make Dems look bad.
Nice! Next do term limits for everyone!
As it should be. Day trading while having inside info is literally against the law and this people make bankroll off it.
Yo if she gets this through, give that woman speaker.
Republicans realize they can just elect a different speaker right?
Oh thank God, a Democrat has finally figured out how to use the rules in their favor. First time for everything
Did I do some mushrooms or something because this headline does not seem realistic.
The playbook being used does not guarantee a favorable outcome. Not that I am against its use, but how can it be used against We the People in coming days, months and years. We are facing entrenched 2025 Reich Agenda pushback, which we know, does not follow the Constitution or the Amendments too’?’ (really want to rewrite it) and do not follow the principle of The Rule of Law. That leaves the executive branch now controlled by corrupt and insane Hitlerism fanatics, legislature, also corrupt and insane as mentioned, and the judicial which we now know is also corrupt and insane. Even hanging on by a couple of threads, the current Gov. can cause damage that could take many, many decades to correct, if ever. The only playbook left to any of us is to vote (not sure that will happen either) them out!
This is something the Democrats should have been out in front of, but apparently Jeffries would rather spend his time praising the president’s pardon of corrupt officials.