bwahahahahahahaha ... Johnson is killin' it...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/speaker...down-chaos

Quote:The state of Arizona is suing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over the delayed swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz.

"Speaker Mike Johnson is actively stripping the people of Arizona of one of their seats in Congress and disenfranchising the voters of Arizona’s seventh Congressional district in the process," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said in a statement.

"By blocking Adelita Grijalva from taking her rightful oath of office, he is subjecting Arizona’s seventh Congressional district to taxation without representation. I will not allow Arizonans to be silenced or treated as second-class citizens in their own democracy."


Johnson dismissed the lawsuit as a bid to get "national publicity" in comments to reporters earlier this week and on Tuesday evening.

BATTLEGROUND REPUBLICANS HOLD THE LINE AS JOHNSON PRESSURES DEMS ON SHUTDOWN


Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on the tenth day of the federal government shutdown on Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)

"I think it’s patently absurd. We run the House. She has no jurisdiction. We’re following the precedent," Johnson said in response to the state attorney general. "She’s looking for national publicity, apparently she’s gotten some of it, but good luck with that."

Grijalva won a special election on Sept. 23 to replace her father, late Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., after he passed away from cancer at age 77.

Johnson has repeatedly said that Grijalva will be sworn into office when the House returns to its regular sessions. But it's not clear when exactly that will be — the House GOP leader has threatened to keep his lawmakers out of Washington, D.C., until the ongoing government shutdown is over.

It's a bid to pressure Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to agree to the GOP's plan to fund the federal government through Nov. 21.

But Schumer and his allies have resisted thus far, sinking the Republican-led bill 11 times and keeping the shutdown going for 21 days.

House Democrats have accused Johnson of playing politics and depriving Arizona's 7th Congressional District of representation in the process.

"Republicans on vacation for four weeks — and one of the consequences of that is that Republicans have refused, now for four consecutive weeks, to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, depriving hundreds of thousands of people in the state of Arizona of the representation that they deserve, particularly during this challenging moment in the country," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said during a press conference on Tuesday.

yo dipshites ... it's in the Senate's hands, you dumbarse biatch...

(10-21-2025 08:23 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  bwahahahahahahaha ... Johnson is killin' it...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/speaker...down-chaos

Quote:The state of Arizona is suing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over the delayed swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz.

"Speaker Mike Johnson is actively stripping the people of Arizona of one of their seats in Congress and disenfranchising the voters of Arizona’s seventh Congressional district in the process," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said in a statement.

"By blocking Adelita Grijalva from taking her rightful oath of office, he is subjecting Arizona’s seventh Congressional district to taxation without representation. I will not allow Arizonans to be silenced or treated as second-class citizens in their own democracy."


Johnson dismissed the lawsuit as a bid to get "national publicity" in comments to reporters earlier this week and on Tuesday evening.

BATTLEGROUND REPUBLICANS HOLD THE LINE AS JOHNSON PRESSURES DEMS ON SHUTDOWN


Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on the tenth day of the federal government shutdown on Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)

"I think it’s patently absurd. We run the House. She has no jurisdiction. We’re following the precedent," Johnson said in response to the state attorney general. "She’s looking for national publicity, apparently she’s gotten some of it, but good luck with that."

Grijalva won a special election on Sept. 23 to replace her father, late Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., after he passed away from cancer at age 77.

Johnson has repeatedly said that Grijalva will be sworn into office when the House returns to its regular sessions. But it's not clear when exactly that will be — the House GOP leader has threatened to keep his lawmakers out of Washington, D.C., until the ongoing government shutdown is over.

It's a bid to pressure Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to agree to the GOP's plan to fund the federal government through Nov. 21.

But Schumer and his allies have resisted thus far, sinking the Republican-led bill 11 times and keeping the shutdown going for 21 days.

House Democrats have accused Johnson of playing politics and depriving Arizona's 7th Congressional District of representation in the process.

"Republicans on vacation for four weeks — and one of the consequences of that is that Republicans have refused, now for four consecutive weeks, to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, depriving hundreds of thousands of people in the state of Arizona of the representation that they deserve, particularly during this challenging moment in the country," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said during a press conference on Tuesday.

yo dipshites ... it's in the Senate's hands, you dumbarse biatch...

So, the House isn't meeting. How is Arizona deprived of representation?

All that happens is that another Democrat isn't siphoning off government money while doing nothing.

Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

(10-21-2025 11:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

Agreed. Very few mistakes in the past 2 years since he replaced McCarthy, and honestly none at all in the past month since the Shutdown took center stage.

(10-21-2025 11:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

He is the calm complement to the fiery Trump. Like alternating heat and ice to treat an injury.....

(10-21-2025 11:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

I think he might actually be a decent guy

Certainly a massive upgrade over the pill popping drunk hag from San Fran. But, that’s not really a high bar to clear

" depriving hundreds of thousands of people in the state of Arizona of the representation"

How can she do any representation if there's no one in the building? At this time no one is getting representation from anyone.

Schemer! Sign the dang deal!

More faux outrage.... love it!

I suspect that the Dems are going to have to cave by the end of next week. They are losing the PR battle on this. Time to tuck tail.

(10-21-2025 11:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

I think he might actually be a decent guy

(10-22-2025 09:06 AM)shere khan Wrote:  

(10-21-2025 11:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

I think he might actually be a decent guy

I remember when he was selected for the gig the Left was bringing up the fact he only had a few thousand $$$s in the bank. Like that should disqualify him or something.
The Left: "How dare he not have made $millions while in Congress".

Quote:BREAKING BOMBSHELL

House Speaker Mike Johnson reveals Chuck Schumer is attempting to force Republicans into a shady "backroom deal" in order to reopen the government:

"Republicans will NOT solve this in a backroom deal. Chuck Schumer has suggested 4 leaders go into a smoke-filled backroom like in the old days and create a solution."

"We WON'T engage in Democrats' hostage-taking, nor will we pay a RANSOM."

"It's not a possible thing to do. It's not appropriate, or possible to put on a continuing resolution."

"As room as Schumer reopens the government, our members will have an opportunity to engage in a discussion about how to make Obamacare affordable."

“Disgusting… Send that Tainted, Dirty Money Back” — Rep. Steve Scalise ERUPTS on Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff for RAKING IN $3 MILLION from Donors During Federal Shutdown

(10-20-2025 11:33 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Last poll I saw says the public blames the Rs 67%, and the Ds 64%, so the Dem propaganda network is still working pretty well.

Not the polls I've seen. It's on the Dems -- as it usually is... when a party is the cause of the shutdown, they typically bear the blame.


In Trump's 1st term, he was blamed because he actually caused it by saying he would veto any bill which didn't include what he wanted.

he's not being blamed now because the dems caused it.

Quote:The poll found that 50% of respondents see the Republican congressional leadership as deserving the most blame for the shutdown, while 43% see top congressional Democrats as the main culprits. The third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 21st day on Tuesday.

trump's approval edges up despite Americans blaming Republicans for shutdown

(10-22-2025 10:18 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

Quote:The poll found that 50% of respondents see the Republican congressional leadership as deserving the most blame for the shutdown, while 43% see top congressional Democrats as the main culprits. The third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 21st day on Tuesday.

trump's approval edges up despite Americans blaming Republicans for shutdown

Eh, 50/43 is pretty much a split right down the middle, along party lines. Doesn't say much, imo.

(10-22-2025 02:24 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(10-21-2025 11:29 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Mike Johnson has been a breath of fresh air in a sea full of crooks. The Rs found gold, unexpectedly.

Agreed. Very few mistakes in the past 2 years since he replaced McCarthy, and honestly none at all in the past month since the Shutdown took center stage.

Well its October 22, 3 weeks into the fiscal year and they haven't passed a single budget bill.

Hasn't done the House's one basic function. Grade of D at best. Done pretty well on the less important things.

(10-22-2025 10:21 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-22-2025 10:18 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

Quote:The poll found that 50% of respondents see the Republican congressional leadership as deserving the most blame for the shutdown, while 43% see top congressional Democrats as the main culprits. The third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 21st day on Tuesday.

trump's approval edges up despite Americans blaming Republicans for shutdown

Eh, 50/43 is pretty much a split right down the middle, along party lines. Doesn't say much, imo.

Other than the fact that the GOP is still getting the blame...just as always happens in a shutdown...the party in the majority gets the blame.

(10-22-2025 10:21 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(10-22-2025 10:18 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

Quote:The poll found that 50% of respondents see the Republican congressional leadership as deserving the most blame for the shutdown, while 43% see top congressional Democrats as the main culprits. The third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history entered its 21st day on Tuesday.

trump's approval edges up despite Americans blaming Republicans for shutdown

Eh, 50/43 is pretty much a split right down the middle, along party lines. Doesn't say much, imo.

Says the Democrats are losing the propaganda war despite owning the media and the Republicans having Congress and the presidency.

(10-22-2025 10:32 AM)bullet Wrote:  Says the Democrats are losing the propaganda war despite owning the media and the Republicans having Congress and the presidency.

People are tuning out the media anymore. Plus many in the media have been forced to moderate their stances... you can debate whether it was done lawfully or not, but money talks and the networks have been very careful to cover both sides equally in recent months.

Tom, you and your scumbag butt buddies would blame Republicans even if they weren't in charge. Republicans aren't giving into the Democrat's idiotic demands of free healthcare for illegal aliens, and surgeries for tranny kids.