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Jeffries dragged for 'serious leadership problem' as Hegseth impeachment bid falls 7 votes short with 11 Dem no-shows (www.commondreams.org)
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“Jeffries didn’t even whip the vote,” one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. “This is why people want a stronger leader.”

As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.

The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.

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[–] 0 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (5 children)

To change the system. People write laws, so put people that care in place, and have them enact better laws.

Like I said, unless you're starting a revolution...

Edit: fixed a typo

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago* (4 children)

    That is not how systems work, there are myriad problems that stem directly from the hierarchy of ruler and ruled (whether they nominally represent you or not, the reality is that their lived experience isolates them from you and your lived experience), and they require that dynamic to persist in order to enact their will no matter how benevolent the current rulers might be.

    The whole arrangement relies upon always having incorruptible, benevolent and competent people in charge, and even then there are material realities such as market crashes that will derail things, the idea is a caricature of instability.

    I am starting a revolution in a sense, I have been for a long time, it just isn't focused on some quick and easy (for presumed onlookers such as yourself, at least) miracle event that fixes everything, because in reality to beat structures you have to build your own- in this particular case one fundamentally built upon mutual aid is what we aspire to.

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    You write a lot for someone who seems intent on insult and argument.

    I don't come here to read essays even though I've read yours.

    I hope this has been helpful to you. My intent was to highlight that these articles play into GOP startegies. That is all.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    I suppose all of these conversations blend into one after a point in some regards, that isn't your fault so sorry for being so ranty.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    I appreciate everything you've said, and don't really disagree on the overall intent. I'm working on my community to build up a level of support as well.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago

    I just find it frustrating, everyone argues about the fluff and the system grinds on unabated. I am far from alone in shouting about this, for centuries now, and the predictions always seem to come true anyway...

    Where you direct that support matters, if you send it above yourself just please be conscious that you are ceding that power to someone who can hold it above and use it against you, unless you have some mechanism to retract it (maybe instantly recallable representatives, for example).

    I don't know, I may be preaching to the choir here, and I am not meaning to be condescending nor (incidentally) proselytise or anything, people need to come to their own conclusions.

    Either way, good luck and I hope that it all works out, I suspect this ride still has a way to go.

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