Gaetz introduces resolution to remove McCarthy from speakership

a reply to: dlbott

Most drugs being brought into this country is done by US citizens at legal border crossings.

One thing to remember is that Jefferson put in the one vote to vacate rule. It was changed by pelosi. If It was good enough for Jefferson it good enough for us......

a reply to: CriticalStinker

originally posted by: dlbott
One thing to remember is that Jefferson put in the one vote to vacate rule. It was changed by pelosi. If It was good enough for Jefferson it good enough for us......

a reply to: CriticalStinker

I’m not going to die on the hill for McCarthy, he’s an establishment politician.

But if there’s a shut down and the right ousted their own speaker, it won’t do good for the Republicans

I dislike both parties, but I’d much rather see two healthy parties than two fractured s*** shows.

Now isn’t the time for burning things down. Now is the time for pragmatic people.

a reply to: CriticalStinker

But if there’s a shut down and the right ousted their own speaker, it won’t do good for the Republicans

The McCarthy, McConnel, Graham republicans?

Fair enough.

a reply to: CriticalStinker

I'd be willing to bet a large portion of the population doesn't care about a shutdown.

We've had a few in recent years and the only real impact was national parks being closed.

a reply to: watchitburn

Election history would say you're wrong. Shutdowns always negatively affect the party in control of the House at the polls.

Unfortunately for the GOP, they're always the ones in control of the House when a shutdown happens.

originally posted by: Threadbare
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Most drugs being brought into this country is done by US citizens at legal border crossings.

February 2023...

PHOENIX– Today, DEA in partnership with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Tempe Police Department announced the culmination of a three-year long investigation targeting the Sinaloa Drug Cartel. To date, over 150 individuals have been charged and investigators have seized over 4.5 million fentanyl laced fake prescription pills, 66 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 138 kilograms of coc aine, 3100 pounds of methamphetamine, 35 kilograms of heroin, 49 firearms and over $2 million dollars. The narcotics seized in this investigation is valued at over $13 million dollars. The fentanyl seized represents more than 30 million potentially lethal doses. This investigation is part of DEA’s work in defeating the criminal drug cartels, Sinaloa and Jalisco (CJNG), who continue to drive addiction and drug poisonings in communities nationwide, threatening the safety and health of Americans. The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for nearly all deadly narcotics flooding into Arizona.

www.dea.gov...

originally posted by: Threadbare
a reply to: watchitburn

Election history would say you're wrong. Shutdowns always negatively affect the party in control of the House at the polls.

Unfortunately for the GOP, they're always the ones in control of the House when a shutdown happens.

No, it doesn't. There was a shutdown in 2013 while the Republicans were in charge of the House with the majority of 234 to Democrats 201. The following House saw an increase of Republicans to 245 to Democrats 188.

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Fentanyl Is Smuggled for U.S. Citizens By U.S. Citizens, Not Asylum Seekers

originally posted by: Threadbare
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Fentanyl Is Smuggled for U.S. Citizens By U.S. Citizens, Not Asylum Seekers

Migrants who can’t afford to pony up the hefty smuggling fee will often offer to bring in drugs to pay off the debt.

More than 2.7 million encounters were recorded in fiscal year 2022, according to data from Customs and Border ​Protection, and Fox News reported migrant crossings in the Yuma sector increased ​by 171% between 2021 and 2022.

C​artels have seen their profits jump from $500 million in 2018 to an estimated $13 billion in 2022, the New York Times reported, citing Homeland Security Investigations, the federal agency ​​that specializes in stopping trafficking.​

nypost.com...

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In 2021, U.S. citizens were 86.3 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers—ten times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense.

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Those were convictions from 2021, which most likely actually happened in 2020. This is 2023.

Back to what I already posted...

More than 2.7 million encounters were recorded in fiscal year 2022, according to data from Customs and Border ​Protection, and Fox News reported migrant crossings in the Yuma sector increased ​by 171% between 2021 and 2022.

And that was just the Yuma sector between 2021 and 2022. You're going to see a lot more increase in migrants and drugs as the Biden years go on. Just wait until the 2023 numbers come out.

McCarthy is considering resigning from the House following the next Speaker vote. Assuming a vacancy in the House would be filled in the same fashion as the recent vacancy in the Senate, it would be on Newsom to fill the seat, diminishing the GOP's already narrow majority.

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He just denied that report, saying he will stick around.

www.cnn.com...

I don't see him doing anything to give Newsom an inch.

Thankfully....

Scalise stepped up. This is to show faith. The people want change.

We all know who we need to step in.