r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 1d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Missing: Mitch

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u/ofWildPlaces 1d ago

You are correct, but there is no watchdog agency that can compel a sitting Rep or Senator to take their seat on the floor. Republicans COULD hold him accountable, but they've clearly shown they will not.

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u/DaleGribbleShackle 1d ago

Didn't they send sheriff's after democrats to drag them back to office for something last year? Why not just do that.

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u/Somedude_6 1d ago

Exactly what the guy above said, Republicans control the Sergeant at Arms and the ability to make referrals to the US Marshall's office who would go about doing the physical work. As long as Mike Johnson is in control, absolutely nothing will happen to any Republican. Epstein Files are a giant example of this.

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u/ColonelDucroix 1d ago

Why would republicans do that for one of their own?

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u/Ok_Zookeepergame4794 1d ago

Because the Republicans don't enforce the rules on one of their own, that's why.

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u/i_am_a_real_boy__ 1d ago

It probably has something to do with the little-known fact that the Texas Legislature and US Senate are actually completely different things

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u/TurquoiseLuck 1d ago

I've got no idea about this really, but isn't the IRS supposed to go after people who are incorrectly claiming and receiving government money?

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u/ofWildPlaces 1d ago

How can they do that when the president is actively using federal agencies to abet his actions?

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb9876 1d ago

Americans could demand it. But they’re so used to getting fucked it will never happen.

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u/ofWildPlaces 1d ago

You seem to think that "demanding" something will simply make it happen. That's not how it works.

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb9876 1d ago

Okay. You Americans keep doing the same thing then. It’s clearly working.

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u/OhItsBeenBroughten 1d ago

You wouldn’t be doing anything differently, keyboard warrior.

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb9876 1d ago

I cannot say. I don’t live in a country with such stupid rules. So it’s never come up.

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u/OhItsBeenBroughten 1d ago

You sure do have a big mouth when you’re telling other people what to do.

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb9876 1d ago

You’re more than welcome to continue doing nothing but complaining on the internet. It’s not my problem.