Shabibilicious Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Politics Drain the swamp? Trump calls on House to extend GOP term limits for committee chairs John Fritze, USA TODAY,USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Responding to a wave of retirements by GOP members of Congress, President Donald Trump called Monday for the House to change its rules to let senior lawmakers keep their committee chairmanships beyond the current six-year term limit. Trump, who made "drain the swamp" a mantra of his 2016 campaign, said that the self-imposed limit "forces great people" to leave too early. More than a dozen Republican lawmakers have announced retirements this year, opening up new races and complicating GOP efforts to take back the House in the 2020 presidential election. They include Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, the second-longest serving member of the House, and Rep. Bill Flores of Texas. Trump tweeted Monday that the answer is to do away with the party's six-year, self-imposed limit on how long members can serve as chairs. The six-year limit was created in 1994 to ensure fresh leadership atop the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill. "House Republicans should allow Chairs of Committees to remain for longer than 6 years. It forces great people, and real leaders, to leave after serving," the president tweeted. "The Dems have unlimited terms. While that has its own problems, it is a better way to go. Fewer people, in the end, will leave!" Trump has previously indicated support for electoral term limits. He tweeted in 2018 that he had met with a group of lawmakers who "feel very strongly in favor" of terms limits and said "I gave them my full support and endorsement for their efforts." The president has also frequently joked about extending his own term, a notion he says he brings up to tweak his critics and the media. In 2018, Trump reportedly told a group of donors at Mar-a-Lago that Chinese President Xi Jinping remains "president for life" and joked that "maybe we'll have to give that a shot someday." Trump shared a tweet by Jerry Falwell Jr. in May in which the president of Liberty University said that because Trump had to endure the Russia probe for the first two years of his presidency that he should "have 2 yrs added to his 1st term as pay back for time stolen by this corrupt failed coup." https://www.yahoo.com/news/drain-swamp-trump-calls-house-121618042.html GO RV, then BV 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLadiesDaddy Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Finally a real plan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Do you recognize the signs of groupthink among your friends and family members who follow Trump? Symptoms of Groupthink Illusions of invulnerability lead members of the group to be overly optimistic and engage in risk-taking. Unquestioned beliefs lead members to ignore possible moral problems and ignore the consequences of individual and group actions. Rationalizing prevents members from reconsidering their beliefs and causes them to ignore warning signs. Stereotyping leads members of the in-group to ignore or even demonize out-group members who may oppose or challenge the group's ideas. Self-censorship causes people who might have doubts to hide their fears or misgivings. "Mindguards" act as self-appointed censors to hide problematic information from the group. Illusions of unanimity lead members to believe that everyone is in agreement and feels the same way. Direct pressure to conform is often placed on members who pose questions, and those who question the group are often seen as disloyal or traitorous 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonangler Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 So tell me how this is not wrong... B/A 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorslite21 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 I believe the swamp is being drained.....so many on both sides abandoning the ship before they go down with it..... JMO..... CL 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstoolman1 Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Do you recognize the signs of groupthink among your friends and family members who follow the Democratic party and Socialist candidates? Symptoms of Groupthink Illusions of invulnerability lead members of the group to be overly optimistic and engage in risk-taking. Unquestioned beliefs lead members to ignore possible moral problems and ignore the consequences of individual and group actions. Rationalizing prevents members from reconsidering their beliefs and causes them to ignore warning signs. Stereotyping leads members of the in-group to ignore or even demonize out-group members who may oppose or challenge the group's ideas. Self-censorship causes people who might have doubts to hide their fears or misgivings. "Mindguards" act as self-appointed censors to hide problematic information from the group. Illusions of unanimity lead members to believe that everyone is in agreement and feels the same way. Direct pressure to conform is often placed on members who pose questions, and those who question the group are often seen as disloyal or traitorous And she is a jack *ss. Trouble with the pic, besides the obvious, is there is no backstory. She could have been describing how her jet took off from the airport or worse case she is giving the Nazi salute. Edited September 14, 2019 by nstoolman1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleslayer Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 hours ago, nstoolman1 said: Trouble with the pic, besides the obvious, is there is no backstory. She could have been describing how her jet took off from the airport or worse case she is giving the Nazi salute. Agreed i just love the way people take what they are guilty of and project on the opposite camp. friend of mine calls that slinging Shitte and wait to see what sticks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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