More of this is needed. Today, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D) and Ohio Senator JD Vance (R) confronted each other in the upper chamber over DOJ nominees that Senator Vance refuses to advance with unanimous consent.
Durbin was furious at the blocks JD Vance was putting in front of the Joe Biden nominees for U.S. Attorney and criticized Vance for campaigning on “law and order” while blocking those DOJ nominees advanced by Durbin. In response, Senator Vance delivered remarks promising to block every DOJ nomination as long as Joe Biden continues weaponizing Main Justice and the USAO nominations to target his political opposition. WATCH [prompted to the Vance response]:
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JD Vance has some tenuous network affiliations in his background that give me a little pause; however, on the substance of this issue, he is righteous in this approach.
There has been little, if any, Republican push-back to the radical nature of the onslaught brought forth by Biden, DAG Lisa Monaco and AG Merrick Garland. Factually the Lawfare tactics have increased in weaponized intensity throughout the Biden term in office.
The Republican House has the ability to block the funding mechanism, and the Republican minority in the Senate have the ability to block the nominees. Until now, we have seen little, if any, effort by either chamber to bring the Biden rogue elements to heel. Perhaps this is the start. Regardless, it is at least a step in the right direction.
This is a time of great consequence, deliberate choosing and decisions to be made.
History will long remember where each of the participants in our governmental bodies stand in these moments of crisis.
A based Senator JD Vance is making a good decision.
I’ll believe it when I see it go our way at the end vs. the beginning.
I have ZERO faith in ANYONE within the GOP to get us a win other than Trump.
Yes, only if he sticks with this commitment, any negotiation that gets Vance to lift his blocking of the nominees, and yet allows the targeting of PDJT (and I would prefer if he had included PDJT’s supporters, including J6 in this) is a sign this is just grandstanding, and generating campaign contributions.
Talk but no action. The potempkin way.
I hope and pray that he is waking up to what is happening due to this Evil Administration, and supports DJT.
We’ll see. Hmmm…
Lots of Rs in the Senate. To me, this is a hopeful sign.
Cruz, Graham, many others… cannot just ignore this shot across the bow… or else many may just lose re-election.
The House just forced a change in favor of The People and MAGA. Now it’s the Rs in the Senate’s turn.
It’s painfully obvious that the Biden DOJ, FBI are abusing their power and sicking OUR fed agencies on innocent law abiding Americans.
Forcefully, many including Cruz, have screamed about the attack by FBI DOJ on parents at school boards… devout Catholics praying in church… and pro-lifers praying at abortion mills.
What’s Cruz (and many other Rs) gonna do now? Nothing? Lol. They can’t DO nothing or they WILL lose re-election. They will look like liars. 😁
Do no nothing but grandstand is the norm. Sell that snake oil to get reelected.
I agree. Thw uniparty sells snakeoil at a discount but I don’t buy the potempkin village form of so called government at all.
Acting is an art and senators are actors.
FACTS
Wow, maybe some good news for a change. We can at least hope this isn’t just more BS DC theatrics.
block ALL nominees to ANY and ALL departments.
Sadly, a hero becomes a villain rather quickly in DC.
Elon Musk on Soro’s value for money when buying politicians.
Much like Obama, destroy the fabric of society
Seems like their are 2 of us now…?
I’m confused. 🤷♀️
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I couldn’t get the video to play. But I know he said this as well.
”George Soros is “eroding the fabric of civilization,” and that he “hates humanity”
Here’s a transcription I made off the video using my iPhone’s voice-to-text feature:
“One of the things you noticed was that the value of money in local races is much higher than it is in national races. The lowest value money is a presidential race. Then the next lowest value money is a senate race. Then a congressional race. But once you get to sort of city and state district attorneys, the value of money is extremely good. Soros realized that you don’t actually need to change the laws; you only need to change how they are enforced. If nobody chooses to enforce the laws, or if they are differentially enforced, that’s like changing the laws.”
Buy the people who are charged with enforcing the law and you own the law.
Democrats claim a system is “broken” after they totally ignore it and do as they please. AND NOBODY DOES ANYTHING!
Yes–Soros unleashed his Crime Wave on America by purchasing prosecutors, not electing lawmakers.
He also unleashed this Election Fraud Coup by purchasing Election Officials, not by convincing voters.
Thank You, Father God, that Your Day Judgement for the Wicked is at hand, as Your Spirit of Liberty delivers Your Children!
Habakkuk 2
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But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.
Come, drink and be exposed![e]
Drink from the cup of the Lord’s judgment,
and all your glory will be turned to shame.
Amen!
Thank you, Senator.
I know that it’s part theater and talk, but it’s positive and a good step forward as said by Sundance. I believe that more Rs will follow; they are now finally realizing that the MAGA bus will run them over if they don’t get onboard. I’ll take a step (big or small) in the right direction. So yes, thank you Senator.
I watched Senator Vance accompany President Trump in Palestine Ohio immediately after the tragedy.
A tragedy that was all but ignored by the current regime, and their sycophants in the MSM.
IMO Vance is, if nothing else aware at the immense popularity of President Trump in his State.
Cheers!
Vance is the real thing I believe
If so its past time to advance.👀😳
I read his book. In spite or because of his Ivy League education, he’s returned to his roots.
I am thankful for every small step in the right direction.
DO IT!!!!! This is showing some backbone. We need people to act like our founding fathers. To step out and show some courage.
He’s following the lead of Tommy Tuberville who is still blocking military promotions until the DoD and the Pentagon stop funding abortions in the ranks.
It’s about time Republicans play by the same rules as the Dems.
…taking bets that RINO traitors will try to undermine their stances.
Perhaps Betsy…BUT, Senator J.D. Vance does indeed deserve some credit for having the steel to stand up to these corrupt, sleazy snakes.
He is not a stupid man. Without a doubt he is under extreme pressure from within.
I pray he continues to stay the course because Senators like J.D. Vance must carry on after President Trump or all is lost.
I have no desire to witness that for our childrens’ future for generations to come.
With that thought, I stand with any Senator or Legislator who is willing to use the rules of the House or Senate to fight the enemy within.
I will happily give the Senator or any Legislator the benefit of the doubt and not pre-judge, until such time as their actions speak otherwise.
Don’t mistake me, Abigail…I do absolutely give him credit. More power to him.
But I have just read a tweet from Mollie Hemingway (which I cannot place here) saying that she has it from reliable sources that the usual RINO suspects are going to use the Elizabeth Warren method (whatever that may be…I don’t know) to shake Tuberville out of his stalwart position.
Those usual suspects would include (of course) McConnell and Graham among a few more.
As long as there are traitors in the ranks, as long as that the (in the main) despicable party cannot coalesce for anyone but themselves, I must be honest. My hopes that those with ethics and a strong adherence to their oaths will not be bullied to abandon their positions is not as strong as I would wish them to be.
We shall see.
So Mollie was correct.
I give you exhibit A…how long before they do the same to Vance?
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/01/five-senate-republicans-turn-against-tommy-tuberville-in-his-fight-against-the-biden-pentagons-abortion-policy/
Yes, I read it and recall the threat to Tuberville.
However, this is good because it exposes the RINOS, who we knew anyway, and lays it all at their feet.
This is what needs to be done and to continue.
I do not believe Tuberville will back down, because he has absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I pray that the same is true for Vance and others who find their way to stand up in a MAGA way.
Test of the Times, IMHO.
Bless you Betsy, you’re comments are interesting and inspiring.
I don’t believe he will back down either. And if he stands his principled ground then I expect Vance will as well.
And you are right…it is a test of the times. And the times they are a’changin’…
A thing will go on until it doesn’t. Maybe that old pendulum is on this its way back.
These corruptocrats have overplayed their hands, infected by a hubris so shocking that they are emboldened to abandon all pretense that they are working for us.
It will be interesting to watch. With prayers that these two men hold their oaths sacred and will inspire their colleagues to start doing the same with theirs.
Thank you, Abigail, for your too kind words. Coming from you whose posts are always thoughtful and well written? I am truly grateful😊 Bet
We need to support the two brave senators, and call those other bastards’ offices to register our displeasure!!!
Yes me too! The Obama appointees are destroying our judicial system. And we all know it’s not Joe running the show.
So we got small step babies in congress.😳
Hopefully we are beginning to see the downstream consequences of exorcising McCarthy.
The small balance-of-power-margins the Uniparty uses to amply and leverage its power also makes it vulnerable. McCarthy’s removal should be a lesson and an inspiration to the few in Congress who actually believe in something and a warning to the majority who don’t.
On that note, Kay Granger and Ken Buck both announced their retirement today.
Leading the stampede,…rats leaving a sinking ship,..by all means let the door HIT ya, where the good Lord split ya, and hopefully the first of many.
Good riddance to both of them. Let’s get two MAGA Patriots in there!
Kay interesting
to bad more don’t follow suit – goes to show just how few we have that are really worth a damn
Turban Durban likes those Soros democRat Persecutors going after MAGA, so does Mitchy McCuckold and his dour band of rinoRats.
The Feral DC Coup gov are just mostly Clowns, as useless as TaTa’s on a mule. I spit.
genearly.substack.com
LOL! Nobody has a better looking dour face than my worthless senator barrASSo.
Speaking of McChina he is threatening the Republican Senators with withholding donations if they sign on to Josh Hawley’s bill that prevents corporate funding of campaigns. This speaks volumes about who Mitch is and where his real interests lie,
“RINO Mitch McConnell Issues Stern Warning to GOP Senators: Backing Josh Hawley’s Anti-Corporate Donation Bill Could Mean ‘Incoming’ Consequences”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/rino-mitch-mcconnell-issues-stern-warning-gop-senators/
That’s an insult to any mule! It is accurate though!
Yeah I’ve never seen “conservatives” Rafael Cruz or Josh Hawley or Tom Cotton do this. Or even Rand Paul. Good for Vance.
I doubt those ‘others’ grew up in JD’s desperate situation. He was always dancing as fast as he could. I pray the corruption virus doesn’t hit him as lethally.
They say courage is contagious — we have a young guy who is interested in what kind of future his family will have in this ever worsening USA. Good. We need more just like him. Wake up, Republicans, do what’s right for the country for a change. Step up — that’s your job!
You must be too young to have watched Ted Cruz’s filabuster in objection to a CR of a bad omnibus bill.
Rand Paul block passage of a $40 billion bill for aid to Ukraine in May 2022. I think that only slowed the show by a week or so, but that was pretty much all he could do at the time to try to get an inspector general for Ukraine spending.
Why wouldn’t McConnell remove him or Tuberville from committee assignments as punishment?
Durbin and Duckworth are well entrenched in IL…we cannot seem to vote them out.
Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996, and re-elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020, Durbin fills the seat left vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon. Senator Durbin makes approximately 50 round trips a year between Washington and Illinois.(google).
I live in Illinois. The Republican Party is really non existent. Those that are around just get the communists cups of coffee.
Vance is a Marine and Peter Thiel recipient. Getting rid of Tuberille from committees would probably be too large of a headache for Mitch.
A BIG step in the right direction Sundance is that Mike Johnson brought in veteran communications staffer and director Raj Shah, a former Pres DJT communications director, to run communications for the Speaker and House Republicans which signals they are going ON OFFENSE AND HOPEFULLY EORK WITH SENATORS TO PUT UP A BRICK WALL AGAINST THE FJB REGIME AND THE DEMS!!!🤔
Pray that happens! It’s time to get some young, eager fighters on our side!
DO IT…. Stop talking and DO.
Thank God and thank you JD!! Finally some guts in the Senate.
Don’t tell me, show me.
I hear them all saying that this blocking is unprecedented.
Of course it is! How else would you respond the unmitigated political weaponization of this demented “justice” system? Don’t you have to finally do something unprecedented after everything else fails?
JD Vance should just say the name Garland for the block vote and tell Durbin to chew rocks.
Musk said that one of the key things that the woke “mind virus” needs to spread is the ability to censor opposing view points because it is not strong enough to survive on its own, and the previous regime at the company served was that censor.
Nice but too late. That horse has already left the barn, galloped down the lane, jumped the hedge, and is running wild.
Anyone who makes Despicable Dick Durbin unhappy makes me happy. Good for JD Vance.
Bonus: Senator Vance has the age advantage. JD Vance most likely will outlive Durbin.
Funny how the system is about to collapse and the RINOs are out arranging the deck chairs. Maybe the band should just play a little louder?
I’m not sure those idiots even care.
Im not sure its still going on, but at the ire of mcConnell (U), Tommy Tuberville was blocking the promotions of military personnel.
Regardless, Im glad Vance is doing this.
Beware –
They don’t even hide this corruption – from one week before the corrupt 2020 election
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/oregon-motor-voter-law-adds-755000-registered-voters/283-3aaabe7f-82da-48bd-a6d8-3c1dbd202083
That law has been on the books since Holder/Obama took over…
Maybe some of the RINOs need to take the new medication called Growaset. It’s about time!
Well, this is Vance’s first year as a Senator and his first year as an elected politician. Here’s hoping he’s got his political sea legs underneath him and that more righteous moves will be forthcoming.
Thank you, Senator Vance. I hope many of your colleagues will join you.
Dick Durban has earned a long, long prison sentence.
Bye bye, don’t let the door hot you on the way out Kenny boy
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/rino-rep-ken-buck-announces-departure-congress-cites/
Bye bye creep
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/rino-
rep-ken-buck-announces-departure-congress-cites/
Well, since he is my Senator and I voted for him, I will contact his office and let him know that I applaud his actions and expect he will continue until there are results. He has my support in every way unless he fails to see this through and more.
PS – Dick Durban? That is low hanging fruit, so keep it up, Senator Vance. There are many more to go.
Me too.
Vance.senate.gov
I havent seen 78 year old lil dick durbin in awhile, but hes looking a little pale and sickly.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spent his career lecturing Black people about living off of welfare from the government.
durbin is trying to remove him for ethics violation.
So, Durbin is a Raysist, huh?
He might be old, but he’ll never stop supporting the Democrat party..
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Taking on hate is a national priority.
Today, BIDEN and I are announcing the country’s first National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia.
This action is the latest step forward in our work to combat a surge of hate in America.
They’re a little late. Zero’s been in office, and now out, for awhile!
No he’s not out……….he’s been there forever!
It’s THE PLAN, silly!
RINO Ken Buck has announced he won’t seek re-election, citing the Uni Party’s belief that the 2020 Election was stolen… which it 100% was.
Good riddance Ken! That’s one less for the Uniparty
Who in Hell cares of this buckhead leaves for whatever reason?
No one shives a git!
Less bitchin’ and more kitchen, Lil’ Dicky Durbin!
Show us one recipe that ends our fed govt from political persecution, closes our borders, stops the flow of fenytal, ends rampant crime across our nation, prevents terrorism against our citizens, stops the bankrupting of our treasury…
Just one recipe that doesn’t include the poison we’re being fed.
FFS!!
A PURPLE TIE?!
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT ?!
His adornment of a tie of this color is clearly a signal that he doesn’t believe in a G-D thing that he is saying and one of his imaginary hands is behind his back with fingers crossed, imho of course.
He’s just sending a ‘stern’ message that he’ll need a bigger cut of the grift / action before he caves in support of the nominees.
Made in China
You know that?
Who? Vance? Tie looked blue to me. And this garbage about the color of ties. Just keep on his office, daily if need be!!!
Vance’s tie is blue however Buck is wearing a purple one in the video posted up the thread. The tie and scarf color is not garbage, all the “resistance” members wear purple accoutrements as a signal to each other.
should have heard a large round of applause and a few HERE HERE’s
Who, other than a fascist criminal, would accept a DOJ nomination anyway?
It’s about freaking time!
I too will be going with, seeing is believing!!
Amen, amen. These are textbook political prosecutions because they wouldn’t be happening if Trump wasn’t running , the prosecutions waited until Trump WAS running, and then refuse to postpone the trials until after the election. If you don’t see the political purpose here, God help you because I cannot.
If he sticks to it, he gets my respect!
I cheer and applaud Senator Vance!
He is defending and protecting We the People, and the Constitution.
The US Federal govt has been taken over by a coup.
We are being run by an oligarchic authoritarian regime.
I looked it up~that is what we have.
It is ILLEGAL.
Our Reps MUST defend and protect us.
Call or email your three.
See the headline right now at The Gateway Pundit: “It Begins…” The govt tracked peoples’ cell phones who were just standing in front of the Capitol building, and they are now arresting them for doing so!
Holy cow this is big and wrong.
Check out a 3-part series called Launderimg w/Immunity on Corey’s Diggs. THAT is what VSGPDJT, and we, are up against!!!
Pray your Rosaries!
Give the man a cigar! At least he’s trying which is more than I can say for the rest of the political cockatiels.
https://rollcall.com/2023/04/04/mississippi-senator-plans-to-block-biden-judicial-nominee/
Sen Dick Durbin is the finest Senator money can buy.
Ask him who flies him to/from DC and to his various residences.
He’s throwing rocks at Justice Thomas, but lives in a glass house.
And Senator Tommy Tuberville, after ten months, continues to hold up the quick confirmation of military officers over the Pentagon’s abortion policy. Let’s keep the pressure on and find more ways to stifle the Democrat’s agenda.
Warning from the President
WATCH:
https://streamable.com/m42uaw
That’s fine! Then we go 100%, paper, one-day!!!
Good on JD Vance…
I like it, I love it, I want some more of it. 🎶🎶🎶
Durbin sounds like he’s approaching McConnell’s level of senility.
Great JD. Keep objecting.