General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhoa. This is a Very Big Deal. Pelosi Names Douglas N. Letter New General Counsel Of The House
The news that Doug will serve as the top lawyer for the House of Representatives means that Nancy Pelosi & other Dems will have the benefit of sterling legal advice as they advance a legislative agenda, and as they seek to impose accountability on the Trump White House/agencies.Link to tweet
Link to tweet
spanone
(135,838 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)Cha
(297,249 posts)The Democratic Blue Wave Party!
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Postman, Postman, don't be slow.
Be like Elvis: go, go, go.
calimary
(81,280 posts)And I LOVE our Once-and-Future Speaker of the House!
And when he delivers his snake of the union speech there shell be, sitting above and behind. A looming figure lurking uncomfortably close - because shell be in almost EVERY shot of that podium.
I personally will enjoy that vision as a partial payback for the deliberate lurking he did to Hillary during that one debate. Lurking. Menacing. Attempted intimidation. An attempt to distract the viewer. He probably knows from television that the eye will instinctively wander toward the movement in the picture.
Therell shell be. Nancy Pelosi will be that potentially menacing figure looming behind him, bringing possible danger. Payback, you bastard! Eat it. Those photos that night will get all kinds of extra play, as the pundits will carry on about the metaphor in that setting.
During the State of the Union speech, what you see on display is the line of succession. President, Vice President, AND Speaker of the House. The Big Three in the worst-case scenario leadership composite. SHES next in line after Pence. SHES a full-in member of that monolithically exclusive club. The three top-tier leaders.
Get ready for commentary noting how theres Nancy and what that symbolizes.
underpants
(182,814 posts)Or has she been voted/named to lead the transition?
TeamPooka
(24,227 posts)power and as such does the hires for these positions
underpants
(182,814 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Learned that from the letterhead at the link
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)malaise
(269,007 posts)Love It!
DemoTex
(25,397 posts)The Letter of the Law. I like the ring of that.
malaise
(269,007 posts)Happy Holidays
Gothmog
(145,274 posts)There will be a ton of litigation on the enforcement of subpoenas next year
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)I like what I'm seeing. Looks like some Constitution-Saving is on the Agenda! FINALLY!!!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)of rubbing my hands together in glee!
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)Somebody to serve in our government that actually has experience - hiring nothing but the best!
Volaris
(10,271 posts)It means she wants the law as well as well as the courts on her side, and the way you get them is with a damn good atty who knows his shit. This way, when the miscreant crew in the WH gets all uppity with their fake news bullshit, Nancy and hers can take it to court, present the facts to a judge, and slam the door on the WHs collective dick.
trof
(54,256 posts)Oh yeah.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)This makes my heart beat a little faster. Sounds like a good move.
gademocrat7
(10,658 posts)jayschool2013
(2,312 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
czarjak
(11,277 posts)(And thats a lot of hate) Im gonna love it, BTW.
louis c
(8,652 posts)In this corner, a fucking no good rat named Rudy. In the opposing corner, a legal lion named Doug.
Let the games begin.
RichardRay
(2,611 posts)DJT can only dream...
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)Trump is the worst client on earth and he will do things that put his attorneys in legal jeopardy. That makes it hard to hire good attorneys.
They don't want to get indicted.
gristy
(10,667 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,625 posts)Up till now, anyway.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,347 posts)Expertise on display.
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)Since I see she has hired her lawyer already, I guess the investigator will quickly follow. She means business...good! Good riddance Nunes!
llmart
(15,540 posts)let the games begin on January 3rd. Can't wait to see the orange menace squirm when Nancy has him on the ropes. This is his worst nightmare beginning.
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Try to keep up.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)..keep up.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)... really not being very nice.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)In FOUR days, will your question be relevant ?
Look up the expression "Forgone Conclusion."
Gothmog
(145,274 posts)Link to tweet
?s=20
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Before appellate and the Supreme Court) ever. Be able to match the brilliant legal strategies of the likes of Sessions, Whitaker and the other nameless bozos working for the Reps.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)When they had a going away party at the DOJ Chief Justice Roberts came to wish him well.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Gothmog
(145,274 posts)Link to tweet
?s=20