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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:06 PM Jul 2015

Pelosi Forces Vote To Remove State Flags With Confederate Symbol From Capitol

Source: TPM

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Thursday forced members of Congress to vote on a resolution that would have removed all state flags featuring the Confederate battle flag from the U.S. Capitol.

Lawmakers ultimately voted along largely party lines to refer Pelosi's resolution to committee, where no immediate action is expected.

Mississippi's is the only state flag that still contains elements of the Confederate battle flag. Both of Mississippi's U.S. senators have called in recent days for the state to adopt a new flag design.

Pelosi introduced the resolution to ban flags containing the Confederate battle flag after House Republicans rallied to defend the flag against Democratic restrictions on displaying it on federal lands. The House GOP's defense of the Confederate flag produced a huge outcry Thursday that forced House leadership to scrap a planned vote on an Interior spending bill that would have reversed the previously approved, Democratic amendments banning Confederate flags from certain public lands.

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Pelosi Forces Vote To Remove State Flags With Confederate Symbol From Capitol (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

Is it any wonder that the RW hates her? padfun Jul 2015 #1

Many rank and file Dems don't trust her, too compromising bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #2

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #7

Thank you Nancy riversedge Jul 2015 #3

She struck at the perfect time to cause max damage to repukes! n/t cosmicone Jul 2015 #4

That is one of her strong points. brer cat Jul 2015 #5

Fuck yes! nt SunSeeker Jul 2015 #6

Attaboy Nancy. bemildred Jul 2015 #8

too bad she wouldnt be this forceful when the presidency was stolen Romeo.lima333 Jul 2015 #9

ALL 'Confed. battle flags' put up as a big FU to civil rights protestors 1956 to '65 come down now? Sunlei Jul 2015 #10

You've might have seen this already, but if you haven't, it's worth a look. Deadbeat Republicans Jul 2015 #11

Hit 'em where it hurts, Nancy! nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #12

She's good at her job. It's no so much her instincts as it is her ability to run a caucus. craigmatic Jul 2015 #13

I like her style; punch em in the back of the head on the way down. GOLGO 13 Jul 2015 #14

Am I The Only One RobinA Jul 2015 #15

Thank you, Nancy! mahalo Don Cha Jul 2015 #16

padfun

(1,786 posts)

1. Is it any wonder that the RW hates her?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:12 PM

Jul 2015

This isn't the first time that she has made fools of those fools.

bucolic_frolic

(43,178 posts)

2. Many rank and file Dems don't trust her, too compromising

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:17 PM

Jul 2015

But I always see her as the consummate politician ... she has instincts,
perhaps learned from her father, on how to hunker down, when to fight,
how to appear reasonable, how to negotiate, she is a wiz with a great
nose to the wind of politics honed in majorities and minorities

She even has a working relationship with Mr. Boehner

I didn't follow them all but she is the best House leader Dems have had in my
lifetime

Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

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riversedge

(70,242 posts)

3. Thank you Nancy

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:19 PM

Jul 2015

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

4. She struck at the perfect time to cause max damage to repukes! n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:24 PM

Jul 2015

brer cat

(24,576 posts)

5. That is one of her strong points.

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:27 PM

Jul 2015

She has good instincts.

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)

6. Fuck yes! nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 06:57 PM

Jul 2015

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

8. Attaboy Nancy.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 11:17 PM

Jul 2015

Make them own it.

Romeo.lima333

(1,127 posts)

9. too bad she wouldnt be this forceful when the presidency was stolen

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 07:31 AM

Jul 2015

this does not make up for impeachment being off the table

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

10. ALL 'Confed. battle flags' put up as a big FU to civil rights protestors 1956 to '65 come down now?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 07:44 AM

Jul 2015

Deadbeat Republicans

(111 posts)

11. You've might have seen this already, but if you haven't, it's worth a look.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 08:49 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/republicans-and-confederate-flag

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

12. Hit 'em where it hurts, Nancy! nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 10:55 AM

Jul 2015

craigmatic

(4,510 posts)

13. She's good at her job. It's no so much her instincts as it is her ability to run a caucus.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 01:01 AM

Jul 2015

She rarely loses a vote when she has the numbers. She's a leader. Bonner just follows his caucus.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)

14. I like her style; punch em in the back of the head on the way down.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 07:16 AM

Jul 2015

She's a smart one.

RobinA

(9,893 posts)

15. Am I The Only One

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 08:01 AM

Jul 2015

who sees this as theater rather than anything meaningful? First we had security theater, now we seem to be entering an era of diversity theater. This changes no minds, adds grievance to the haters, and diverts attention from the need to do anything that actually might help change the situation. "Look, we took down the flag, what more do you people want?"

We live in silly times.

Cha

(297,298 posts)

16. Thank you, Nancy! mahalo Don

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 05:39 AM

Jul 2015

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