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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sun Sep 22, 2019, 11:06 PM Sep 2019

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Ted Lieu: "We need to change the Rules to allow..." [View all]

Ted Lieu
@tedlieu

The @realDonaldTrump Administration brought a machete to a knife fight. We brought the House rules. And we are getting shredded. We need to change the Rules to allow

-Contempt on the spot
-Witnesses to be fined daily

It is now time to exercise our full inherent contempt powers.

4:21 PM · Sep 22, 2019·Twitter for Android

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Ted Lieu: "We need to change the Rules to allow..." [View all] Miles Archer Sep 2019 OP

Agree. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #1

Agreed sakabatou Sep 2019 #2

Need to make sure Lieu gets re-elected... Hekate Sep 2019 #3

Been out of loop. Nadler didn't hold Lew in contempt Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #4

Bring back the stocks!!!! Moostache Sep 2019 #5

Yes!!! Catch2.2 Sep 2019 #6

Scorched Earth. We're behind you 100% ffr Sep 2019 #7

and we need to quit working with the fascists on anything and we need to start defunding all yaesu Sep 2019 #8

+1 Optical.Catalyst Sep 2019 #9

YES!!!! calimary Sep 2019 #10

I love my congressman!! Time to full force! Celerity Sep 2019 #11

Wish I could vote for him Moral Compass Sep 2019 #12

k&r n/t lordsummerisle Sep 2019 #13

Congressman Lieu Is My Favorite Member Of The House corbettkroehler Sep 2019 #14

The leadership in the house need to grow a goddam SPINE !! Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2019 #15