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Yeah, I saw that members-elect are part of the voting process from your link.
Discussion of members-elect voting for new Speaker at the beginning of a new Congress.
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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September 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Literally just had a meeting today, unrelated, about fixing past problems only looks at the past. You have to also have a trajectory for where we want to be.
The obsession with “meeting people where they are”—and believing that polls and message tests can tell us where they are—results in reverse-engineering a brand from weak signals.
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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He blocked it 🤨
August 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Wrong 3 fingers in a German bar
June 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Sections 4 through 7 outline enforcement measures for agencies that improperly impound funds, including financial penalties and accountability reporting. They also include standard legislative provisions such as definitions, an effective date for the Act, and a severability clause ensuring the rest of the law remains valid if part is invalidated.
February 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Section 2: This section creates a fast-track process for Congress to respond to presidential impoundments. It allows for privileged resolutions of disapproval that must be considered quickly by both House and Senate with limited debate, requiring a supermajority to waive these expedited procedures. Section 3: This section strengthens the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) power to oversee budget impoundments. It makes GAO determinations of unlawful impoundments presumptively valid, mandates automatic referral of GAO findings to relevant Congressional committees, and provides GAO with expedited judicial review to enforce its determinations.
February 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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A better example without referencing a conversation.
Example text for a proposed "Congressional Budget Authority Protection and Transparency Act of 2025" This section increases transparency of presidential budget actions by requiring 72-hour notification to Congress of any planned impoundments, establishing a public online dashboard to track impoundments, and mandating agency heads to certify the legality and rationale of impoundments.
February 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Probably makes more sense if you understand the above is in response to this:
Prior post is a response to this post. Original summary: This combined approach addresses the core issues while remaining within constitutional boundaries. It creates multiple reinforcing checks that would make presidential impoundment more difficult, transparent, and subject to effective congressional oversight without requiring constitutional amendments or destabilizing government operations.
February 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I had some AI models review each other's work and came up with this. Public dashboard is meant to be in real-time.
Sections: Enhanced Impoundment Transparency, Expedited Legislative Response Mechanism, Enhance GAO Authority with Teeth, Sequestration-Based Enforcement Mechanism. Summary: The combination of enhanced transparency, expedited legislative response, strengthened GAO authority, and targeted enforcement (refined from sequestration) creates a powerful and layered defense against presidential impoundment and a strong mechanism for Congress to reassert its power of the purse in a timely and effective manner. This approach respects the constitutional framework while providing Congress with the tools it needs to fulfill its budgetary responsibilities.
February 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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February 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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February 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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More appropriate I think
Diverse Democrats united in passionate outcry, fists raised, shouting "NORMS!" against a dark, shadowy backdrop of protest and defiance.
December 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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Diverse Democrats united in passionate outcry, fists raised, shouting "NORMS!" against a dark, shadowy backdrop of protest and defiance.
December 18, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 11:33 PM