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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor almost 10 years the Republicans had a Speaker of the House
who molested children.
Nary a word peeped about it.
These people lack moral authority and have long before the trumpass.
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For almost 10 years the Republicans had a Speaker of the House (Original Post)
boston bean
Feb 2018
OP
...and they "honor" him daily with their Hastert "Rule" which isn't really... n/t
IllinoisBirdWatcher
Feb 2018
#2
Maraya1969
(22,486 posts)1. Dennis Hastert! I just remembered
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)2. ...and they "honor" him daily with their Hastert "Rule" which isn't really... n/t
keroro gunsou
(2,223 posts)9. the hastert rule
which one is that?
snort
(2,334 posts)11. Eight is too late?
bsiebs
(688 posts)12. Only bring a bill to the house floor if it has majority republican support. Nt
Sentath
(2,243 posts)13. From Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastert_Rule
...also known as the "majority of the majority" rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican[1][2][3] Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships[4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote...
...also known as the "majority of the majority" rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican[1][2][3] Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships[4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote...
malaise
(269,096 posts)3. And they haven't mentioned his name since he was charged and sent to prison
and M$Greedia was hardly better
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)4. Could you imagine the outrage on the right had it been a Democrat? NT
CharleyDog
(758 posts)5. and hate to say, he was
a "born again" christian.
The damage he did is inestimable. Not unlike the actual oval office, and the cover "christians" invoke and hide behind today. F**ck them.
Ligyron
(7,637 posts)6. That is an excellent point!
Kinda forgot about that somehow.
You've gotta heart.
boston bean
(36,223 posts)7. Thank you so much! 💖
keithbvadu2
(36,841 posts)8. Hastert liked locker rooms like Trump does.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)10. Looooong before.