Thomas Massie is a little pissant who should be shunned from society

[blogslut]

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Jim Newell
@jim_newell

It appears that the Massie Doomsday scenario is going to happen. Here's a little background on why all these members are rushing back to DC this morning.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/the-house-plots-its-options-for-passing-senate-coronavirus-bill.html

Assuming the Senate can finalize language on its $2 trillion coronavirus relief legislation and sort through last-minute senatorial ego trips, the package will soon clear the chamber and migrate to the House. Then it’s up to House leaders to figure out how to move it through the chamber swiftly, without any mischief that might require the majority of House members to fly back to Washington.

The House recessed and members flew home after passing a separate, $100 billion coronavirus relief bill nearly two weeks ago, leaving the Senate to write the next, substantially larger part of the plan. Now the House leaders need to figure out how to turn their tacit agreement to go along with the Senate’s plan into legislative action.

Their preference for passing the bill would be through unanimous consent, in which a member asks for everyone to agree to the bill and, in the absence of an objection, the agreement would become official. Similarly, the House could try to pass the measure by voice vote: The speaker asks for the yeas, then the nays, and the loudest side (in practice, whichever side the speaker chooses) wins.

But a single, determined member can obstruct either of these options. A unanimous consent request can, by definition, be stopped if any member objects. On a voice vote, meanwhile, any member can raise a point of order that a quorum—a majority of the House—is not present, forcing a roll call vote...

That single member is Thomas Massie R-Kentucky

[jimfields33]

1. House or senate should not be in recess at all.

They can work at home in their dc homes like the rest of America is.

[blogslut]

2. That's what they're trying to do but Massie is trying to force them to be there in person

[True Blue American]

4. Pelosi wanted a voice vote

No return for that.

[jimfields33]

5. Not quite. They are back in their states.

They are flying back now to do the American people’s work.

[True Blue American]

3. To be fair

AOC threatened the same thing. She just had her minute on the House Floor. The House is in session with most favorable.

[blogslut]

6. Bonus tweet from John Kerry

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John Kerry
@JohnKerry

Breaking news: Congressman Massie has tested positive for being an asshole. He must be quarantined to prevent the spread of his massive stupidity. He's given new meaning to the term #Masshole. (Finally, something the president and I can agree on!)

[crickets]

8. That's real. Wow.

[Wounded Bear]

7. Can't they lock him in the men's room or something?

Just for the consent decree that is.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. Lewis County, Kentucky has a population of under 14,000...

and is the area Massie represents.

From Wikipedia:

Lewis County is one of the most Republican leaning counties in Kentucky. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election was Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.

We're trying to right the ship folks, but it's not easy where god, guns and Faux News prevails. This is the type area of the USA that's going to need massive help down the road when it finally hits them.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,208, and the median income for a family was $26,109. Males had a median income of $25,522 versus $18,764 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,031. About 23.50% of families and 28.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.40% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over.

Over forty percent of this county gets some kind of government benefit.

KY...........