Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democrat who won her election in a landslide just so he can block a vote on the

[tblue37]

Epstein files:

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democrat who won her election in a landslide just so he can block a vote on the Epstein files. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T23:53:34.818Z

[oasis]

1. Crooked Mike running interference to hide the

misdeeds of his dear leader. Twisted little dweeb.

[ReRe]

12. Mike Johnson is running interference for

current and former members of the Republican Party.
The House/The Senate. The Administration. The Judicial.

[Dulcinea]

65. A good friend of mine...

...is from Louisiana & she's so embarrassed that this dork is from her home state.

[flvegan]

2. Is Mike Johnson in the Epstein files? Sounds like it.

Just asking questions, though. Why would he protect pedophiles otherwise?

[usonian]

4. He's too sanctimonious to ... you know what.

Some people are in there that I suspect are "supremely" important. Or just the orange Oompa Loompa.

He is a vile disgrace, covering for child molesters and their enablers, one of which he has become.

Their desperation says a damn lot.

[ReRe]

13. Just like Shakespeare said: They protesteth too much! n/t

[Maraya1969]

23. Look at how many preachers and priests abuse children, I can speak from experience because I was a victim

of a pastor. So when you use the word "Sanctimonious" I think that is a symptom

[ShazzieB]

56. A sanctimonious persin is one who makes a show of being morally superior to others.

Synonyms include holier-than-thou and self-righteous. All of these words certainly apply to Johnson. I have zero respect for him, because he's a hypocrite and a spineless today. I'm not, however, aware of any evidence that he's a pedophile.

Leaving all the above aside, he is, very definitely, a Trump sycophant. He has repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to bend over backwards to do the Orange Hellbeast's bidding, and this situation is no different. Trump obviously doesn't want the Epstein files released, and I'm sure Mikey will have hell to pay if he fails to prevent it from happening. I'm sure he would be willing to go to great lengths to avoid that. He doesn't need any motivation other than that.

I am both bemused and amused at how quick so many people here are to assume he's a pedophile, that he's trying to "protect pedophiles," or even that he's been directly involved in Epstein's pedo/sex trafficking activities, AS IF his obvious desire to keep Trump happy isn't more than sufficient motivation for his actions.

Johnson is sanctimonious, but there are many ways to be sanctimonious, not all of which include pedophilia.

[Kali]

58. Not sure about that

Didn't he "adopt" a young black man. Before he married his wife? Or is thar some other repuke hypocrite?

[Bettie]

67. Nope, that was indeed him

and I'm certain that Epstein provided boys for some of his "friends".

I don't know whether Mikey was high enough on the food chain to partake in Epstein's offerings, but I do believe that he's a predator like most of them.

The more they prattle about god and their "personal relationship" and how much more moral they are than other people, the more likely they are to be doing shady things of all kinds. People who use religion as a bludgeon are not believers in anything but their self-perceived superiority.

[Kali]

68. didn't Matt Gaetz do the same?

they are all such scumbags

[Bettie]

69. Yep...

the best way to know what they are doing is to watch what they accuse others of.

[ShazzieB]

70. That's what I was going to say.

I remember hearing about Gaetz a long time ago. Didn't know that about Johnson.

[Maraya1969]

66. Paedophile is probably the wrong name; sexual abuser is probably better. And I bet

you are a man.

[ShazzieB]

71. You think I'm a man? 🤣

That's hilarious. I'm a 75 year old cis afab woman, married to a cis amab man for over 51 years, mother of a 40 year old daughter. Of course I can't prove that to you, and I'm not going to try. I'm just stating the facts.

The idea that not being 100% convinced Johnson is a pedophile/sex abuser means I must not be a woman is quite a leap. My sentiments on this have nothing to do with either my biological sex or my gender identity. I'm just a stickler for not assuming things without some kind of actual evidence.

Suspicion and speculation are all well and good, and I have done my share of indulging in both. I draw the line, however, at promulgating rumors (of any kind) that aren't based on something more substantial than "All of those evil, slimy Republicans must be pedophiles just because they're evil, slimy Republicans." Some of them no doubt are sex abusers, but I'm not buying the idea that Johnson wanting to block the release of the Epstein is "proof" that he is one of them.

As I said in my previous comment, I think his desire to keep Schlump happy at all costs is all the motivation he needs to fight the release of those files tooth and nail, and I see no reason to jump to any additional conclusions. That is all.

[Retrograde]

10. I don't think he's in the files

people he knows, or works with, or who fund GOP candidates - that's another story

[ShazzieB]

50. I concur.

Among other things, the timeline doesn't fit. Mikey was born on January 30, 1972. If his Wikipedia article is accurate, he seems to have spent his entire life in Louisiana prior to being seated in Congress in January 2016. It's hard to see how he would have ever crossed paths with Epstein, who was arrested for the last time on July 6, 2019.

I get wanting to suspect the worst of that sanctimonious stuffed shirt, but the idea of his ever having been associated with Epstein’s pedo/sex trafficking activities is extremely farfetched, imo.

[ShazzieB]

52. I see no reason he would want to protect "pedophiles," plural.

But I'm quite sure he wants to protect Trump. That is all the motivation he needs.

Also see my other reply in this thread, as to why it makes no sense to suspect him of being associated with Epstein's activities: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220678539#post50

[NJCher]

3. If there is no other option

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A writ of mandamus is a court order compelling a public official or lower court to perform a required ministerial duty when they have failed to do so, or to correct a clear error. This "extraordinary writ" is not used for discretionary acts but only when a party has a clear legal right to the action, there is no other adequate legal remedy, and the duty is mandatory under law. Filing a petition for mandamus, often to expedite an agency's decision-making or correct an erroneous judicial ruling, leads to a court review to determine if the writ should be granted.
AI overview
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AI overview

I tried it once and it went through.

[Norbert]

5. What a partisan hack

The voters spoke with an overwearing victory so he will not swear her in, silencing these voices. So sick of the GTP (Grand trump Party) and their impunity.

[B.See]

48. One of 147 congressional J6 Insurrectionists

who should've been locked the fk up with the rest of them. So, no surprise there.

[BurnDoubt]

6. The McConnell Doctrine:

"We do as we please.
Others must do as they're allowed."
(Paraphrased here From "Ripper Street&quot

[usonian]

8. Wilhoit's law.

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”


That line—written by Frank Wilhoit—has become a popular aphorism to sum up the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the modern Republican Party.

https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/

[BurnDoubt]

24. Yep. Thank you.

[Maraya1969]

7. I bet he's in it

[usonian]

11. See reply #4

He wouldn't even (you know what with you know whom) unless Jesus gave him a written permission slip.


IN TRIPLICATE.

He's covering. He's an enabler.

[Katcat]

37. Nope

I don’t think he’s a real Christian, he just plays one for the cameras and for money/power.

[RandySF]

9. I think a feder judge can do it, too.

[Hekate]

14. Li'l Pervy is a piece of work

[AZJonnie]

15. So, once Grijalva is sworn in, the public will get to see teh Epstein files?!?

Well then this is amazing news, because sooner or later he'll have to swear her in.

Then she just 'votes', and bam, they're out!?!

Sweet!

[Champp]

16. Republicans are protection child rapists

Not very Christian, if you ask Christ

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Same trick McCONnell pulled with Garland and Barrett. . . . . nt

[shanti]

51. Exactly

This is the same kind of dirty shite.

[D_Master81]

18. This is BS

I’m sorry but if you win an election you should be immediately able to vote on bills and motions. I mean what’s to say if the Dems win back the house they will even allow them to be seated?

[Paladin]

19. Pretty obvious who Johnson sees as his true lord and savior.

And it ain't Jesus Christ.

[Vinca]

20. I'd suggest taking it to the courts, but we've now got a chapter of the Trump fan club operating within them.

[DFW]

21. It's a small consolation indeed, but it's there

This is the Republicans' was of admitting that Democrats are the people's choice, but they will do everything they can to prevent that choice from determining who governs us. Republicans despise Thomas Jefferson, channeling John Locke in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed."

If the "consent of the governed" can be extrapolated to mean majority rule, the Republicans lose power. They obviously don't want that. Ergo:whatever method, legal, illegal, or in-between, can be employed to prevent the will of the governed from being carried out--those methods are, in Republican minds, legitimate. It is Jefferson who is, in Republican minds, illegitimate. After all, what did Jefferson know? All he did is write that Declaration of Independence that they all pretend to cherish so much, they all carry a copy of it around with them. The Republicans are with us inasmuch as they consider the pursuit of happiness a legitimate goal. When it comes to life and liberty, that's where they differ from us. That's where it turns into "not interested" for them.

[erronis]

38. This is true, but their sheeples won't know about this

and if stumble across some mention in the supermarket tabloid front pages will be told it's for the good of the country, flag, patriotism, nazionalism, and dear fuhrer.

[Arazi]

22. Ominous foreshadowing for midterms 2026

Hope I’m wrong and Johnson allows an orderly transition but I fear this is only the beginning of blocking Dems from being sworn into their rightful positions.

[newdeal2]

33. Only if the cowardly Republicans let him

It would only take a few on their side to topple his speakership.

[Johonny]

25. Mike Johnson is likely a pedophile

We just have to accept that fact.

[Gimpyknee]

47. My beliefs are based on fact.

[surfered]

26. They seem terrified to release the Epstein Files. Wonder why?

[Raven123]

27. So when will we learn not to broadcast our strategy?

Not saying Mikey wouldn’t have thought of it on his own, but why make it easy for them?

[Rebl2]

28. So is

he just going to refuse to swear in all democrats that win in the future? She or the party should sue him if that’s even possible. That’s part of his job and it’s dereliction of duty not to swear her into office.

[no_hypocrisy]

29. If it were any other USSC, then a Writ of Mandamus on the shadow docket

should resolve this.

A writ of mandamus is a court order compelling a public official or lower court to perform a required ministerial duty when they have failed to do so, or to correct a clear error. This "extraordinary writ" is not used for discretionary acts but only when a party has a clear legal right to the action, there is no other adequate legal remedy, and the duty is mandatory under law. Filing a petition for mandamus, often to expedite an agency's decision-making or correct an erroneous judicial ruling, leads to a court review to determine if the writ should be granted.

But we're playing Stud Poker.

[Midnight Writer]

30. I knew that POS would try this. Can we get a rapture for these sociopathic hypocrites, please?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

35. Hoping they got the story wrong and

they're "raptured" down, not up.

[Midnight Writer]

36. I don't care where they go as long as it isn't here.

[MLWR]

31. If Moses Mikey refuses to do his effing job,

he should be replaced as Speaker. What he is doing is preventing the people who live in that AZ district from having legal representation. Maybe THEY need to sue him. They certainly have "standing."

[Six117]

32. Republicans are corrupt.

There's nothing to wonder about. Rules, "norms", laws
- none of that mean anything to them. For us, when the opportunity comes around -match that energy.
Take back our country.

[Pepsidog]

34. Ask yourself " What would republicans do" then do that. Have Rep show up and say Speaker waived swearing in.

[dingosatemyusername]

39. you know, more and more I'm starting to believe that Madison Cawthorn was telling the truth about his colleagues

cocaine fuel orgies

[Beartracks]

40. That's like having the winning Super Bowl team not get the trophy because...

... somebody blocks the scoreboard from being updated.

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[Montauk6]

41. Jan 6, 2029 should be interesting......

[Initech]

42. What a total fucking piece of shit!

It's all about keeping their asshole in power. This is more reason for him and his ass kissing goons to be removed!

[Katinfl]

43. Straight out of the Mitch McConnell playbook.

You know he is taking orders from trump. When will people wake up and see the light?????

[Evolve Dammit]

44. lickspittle lackey protecting predators. Sounds Christ-like.

[spanone]

45. Our way of governing has been destroyed.

These fuckers ignore all rules with no consequence.

[SamuelTheThird]

46. If this isn't telling I dont know what is

[Emile]

49. Egads, how many congressional republicans are

in the Epstein files?

[Buddyzbuddy]

53. But the Felon is innocent. We aren't worried about his involvement with

EPSTEIN. He barely knew the man.

Hey smurf, do you think this is better or worse. If he were innocent, you have every opportunity to prove it. If he were just a traveling companion you can prove it.
He is the President in his final term. You must know or truly believe that your chosen one is a pedophile because otherwise, why would you run interference for him. In addition, you know your billionaire supporters are guilty of pedophelia. Aren't you concerned that a protector of those creeps might be suspected of similar behavior?

[CousinIT]

54. Direct link to the post

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democrat who won her election in a landslide just so he can block a vote on the Epstein files. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T23:53:34.818Z

[pansypoo53219]

55. calvinball. rules for me, not for you, or, CHEATING.

[debsy]

57. We live in Tucson

We voted for Adelita Grijalva. We pay our federal taxes. Mike Johnson, swear in our representative so we can have our damn representation, you coward!

The only way republicans can win is by cheating.

[bluestarone]

59. Time for every Dem to leave?

Would that stop the vote until she is seated? (quorum call)

[Jose Garcia]

60. A simple majority is required for quorum

[bluestarone]

61. TY was not sure.

[GAJMac]

62. Let him meet God

Enough said

[soldierant]

63. I saw this coming.

Of course he did. She would be the deciding vote on the discharge petition.

[AllyCat]

64. Learned everything he could from Moscow Mitch?