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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatch live: hearing on Kellyanne Conway and Hatch Act, 10:00 a.m., whether she's there or not
watch live:
Wednesday, June 26
10am ET
The House Oversight and Reform Committee holds a hearing on the Office of Special Counsels recommendation that President Trump fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for violating the Hatch Act.
Here's the link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?461768-1/house-oversight-hearing-office-special-counsel-hatch-act
Link to tweet
https://www.c-span.org/video/?461768-1/house-oversight-hearing-office-special-counsel-hatch-act&live
Arkansas Granny
(31,517 posts)Everyone in this administration acts as though they are above the law. It's time to show them that the law applies to all, including them.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)But they've taken the first step by voting to issue a subpoena a few minutes ago. And, fortunately, a couple of weeks ago, the House voted to allow Nadler to go directly to court to enforce subpoenas so that he doesn't have to go back to the full House for a vote (which was the normal procedure) so they're doing everything they're supposed to do the right way.
Arkansas Granny
(31,517 posts)just want to scream.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Lulu KC
(2,565 posts)But Gym Jordan just started talking. Outta here.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)and actually say something truthful.
That would be refreshing.
malaise
(269,004 posts)Do not interfere with the witness
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Them by saying he is like Diogenes looking for an honest Republican.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes
malaise
(269,004 posts)Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Tech
(1,771 posts)and know the least. They are clueless to the fact that everyone around them are rolling their eyes and laughing at their antics. We all know that the louder they talk, the more carp they are spewing.
We all know morons like them
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)The more they shout Meadows is shouting now, all red faced.
Cartaphelius
(868 posts)the lady sitting behind Mr. Kerner right shoulder?
Thank you..
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)She must work for him, giving him facts.
Cummings cracked down, getting fed up.
chowder66
(9,070 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)chowder66
(9,070 posts)Subpoena them and when they don't show up - lock them up
chowder66
(9,070 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)Love the clip Cummings played before he asked the questions
chowder66
(9,070 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Not sure what the vote was for.
chowder66
(9,070 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)chowder66
(9,070 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,457 posts)go back to see what the replies are talking about.
malaise
(269,004 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)anyone who violated it would be punished - some people even lost their jobs. And, interestingly, the Administration held political appointees to a higher standard and cracked down on us harder than they did for career employees because they expected their appointees to be Caesar's wife and set the example for everyone.
Conway's behavior is outrageous by any standard. But by the standard of previous administrations (Republican and Democratic) it's out of the ballpark.
chowder66
(9,070 posts)They asked if Conway was a civil servant what would happen to her and they said they would most likely be removed.
On edit: there was an example of violating 25 times but Conway has 11 violations on one report and 2 on another report.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Maybe not, as you said, after one or two violations. But any civil servant who so blatantly and repeatedly violated the Hatch Act would be gone. And a political appointee may be able to get away with violating it once and MAYBE, under extraordinary circumstances, twice. But no employee, whether career or political, would still have a job after what Conway pulled and they would have been gone a long time ago.
malaise
(269,004 posts)is a freaking lightweight.
How dumb is she?
chowder66
(9,070 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 26, 2019, 12:58 PM - Edit history (1)
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)So many violations, so little time ...
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)One of the nice things about tuning in late is that I was able to fast-forward through Jim Jordan's babbling and was able to replay Cumming telling him to shut the eff up.
woodsprite
(11,915 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)woodsprite
(11,915 posts)That tub must hold a lot of people.
malaise
(269,004 posts)didn't hear her but she is a first rate idiot