46 Republicans voted against taking staff funding from rogue Judge James Boasberg

With friends like this, who needs enemies?

Boasberg was slapped down judicially...

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The Rs are so weak and feckless they didn't have it in them to cut his staff funding with the power of the purse...

They will probably claim diplomacy norms, but we all know they hate Trump this much...

Good for them. I would have too. That’s not the way things should be done in a country like the US. That is banana republic stuff.

They’re on the enemy’s side and not afraid to rub our noses it it.

The pro-forma sessions that work around allowing Trump to assign recess appointments tell us all we need to know about the Republican Party.

If only we had real options to choose from instead of this charade.

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The only remedy representing the people was them using the power of the purse to cut his staff funding.

Did they represent their constituents? I think not.

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We expect better judgement from our representatives than simply doing everything their constituents want them to do. At least James Madison and Alexander Hamilton expected it.

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Federalist No. 10 (James Madison)Refining the Public Will: Madison famously argued that representative government "refine[s] and enlarge[s] the public views". He believed that elected officials—chosen for their wisdom, patriotism, and love of justice—are more likely to act in the true interest of the country than the people themselves would, especially since public passions can be easily swayed.Controlling Factions: By funneling decisions through a chosen body of citizens, the republic creates a buffer that protects the minority and the nation as a whole from being oppressed by a passionate majority faction.

Federalist No. 71 (Alexander Hamilton)The Executive's Role: While addressing the presidency, Hamilton articulated the overarching principle that representatives owe the people their best judgment, not just compliance. He argued leaders should be shielded from short-term public backlash, as public opinion is often wrong or shortsighted.Following Principle: Hamilton argued that a leader or representative must have the freedom to make difficult, temporarily unpopular decisions if they are ultimately in the best long-term interest of the nation.

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I don't like screwing with a federal judge's staff. I don't like this guy either, but the Democrats will start doing it to judges they don't like when they're in power.

The real problem is that when the DC circuit started issuing rulingss Obama didn't like, he got the Democrat Congress to expand the DC circuit so he could appoint liberal judges. Judges. There is nothing stopping the Republicans in Congress from cutting the size of the DC circuit back to what it used to be and that is what should happen

Overall I get all that. Chip Roy did this for the headlines, because frankly the establishment hates MAGA and Trump.

They have the power to impeach but they don't care enough. The chamber of commerce has no need to remove activist judges...

Stfu. Dick. That’s EXACTLY how it should word romps are dems best friends

Banana Republic?Like Obama did to Trump....but that's fine? GFY

You have an excellent point, it became banana republic with Boasberg activist judges.

This is an in depth subject but I don't trust them to rep us. Removing staff funding is a nice sideways deal of impeachment. Did they consider a vote of impeachment, I may have missed this...

It looks more and more like a show Chip Roy put on. Like their dog an pony hearings. They took masks off when Cornyn was voted out.