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Attilatheblond

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6. Taxation Without Representation.... we all know the next line

Reply to calimary (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:13 PM

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People in AZ 7 are generally well below wealthy. They have withholding taken out of their pay checks every payday. And they are without representation in the US House of Representatives. Any way some lawyers can file a class action suit against Mike Johnson?

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Rep. Grijalva does NOT need to be sworn in by the Speaker ..... others can do the job, and have done so in the past. [View all] eppur_se_muova Wednesday OP

Just effin malaise Wednesday #1

So the House has to approve letting a judge do the swearing-in? Qutzupalotl Wednesday #2

K&R UTUSN Wednesday #3

Johnson is not going to do it, so get on with it. GoodRaisin Wednesday #4

So how do we get around that? calimary Wednesday #5

Taxation Without Representation.... we all know the next line Attilatheblond Wednesday #6

Not likely onenote Wednesday #13

Being forced to pay taxes but not allowed representation isn't enough to have standing? Attilatheblond Wednesday #14

Nope. onenote Wednesday #16

Ha. That's funny. Like rules and laws matter any more. progressoid Wednesday #7

Perhaps Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could be called-upon to remedy this Constitutional aberration. BurnDoubt Wednesday #8

That's my thought. IrishAfricanAmerican Wednesday #9

Only if specifically authorized by House resolution onenote Wednesday #10

Aw, hell, I'd much rather be sworn in by Hakeem Jeffries Warpy Wednesday #11

For the Epsteinth time, release the files surfered Wednesday #12

Squeaker of the House is absent and unaccounted for MerryBlooms Wednesday #15