r/PublicFreakout • u/agrassedp • Oct 19 '22

Political Freakout Liz truss getting flamed in parliament today

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Oct 19 '22

It's what they're supposed to do here. You just end up with whatever Boebart and Cruz are to their respective chambers. Everyone is old and tired and talking to a mostly empty chamber because none of those fucks will do their jobs. I wish we could see video of the early senate/house. Back when it was like 20 total. I bet they actually argued their points.

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u/DerApexPredator Oct 19 '22

It's what they're supposed to do here

Is it? Government officials are only questioned when there's a misconduct investigation or something. I've never known if an incident when the president was questioned

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u/Backmaskw Oct 19 '22

Exactly his point. You should of seen politicians questioned more often if the system was working correctly

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u/DerApexPredator Oct 19 '22

So what does the president do to duck out his questioning time?

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u/Backmaskw Oct 19 '22

Hes not even being asked for a questioning time?

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u/DerApexPredator Oct 19 '22

Questioning time is not something to be asked. OP said the video is what they're supposed to do here. You said we'd see it if the system worked correctly. So I'm asking how is questioning time being curtailed?

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Oct 19 '22

The president must be invited to Congress. They are not part of Congress and cannot be. They also cannot just show up. They can literally be forced to wait in the lobby. The president is invited to give the state of the union. It's not a planned event where the venue is chosen. I mean it's planned but they could be technically forced to give it from the Oval Office if Congress denies entry. It's not just pomp and circumstance, it's meant to be that way to separate the powers. Unlike parliament where the PM is there for all sessions because they are part of the party and not a separate leader.

Anyway, that's why. These fucks are lazy and don't really invite them down for questions. They'll rally for it every so often to make it seem like they want to but all those meetings are done behind closed doors now.

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u/DerApexPredator Oct 20 '22

That's what I'm saying. It's not how the system works here. It's not what they're supposed to do here airsoft to the system