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Kay Granger's last recorded vote was on July 24
EXCLUSIVE: Where is Congresswoman Kay Granger?Taylor Manziel who is the Assistant Executive Director for the senior living facility acknowledged to The Dallas Express that “This is her home.”
Kay Granger's last recorded vote was on July 24
EXCLUSIVE: Where is Congresswoman Kay Granger?Taylor Manziel who is the Assistant Executive Director for the senior living facility acknowledged to The Dallas Express that “This is her home.”
(in fairness to Rep. Granger, she did step down as Appropriation Committee Chair in March, this maybe explains it)
in principle, having no functional US Rep for half a year is bad.
824,000 people live in the 12th Congressional District as of the 2020 US Census.
no replies from the 12th Congressional District or anywhere else
I never cease to be amazed how little politics posters like to discuss politics.
Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government | The NationThe Granger case, along with new reporting making clear that Joe Biden has served as a diminished president, is forcing gerontocracy onto the agenda in Washington. Aside from Biden and Granger, there are now increasing expressions of concerns about the advanced age and healthcare struggles of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi and outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (both of whom, despite formally giving up powerful posts, remain kingmakers in Washington). Questions have also been raisedabout Democratic Representative David Scott of Georgia, with even fellow Democrats expressing skepticism about his ability to serve. The decision to sideline young congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House Oversight Committee on behalf of Gerry Connolly, who is 74 and suffers from cancer, has been criticized even by centrist Democrats such as Jen Psaki as proof of entrenched gerontocracy. This is a major shift from recent years, when a bipartisan code of silence protected elected officials and judges from being criticized even though there was ample evidence that age had made them incapable of serving.
Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky responded to the Granger story by tweeting, “I’m more concerned about the congressmen who have dementia and are still voting.”
Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California tweeted:
Kay Granger’s long absence reveals the problem with a Congress that rewards seniority & relationships more than merit & ideas. We have a sclerotic gerontocracy. We need term limits. We need to get big money out of politics so a new generation of Americans can run and serve.
Khanna’s statement has the virtue of moving the discussion beyond just the individual choices of lawmakers and into the wider system that has made gerontocracy possible. Republican firebrand Kerri Lake, who rarely agrees with Khanna on anything—and is seldom a voice of reason—also offered a systemic analysis, tweeting,
Khanna and Lake are accurate in seeing the problem as entrenched systems. The rules of Congress reward seniority with more power, which also makes it logical for voters to keep voting for longtime lawmakers even past the decline in their capacity. Those lawmakers have staff who can make sure that the perks of power are still shared with cons uents.“Washington D.C. shouldn’t be a retirement home, but the entrenched forces there are so desperate to hold on to power that they will reject fresh voices while pulling stunts like this.”
These staffers themselves cons ute an important enabling force for gerontocracy. After all, a diminished political leader basically acts as a figurehead or puppet for staffers who can exercise real power behind the scenes. Joe Biden’s presidency may have been a tragedy for the Democrats, for America, and for the world—but for figures like national security adviser Jake Sullivan or chief of staff Jeff Zients (and his predecessor Ron Klain), it was a chance to pursue their vision of the world without the kind of impediment that might have been expected from a fully alert and cognizant president.
Having a demented POTUS for 4 years is even worse but you didn't mind that
How bad was it for you?
And now we get another four that you voted for
Probably even worse than his first demented four years.
yeah, Trump lost to a 900 year old mummy. it'll never not crack me up.
MY TEAM WON
CRY MOARRR
then why you crying about the Palestinians so much?
Not sure what you think the inconsistency is, I post on a variety of topics
it's a little-known rule of federal procedure that anything POTUS posts online is a legit predicate for federal action
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