The Pentagon Papers was leaked this way! Someone gave it to a member of Congress and they just read it aloud on the floor of the chamber. No one could arrest them! It's constitutionally protected! Seriously, wtf are these fat cats in Congress doing? Totally ridiculous! - ThreadSky

senategabe.bsky.social • 31 days ago

The Pentagon Papers was leaked this way! Someone gave it to a member of Congress and they just read it aloud on the floor of the chamber.

No one could arrest them! It's constitutionally protected!

Seriously, wtf are these fat cats in Congress doing? Totally ridiculous!

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dstein.bsky.social•31 days ago

Sen. Gravel received the papers via a car trunk to trunk transfer outside the Mayflower Hotel and then as Chairman of a subcommittee he was able to just add them to the congressional record, where they became public.

senategabe.bsky.social•31 days ago

YES! I mean, that is the bar right.

dstein.bsky.social•31 days ago

But surely the lowly Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Grounds and Buildings should defer to the leadership and related committees on such an important issue and wait to see whether polls supported it or if it would impact McGovern's chances against Nixon! Did he even ask Scoop Jackson first?

senategabe.bsky.social•31 days ago

This is easily one of the nerdiest jokes I've ever read but I am here for it.

senategabe.bsky.social•31 days ago

Literally the definition of "We tried nothing and we are all out of ideas" meme!

The only thing I can promise you is if some regular angry citizen who took a Constitution Law class became a US Senator, American history would change dramatically within hours.

porter79.bsky.social•31 days ago

I look forward to that. Meanwhile I wonder how Obama is doing, or the Mormon.

I'm sure both could get a slot on the Sunday shows.

Somebody needs to publicly say

"I guess musk is in charge"

🤬

koooooooogs.bsky.social•31 days ago

eh we don't need the ones who brought the fuel around this fire any more than necessary thank you

porter79.bsky.social•31 days ago

Wasnt looking for a solution...
Trying for a heart attack inducing conniption.

coffeemalted.bsky.social•31 days ago

*Obama was a ConLaw professor who became president*. His pro-Democracy vision was quickly shut down by oligarchs via McConnell. Even when Mrs. O tried to pivot the country away from high sugar consumption, the sugar lobby showed up at the WH w/o an appointment & silenced them.

koooooooogs.bsky.social•31 days ago

as we have learned the past 2 weeks presidents are powerless as a rule

neilanderthal.bsky.social•31 days ago

Just F*CKING DO IT!

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