House Republicans join with AOC and use Epstein files playbook to force a vote on stock trading ban: ‘Hell’s frozen over’

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-aoc-discharge-petition-stock-trading-epstein-b2876741.html

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  1. If you serve in Congress you shouldn’t be able to day trade stocks, full stop. Mike Johnson can fuck himself with his *“muh disincentivizing qualified people from office…”* fuck that, if not being able to trade turns someone off from serving in the legislature then their hearts weren’t in service to begin with. 

  2. Johnson has been such a bad leader that he has gone beyond not getting anything done, to piss off his side enough for force things through.

  3. >A group of renegade House Republicans and Democrats deployed the same procedural trick used to force a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files to wrangle a vote on a measure to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

    >Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) filed her discharge petition to force the vote on her legislation, a proposal that has been supported by an unexpected coterie of members ranging from progressives like liberal darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to archconservatives like Rep. Burchett (R-Tenn.).

    *If it passes*, then this would be the third discharge petition in the (so far) last ~~30~~ (yikes!) 16 days. Mike Johnson’s control of the House is slipping.

    * Nov 17 – [Golden’s bill to restore federal workers’ union rights clears threshold to force House action](https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-s-bill-to-restore-federal-workers-union-rights-clears-threshold-to-force-house-action)

    * Nov 18 – [Massie-Khanna “Epstein Files Transparency Act” Passes House of Representatives](https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395780)

    * **Dec 3** – [House Republicans join with AOC and use Epstein files playbook to force a vote on stock trading ban: ‘Hell’s frozen over’](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-aoc-discharge-petition-stock-trading-epstein-b2876741.html)

  4. No wonder Mike Johnson has recently been so adamant about curtailing discharge petitions and raising their threshold to succeed. He is losing his grip on his tiny GOP House majority and wants to get rid of one of the only processes that lawmakers can use to bypass him. If he had his way, the Epstein files vote would have never happened and this bill to ban Congressional stock trading would never see the light of day.

  5. Why do all politicians think they are above the law what the hell is going on in this country. Just because our president is a criminal and literally getting away with murder they think all of them can be crooks

  6. All active trading should stop once you enter elected office. You can invest in broad funds and such, but that’s it.

  8. As it should be. Day trading while having inside info is literally against the law and this people make bankroll off it.

  10. Republicans realize they can just elect a different speaker right?

  11. Oh thank God, a Democrat has finally figured out how to use the rules in their favor. First time for everything

  12. Did I do some mushrooms or something because this headline does not seem realistic.

  13. This is something the Democrats should have been out in front of, but apparently Jeffries would rather spend his time praising the president’s pardon of corrupt officials.

  14. That is when you know the market crash is going to happen. They will want to set the ban so they do look terrible when they have to dump all their stocks during the crash.

  15. Mike’s really gonna want to change the rules cuz he doesn’t like how they’re doing it

  17. If that actually passed, do you know how many congressmen would retire suddenly?

    😀

  18. >“Hell’s frozen over,” Burchett told The Independent about the oddball coalition.

    Hell must freeze over alot, because AOC has a documented history of cosigning bills with MAGA Republicans that are designed to limit government corruption. I mean hell, she cosponsored a term limit bill with Matt Gaetz of all people.

  19. Lets do drug reimportation next. So many things just never make it to the floor because of leadership. Lets make it easier to make politicians go on the record for things that voters want.

  20. 6 figure salary with full benefits and multiple vacations a year? If they don’t want the job I’ll take their place any day.

  21. wtf kinda high-five are they doing in that photo

  22. House republicans are probably staring at multiple internal polls and focus groups showing they’re gunna get whipped in November 2026. So they are looking around for some “win” votes they can get under their belt quick that they can campaign on.

  23. > House Republicans join with AOC

    What the fuck timeline are we in when we see that in a headline?

  24. Is this the part where all the Libertarians realize they’ve been progressive the entire time?

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