Talkin' Politics | January 6th Anniversary and Brazil's Own Insurrection; CPAC Organizer Alleged Sexual Abuse; Lucas Kunce Calls Out Josh Hawley; Kevin McCarthy (Eventually) Became Speaker, So Now What?

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TRUE OR FALSE

1. 2 years later we are in a better place as a Democracy
2. Medal of Honor recipients
   1. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/joe-biden-january-6-anniversary/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2023-01-05T15%3A36%3A28&utm_term=link
3. Electoral college reform potential, is it dead now with GOP House?
4. Bolsonaro supporters doing their own version on January 8th
   1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64204860

YEAH, NO... YEAH

1. Another possible Conservative sex offender
   1. https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walker-staffer-matt-schlapp-groped-my-crotch
   2. Confirmed story 
      • https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/matt-schlapp-accused-fondling-male-campaign-staffer-rcna64563

BUY OR SELL

1. Josh Hawley can be unseated in 2024? 
   1. https://newrepublic.com/post/169866/lucas-kunce-announces-challenge-josh-hawley-january-6
   2. Kunce website https://lucaskunce.com/
      • Great video
      • Sounded like something we’ve said about 2 dozen times on this show
         
   3. Other potentials include KC Mayor Quinton Lucas, Brian Williams (State Senate), Crystal Quade, Jay Nixon, Peter Meredith, Claire
       

THE BIG ONE

1. Kevin!!!!!!
   1. Kevin McCarthy is officially the Speaker of The House
2. Hard line GOP members made it both difficult and a little hilarious
   • https://www.reuters.com/world/us/after-two-days-failure-us-house-republicans-try-again-pick-leader-2023-01-05/
3. Wow https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/01/04/house-of-representatives-in-purgatory-without-speaker/
4. Bunch of malarkey 
   1. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3802947-biden-basks-in-gop-speaker-chaos/
   2. The Concessions
      • https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-concessions-republicans/
      • Any member can call for a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair
      • A McCarthy-aligned super-PAC (the Congressional Leadership Fund) agreed to not spend in open Republican primaries in safe seats
      • The House will hold votes on key conservative bills, including a balanced budget amendment, congressional term limits, and border security
      • Efforts to raise the nation’s debt ceiling must be paired with spending cuts
      • Move 12 appropriations bills individually, instead of passing separate bills to fund government operations
      • More Freedom Caucus representation on committees, including the influential House Rules Committee
      • Cap discretionary spending at fiscal year 2022 levels, which would amount to lower levels for defense and domestic programs
      • 72 hours to review bills before they come to floor
      • Give members the ability to offer more amendments on the House floor
      • Create an investigative committee to probe the “weaponization” of the federal government
      • Restore the Holman rule, which can be used to reduce the salary of government officials

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