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demmiblue

(36,914 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2019, 03:19 PM Feb 2019

AOC: Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee.

Shock doesn’t begin to cover it.

Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee.

I turned to my staff and asked if it was a demonstration.

“No,” they said. “Lobbyists pay the homeless + others to hold their place so they can get in 1st.”

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AOC: Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee. (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 2019 OP

It should be illegal to pay someone to hold your place. This is bullshit. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #2

I presume zipplewrath Feb 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #5

Just wanted to make sure zipplewrath Feb 2019 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #7

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #3

Does that factor into Trump's employment numbers? lame54 Feb 2019 #8

Once again AOC is shining a light on what goes on inside the halls of our government. jalan48 Feb 2019 #9

Is this another time when she is going to be told to be quiet and learn how things are done? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #10

It's funny. I've never seen this mentioned before. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #13

I ask myself why I never knew this melman Feb 2019 #11

For those wondering why Ocasio-Cortez has gained such a following. This is a big reason: demmiblue Feb 2019 #12

SunSeeker

(51,798 posts)

1. It should be illegal to pay someone to hold your place. This is bullshit.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 03:20 PM

Feb 2019

The lobbyists should wait like everyone else.

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zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

4. I presume

Reply to NCChomskyan (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 03:45 PM

Feb 2019

I assume you mean that the fact of homelessness is "criminal" for a society such as ours. Not that the DC government has criminalized homelessness.

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zipplewrath

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6. Just wanted to make sure

Reply to NCChomskyan (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 04:21 PM

Feb 2019

More than one local has tried to criminalize homelessness. They tried to make begging here a civil penalty. 1st amendment kinda put a kabash on that crap. It's technically still illegal to FEED the homeless without a permit.

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ck4829

(35,096 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 03:36 PM

Feb 2019

lame54

(35,345 posts)

8. Does that factor into Trump's employment numbers?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:01 PM

Feb 2019

jalan48

(13,910 posts)

9. Once again AOC is shining a light on what goes on inside the halls of our government.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:05 PM

Feb 2019

Cuthbert Allgood

(5,009 posts)

10. Is this another time when she is going to be told to be quiet and learn how things are done?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:12 PM

Feb 2019

Because I don't see so many of those people chiming in recently.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,356 posts)

13. It's funny. I've never seen this mentioned before.

Reply to Cuthbert Allgood (Reply #10)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:10 PM

Feb 2019

I wonder what has changed? Hmmm.

melman

(7,681 posts)

11. I ask myself why I never knew this

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:38 PM

Feb 2019

And I think the answer is nobody ever thought it was worth mentioning before. This is why she's great.

demmiblue

(36,914 posts)

12. For those wondering why Ocasio-Cortez has gained such a following. This is a big reason:

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:08 PM

Feb 2019

For those wondering why Ocasio-Cortez has gained such a following. This is a big reason: She displays genuine shock at Washington practices that are considered standard to insiders but are shocking a large number of average Americans.

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