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48. Al Capone and Elliot Ness agree to form bipartisan anti-crime committee

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Fri May 14, 2021, 06:25 PM

May 2021

Capone valves to work in the spirit of bipartisanship

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Lawmakers reach deal on bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6 [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2021 OP

So nothing will happen if it is 5Ds and 5Rs? MerryHolidays May 2021 #1

I'm in agreement with you. sdfernando May 2021 #3

All "Commissions" do is gather information and summarize it in a "report" BumRushDaShow May 2021 #6

Yes that is tue sdfernando May 2021 #18

And so what would you suppose Congress should do? BumRushDaShow May 2021 #21

I'm in agreement with you. sdfernando May 2021 #4

Generally the only thing that a "Commission" does is gather info BumRushDaShow May 2021 #5

I guess that's finally the point MerryHolidays May 2021 #13

"It would have been better to have a select Committee of either house," BumRushDaShow May 2021 #19

And just to add MerryHolidays May 2021 #14

Most Commissions are "toothless" because they are not designed to be prosecutorial BumRushDaShow May 2021 #20

But again, as with the Ervin Commission, there would be an investigation with witnesses MerryHolidays May 2021 #31

Remember that after the Whitewater fiasco BumRushDaShow May 2021 #43

A few things MerryHolidays May 2021 #49

LOL Well to unpack that BumRushDaShow May 2021 #50

January 6th had nothing to do with any of the summer protests, and if the Democrats agreed to allow JohnSJ May 2021 #2

It doesn't appear in the scope. mahina May 2021 #8

agreed, and it isn't clear from the OP if that will be included, because if it is, then in my JohnSJ May 2021 #11

Actual prosecutions of the insurrectionists will go much farther in bullwinkle428 May 2021 #23

The Heritage Foundation gab13by13 May 2021 #7

Investigating people who crapped, peed and smeared Marthe48 May 2021 #9

Thank goodness. Hooray. mahina May 2021 #10

December? Why not say August? Geez, we really are taking our time now aren't we? machoneman May 2021 #12

Nothing will come of this except 2 competing reports. lark May 2021 #15

Compared with other commissions, gab13by13 May 2021 #25

Utterly disappointing Fullduplexxx May 2021 #16

Agree!!! Wuddles440 May 2021 #30

People responsible for the insurrection make up half of the commission! Mr. Sparkle May 2021 #17

Prosecutions and convictions will tell the tale bucolic_frolic May 2021 #22

Exactly BumRushDaShow May 2021 #24

So if subpoenas require GQP approval, gab13by13 May 2021 #26

Is December 31, 2021 Enough Time DallasNE May 2021 #27

And, Oh, how easy it makes avoiding actually KPN May 2021 #38

So, no subpoenas Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #28

This is all about 2022 at this point... Moostache May 2021 #29

That's about it at most. No accountability. KPN May 2021 #35

I think the key is 2022 survival... Moostache May 2021 #40

It doesn't really matter either way though. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #41

Even the ground rules for this commission - OK, I'll dignify it with "mission statement" are a shock BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #32

FFS Snackshack May 2021 #33

"New leadership needs to be seriously considered.Both Schumer and Pelosi have been very ineffective" BumRushDaShow May 2021 #39

Um, Elessar Zappa May 2021 #42

How to neuter a body before it is put to work. KPN May 2021 #34

So let's see here, Traildogbob May 2021 #36

Funny, but no current members of Congress can serve SouthBayDem May 2021 #46

Yes, Traildogbob May 2021 #47

GQP already knows their results of Tourist Day. keithbvadu2 May 2021 #37

Wait, the accomplices to murder get 1/2 the seats on the murder investigation? Comfortably_Numb May 2021 #44

9-11 Style Kid Berwyn May 2021 #45

Al Capone and Elliot Ness agree to form bipartisan anti-crime committee Bucky May 2021 #48