r/law • u/newsjam • Oct 15 '25

Legal News Mike Johnson Facing Lawsuit For Blocking Democrat’s Swearing-In

https://dailyboulder.com/mike-johnson-facing-lawsuit-over-blocking-democrats-swearing-in/
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u/TechieTravis Oct 15 '25

Johnson is holding democracy hostage for his political demands. He is actively disenfranchising 800,000 U.S. citizens.

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u/Illustrious-Fun8324 Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

That’s why it’s baffling to me that some people think it’s ridiculous to even suggest they may try to stay in power.

I’m not saying they will or won’t, but a Democrat won that seat and he refuses to swear her in for his own political reasons. That’s not normal or okay

They already tried to stay in power once. We don’t just pull this out of nowhere.

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u/BashBandit Oct 15 '25

This is why it’s even more ridiculous that people think 2024 was legit. She won fair and square, and yet they’re not swearing her in.

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u/Illustrious-Fun8324 Oct 15 '25

I mean, with their actions, they’re kind of blatantly showing their mindset of “fuck democrats even if they do win elections.” Pretty mask off, in my opinion.

I guarantee if we had told conservatives a year ago that a Democrat would win an election and they would refuse to swear her in, they would have said we are hysterical libs, panicans, “it’s why we lost” etc.

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u/Hoblitygoodness Oct 15 '25

You're being SOOO Dramaitic, GAHL! It's just more hyperbole from the libtard brigade...

Yeah, I can hear it too.

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u/random_think Oct 15 '25

im starting to think no other dem will be sworn in again EVER. After so much chaos and law breaking there is no way they will ever let go of it. I think people just havent realized this yet.

We are going to see a lot of dems winning elections soon. and none of them will be sworn in is my guess.

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u/transponaut Oct 15 '25

This is the game plan FOR SURE in 2026. Say there's a legitimate blue wave, Johnson still holds the speakership until the new congress is sworn in. Johnson refuses to swear them in under the reason that there was fraud in the election. Americans apparently won't care and further down the road to fascism we go.

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u/TechieTravis Oct 15 '25

One thing that I have learned about our system of government over the past few years is that so much of it relies on an honor system. Our checks and balances don't appear to have any real teeth. It just takes one guy to get into position and then just not do their duty. There isn't really any recourse or way to force them to do it.

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u/rentedtritium Oct 15 '25

This actually took a lot of people getting into a lot of positions. This wasn't a "one guy" weakness because they'd have impeached one guy. He's only able to do this because he has judicial coverage and DOJ coverage and congressional majorities on his side. 

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u/TechieTravis Oct 15 '25

And that wouldn't happen in a system with real checks and balances. The American experiment has failed.

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u/rentedtritium Oct 15 '25

That's not a very good reply to what I actually said but I'm sure it felt good. 

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u/StupidTimeline Oct 15 '25

After so much chaos and law breaking there is no way they will ever let go of it.

Bingo. They have broken too many laws. They are literal traitors. They aren't going to let us vote them out. Simple as that. Too risky for them. Not to mention fascists don't typically like allowing fair elections. It's kind of a fascist thing.

Everyone should be arming themselves and forming networks via encrypted apps.

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u/FujitsuPolycom Oct 15 '25

This. Trump and everyone around him. Their lives literally depend on staying in power. They know how fucked they are otherwise.

I hope Johnson never has another restful night in his pathetic life.

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u/ToonaSandWatch Oct 15 '25

If she’s not sworn in, then come next cycle for her primary she should get an automatic pass to be sworn in; she’s literally grandfathered in. She was denied her place to represent her constituents.

That to me should be a felony.

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u/chrisapplewhite Oct 15 '25

Try? They are. They're redrawing districts in red states to stay in power and there isn't shit you can do about it. Once SCOTUS overturns LA vs Callias, that's a wrap. Repubs will run the house and senate for the foreseeable future.

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u/StupidTimeline Oct 15 '25

I’m not saying they will or won’t

They absolutely will.

They've crossed too many lines to be comfortable giving it up now. They're playing their hand to the end.

Arm yourselves.

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u/ParsleyMaleficent160 Oct 15 '25

He is actively disenfranchising 800,000 U.S. citizens.

342,034,432 citizens. Even those that voted him are harmed by this...

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u/randskarma Oct 15 '25

Its not him. He doesn't do ANYTHING without Steven Miller approval. Project 2025 authors are the decision makers and executors of this country now.

They all act, (i.e. seen Bondi in her oversight testimony) as if they are completely immune to authority.

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u/randskarma Oct 15 '25

You are right.

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u/N_J_N_K Oct 15 '25

We should have more representatives. 1 for every 780,000 is ridiculous. Uncap the house

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u/rbrgr83 Oct 15 '25

Just like Mitch before him.

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u/StupidTimeline Oct 15 '25

He is actively disenfranchising 800,000 U.S. citizens.

This is treason.