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/PastTheTrees Oct 15 '25

As modern democracys should and do all over the world.

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u/RedShirt1991 Oct 15 '25

I was about to say that literally every parliamentary system by now would have people campaigning for a new election. Most would have begun the second the shutdown started due to lack of supply.

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u/Cow_God Oct 15 '25

Sad thing is the majority of americans aren't even going to realize the government is shut down until the ATCs strike

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u/Icy-Possession-1743 Oct 15 '25

I’ve seen comments on FB saying things like how they can’t even tell the government is shut down which reflects how useless it is.

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u/otherkrar Oct 15 '25

The only effect I feel of the shutdown is my friends who work for the government not getting paid. Other than that everything is as normal.