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Jeffries condemns Kimmel shutdown, demands FCC chair 'resign immediately' (www.politico.com)

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Congressional Democratic leaders called for Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to resign “immediately” in a statement Thursday morning, after Disney indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show.

In a joint statement, signed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.), Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) and other Democratic leaders, the group said Carr had engaged in “the corrupt abuse of power” by “forcing” ABC to “bend the knee” to President Donald Trump in canceling Kimmel’s show.

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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

What exactly do you expect the minority party to do about it?

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

"We've done nothing and we're all out of ideas."

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

There's nothing they can do outside of publicly condemning the actions.

Again, I ask, what exactly do you want them to do? What specifically is within the power of a congressional party that doesn't hold the majority that would be more effective?

Edit: if you disagree with me, it would be nice if you could actually answer my question instead of down voting. But I suspect it's because you don't have an actual rebuttal.

[–] darvocet 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hunger strikes? Self emulation?

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think you mean immolation. And that's a pretty ridiculous ask.

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