Juliet Schive
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Entire Dutch Government Quits
Over a nationally televised address to the nation last Friday, The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire cabinet resigned citing political responsibility over the government's welfare scandal. The scandal started when the Dutch parliament instituted new policy in order to crack down on child welfare fraud, however the policy implemented did far more harm than good for the Dutch people. When parents would apply for welfare, a simple clerical error or misfiling would result in the parents being accused of fraud and forced to backpay payments to the government, plunging them into financial ruin and while COVID-19 dominates the world.
By Juliet Schive3 years ago in The Swamp
Impeachment, Now What?
January 13th, 2021, marks the first time in history that a sitting U.S. president has been impeached twice, particularly with the first impeachment occurring only over a year ago which made Donald J. Trump the third president in U.S. history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Only Donald Trump would be able to bestow such an honor upon himself. The House's historic vote 232-197 with some 10 Republicans breaking ranks to support the Democrats in removing the president. Unlike the first impeachment trial, polls show that a majority of Americans, 54% according to Politico, support Congress' decision with impeachment and want to see the president convicted. Additionally, the same poll 55% say that the President should resign from office before his term expires.
By Juliet Schive3 years ago in The Swamp
Double Dose of Impeachment
This morning, 9am eastern time, the U.S. House of Representatives convened to begin a vote to impeach Donald J. Trump for inciting the violence that unfolded in front of the world last Wednesday. Those who support the president engaged in seditious activities as the mob of domestic terrorists stormed the Capitol and endangered the hundreds of lives in the building. Reports show that the mob had access to nearly every room in the Capitol after all members of Congress were evacuated to secure unmarked locations. Before the congress people were able to evacuate, the terrorists were already inside the building which resulted in the Secret Service barricading the doors to the chamber of the House with their guns drawn. The terrorists made it into both cambers of Congress to continue to damage and even broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office to leave a threatening message. In addition to the terrorists, a pipe bomb was found inside the Capitol along with similar ones found at the RNC and DNC headquarters. A total of 61 arrests have been made with about half of those occurring on Capitol grounds last Wednesday, however most of the charges are not directly related to the attempted coup.
By Juliet Schive3 years ago in The Swamp