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Rep. Elijah Cummings has died at age 68 due to health complications.........
wjla ^ | !0/17/2019 | Wjla

Posted on 10/17/2019 2:37:14 AM PDT by caww

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) died early Thursday morning due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges, according to a statement from his office.

(Excerpt) Read more at wjla.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 116th; baltimore; braking; cummings; elijahcummings
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To: caww; All
Republican Governor Hogan gets to appoint a replacement.

He was elected in 2014. He took office in January of 2015.

In 2016, the Maryland legislature passed a law that any replacement appointed by the Governor had to be the same party as the person they replaced.

201 posted on 10/17/2019 7:56:20 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Paul Wellstone was a leftist progressive Democrat.


202 posted on 10/17/2019 7:57:07 AM PDT by Vaden (First they came for the Confederates... Next they came for Washington... Then they came...)
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To: RinaseaofDs
we have to forgive

Nice phrase (which by the way doesn't appear in the referenced quote), but what exactly are you "forgiving" Cummings for? What did he to do you that you are in a position to "forgive"? Oh, and note that he didn't acknowledge anything he did that requires "forgiveness" and he didn't ask for your forgiveness (although, hopefully, he had time before he died to confess and ask God's forgiveness for the harm he caused to others in his position of power and authority for so many years).

You may think my comments harsh, but my purpose is to point out the widespread misunderstanding of what "forgiveness" is ... what it requires ... and who is involved. No offense intended.

203 posted on 10/17/2019 8:02:58 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: ArtDodger
Nice.

On the plus side, he won't have any heating bills where he's going.

204 posted on 10/17/2019 8:04:58 AM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: Cboldt

God has issued the Trump Zot. ;-)


205 posted on 10/17/2019 8:07:25 AM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: digger48; All
House seats have either a Special election or just wait until the next general election

Not sure when the breakoff point is

Either way, expect some other Baltimore Swamp Rat to end up in this seat,

I hear Marilyn Mosby is available

I should have read your post, digger!

I thought the Governor was able to appoint.

206 posted on 10/17/2019 8:14:26 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: caww

He finally retired!


207 posted on 10/17/2019 8:19:53 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: Hugh the Scot

It’s to bad he didn’t have obunghole care!


208 posted on 10/17/2019 8:20:57 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: Dr.Deth

They all are going to escape. No one is going to jail. The swamp is still strong.


209 posted on 10/17/2019 8:25:26 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: caww

Somewhere in Baltimore I suppose there’s a school, or park, highway, etc. that needs to be renamed, ir a statue that needs to be erected I say oh so cynically.


210 posted on 10/17/2019 8:30:31 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: RummyChick

I will say only this: They are called Commandments for a reason. Time to meet the maker.


211 posted on 10/17/2019 8:40:22 AM PDT by Loud Mime ("Now, go and do your duty before darkness covers the earth." Michael Uhlmann (1939 - 2019))
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To: glennaro

Good remarks from you.

There is a reason that they are Commandments, not suggestions.


212 posted on 10/17/2019 8:42:21 AM PDT by Loud Mime ("Now, go and do your duty before darkness covers the earth." Michael Uhlmann (1939 - 2019))
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To: caww; All
Bette Davis said when Joan Crawford died, "You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good... Joan Crawford is dead. GOOD!" 😁
213 posted on 10/17/2019 8:46:04 AM PDT by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump)
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To: Candor7
April 2014:

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa accuses his Democratic counterpart, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, of colluding with the IRS to attack one of the tea party groups that was targeted by the tax agency for intrusive scrutiny and long delays.

True The Vote is going to have a going-away party for ee cummings. ;-)

214 posted on 10/17/2019 8:46:47 AM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: Segovia

no, the office is vacant until the next election, but now they have to run a primary. Also, the new rep will not have any seniority so the district will not get much in funding next year.


215 posted on 10/17/2019 8:49:45 AM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: maggief

Carolyn Maloney is the acting chair for the rest of the term per Wikipedia.


216 posted on 10/17/2019 8:52:11 AM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: tired&retired

“..Who is next? Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Nancy Pelosi?....”
The Reaper is in the House. He’s got this one. Perhaps he could make it a “four-fer”: the vile, demonic Botoxian, little Ruthie G and that communist, fast-a$$ Nadler. Satan would be totally PO’d to see four of finest showing back up in hell all at once.
It would be a great day for America.


217 posted on 10/17/2019 8:57:05 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Dr.Deth

He escaped justice in this life but the Bible says, “It is appointed for man to die once and after this the judgement.”

Escaping judgement on this earth is certainly dissatisfying to many of us but the Lord says, “Vengeance is mine.” On this we must have faith.


218 posted on 10/17/2019 9:02:41 AM PDT by bkopto
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To: caww

Every death is a “health complication”.


219 posted on 10/17/2019 9:17:55 AM PDT by ALASKA (Watching an attempted coup by a thousand cuts....)
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To: marktwain
In 2016, the Maryland legislature passed a law that any replacement appointed by the Governor had to be the same party as the person they replaced.

just another of the veto-proof legislature's ways to hamstring a Republican governor. He's an R in name only and a Trump hater, but still an R.

220 posted on 10/17/2019 9:22:26 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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