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Almost nobody is talking about this, and it should outrage every American: Just yesterday, Republicans in the House and Senate picked their leaders for the next Congress. Behind closed doors - by SECRET BALLOT. In the House, Jim Jordan beat Steve Scalise 106-73. The only reason we even know the count is because lawmakers leaked it to reporters. In the Senate, John Thune was handed his job again after a wipeout that cost Republicans at least seven seats. Senators who wanted to delay the vote were shot down 31-15. Also in secret. We don't know who voted for who. Not one name. Democrats do the exact same thing. Here's the part that should make your blood boil: NOTHING in the Constitution requires a secret ballot. NOTHING in federal law requires it. They made this rule up themselves and they could end it tomorrow with one vote. They just don't want to. We elected these people. We pay their salaries. We pay their staff. We pay for their offices. We pay for their security. We pay their pensions. They're using our money to run a private club that decides who runs Congress on our behalf. That's not representation - that's a secret society. Every one of these votes should be public, on the record, with a name attached. If you're proud of your vote, show it. If you're hiding it, the voters deserve to know why. END THE SECRET BALLOT - NOW!

Senator James Lankford, stop trying to explain to us how you know how we feel. The more you guys do that, the more we can't stand you! Listen to what he actually says in this video: "We've cleared a lot of our own schedules, time that we would be back home, but we're going to stay here in Washington, DC and get as much done as we possibly can in the next two months." "I was going to be back home tomorrow for Veterans Day. We canceled that. We're actually going to work on issues here." "So we're clearing the schedule, spending more time here." He says it like you're supposed to thank him. You just got wiped out in the midterms, you've got two months left in the majority, and your big announcement is that you're going to SHOW UP TO WORK? That's your JOB. We pay you to do it! These people are so out of touch, it's astonishing. Do yourselves a favor: Lock yourselves in that chamber and get to work. We don't want to see you for the next two months. The only thing we want to hear about is what you've actually accomplished for the agenda we voted for!