WaxedWookie @ WaxedWookie @lemmy.world

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For a party that claims to love and respect the US Constitution, (...) I don't think any Republican has ever actually read the document.

They just don't care - they're self-serving liars and grifters, and they know it. It's very simple.

I look forward to the possibility they'll fuck around and find out, but they'll likely just bully concessions out of Biden, who will be too afraid of being uncivil or disturbing the status quo to take action to uphold the rule of law and defend the constitution.

Hey now - Texas has the state guard too - do you think the entire weight of the Pentagon, it's carrier strike groups, and multiple branches of well-funded modern military is any match for ~1,600 good ol' boys?

Looks like it today... But I think that's a political factor in the US backing Israel today in spite of that genocide in progress.

First they came for the Nazis, and I didn't speak up, for I wasn't a Nazi.

Then they came for the white nationalists, and I didn't speak up for I wasn't a white nationalist.

Then they came for the fascist insurrectionists, and I didn't speak up for I wasn't a fascist insurrectionist.

Then noone came for me because I wasn't a fucking monster, and by that time, there was no monsters left to whine about culture war bullshit.

Then the country was pretty damn great, actually, and we enjoyed our new found freedom and age of equality and prosperity.

Oh no!

...Anyway.

Hoists Jolly Roger

Wait til you hear what the Evangelicals believe about the Jewish population occupying the holy land in relation to the Apocalypse...

Brought to you be the people scaremongering about the threat of Sharia law.

🌈Freedom and small government

Better yet, do both.

...b-b-but the political capital! You think the Murdoch press are going to lay off a moment longer than it takes to sanitise Dutton's image and correct the worst of the LNP's utter economic vandalism?

I bet the superintendent thinks one of the best things about living in Texas is how free they are... completely oblivious to the irony.

Yeah - that was a pretty clear change post-coma (unless the coma cost him the ability to hide it).

Given his hypocrisy, dishonesty, and the agenda he was pushing, I just can't find any sympathy for him whatsoever.

I came here for this, and I appreciate you.

Edit: I'm not sure if that advice is apple-pie specific.

Sus Fing.

It's honestly sad that he still has a following - the Russian coma he was put into to get over his crippling benzo addiction while he was telling people to clean their room before worrying about external issues clearly cooked his brain.

An organised attempt by a group of people

✅ Pre-planned by several groups - remember the criticism Pelosi was facing because it was well known ahead of time that this attack was planned? Several organisations were involved - Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, NSC-131, Qanon... Yep.

to defeat their government and take control of their country

✅ A transparent attempt to seize the capitol by force and overturn the election after loudly and consistently rejecting the results, coercing electors, posing as fake electors - not to mention decades of gerrymandering and voter suppression, but that's straying from insurrection into rigging elections... Yep.

usually by violence

✅ Aside from using force to achieve what they did, don't forget that there were caches of weapons and that Trump was trying to have the mag detectors removed. The insurrectionists were calling to hang members of parliament while forcing their way on to the floor, ransacking congressional offices, injuring cops... Yep.

What part of your definition do you think hasn't been met, again?

Trump hasn't been charged with insurrection because the Democrats are cowards and the Republicans and their appointed judges are corrupt. I'll rely on the dictionary for my definitions over relying on liberal cowardice and conservative corruption, thanks.

Trump is already insisting all this is above board - I've gotta say, I'm a little tired of calling out all his/their bullshit.

...but yeah - reelection is his only ticket out at this point, it seems. Even general Dem refusal to rock the boat seems to be wearing thin, and that won't count for much in court.

Which would mean that Biden could simply direct SEAL Team 6 to execute Trump with impunity, solving the problem.

...why?

You don't visit the site when you punch a query into your browser search bar.

Ultimately, Google are making the change they are because they know how deceptive they were being. Google knows it, I know it, Google seems concerned the courts know it, I'm not sure why you'd choose to dig in on this one.

You didn't answer my question - where do you get your definition of insurrection?

Trump has already been found to have incited insurrection in court, and was disqualified from the ballot in Colorado for just that reason.

The stacking of the senate, failure of democracy and abandonment of the rule of law makes bringing federal charges pointless (see his multiple impeachments). This is a strange standard to try (and fail) to apply under the circumstances.

Where do you get your definition of insurrection? I'd have thought that attempting to overthrow a democratically elected government to install yourself as dictator meets just about any definition.