‘Enough is Enough’: Republican Lawmakers Rip Trump Over ‘Murder of Americans’ By Federal Officers
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/enough-is-enough-republican-lawmakers-rip-trump-over-murder-of-americans-by-federal-officers/
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snekerpimp@lemmy.world · 97 pts · 225d
How bout you do your fucking jobs and impeach and remove the whole lot?
kescusay@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 225d
In order to get there, they need to recognize the fact that if they make themselves a disposable rubber-stamp for everything a dictator does, inevitably the dictator realizes he doesn't even need them anymore and disposes of them.
I hope they are at the point of realization, but I have doubts.
johncandy1812@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 225d
He's made himself king already. The "opposition" in government is performative at this point.
He made himself "chairman for life" on his Board of Peace. He will not give up power. He will get MAGA to declare civil war before he ever steps down.
Soulphite@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 225d
"The redhats are coming! The redhats are coming! ... on their rascal scooters..."
I know that's a revolutionary war reference, but it will work for this modern Civil War 2.0
HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 225d
It should be against the rules to post fluff pieces like this.
Unless Republicans are voting to impeach Trump and/or abolish ICE, Border Patrol and the DHS, then these articles are entirely meaningless.
It genuinely seems the "or else we'll right a strongly worded letter" meme genuinely fools people on the left when it's Republicans doing it against Trump.
Stop with this shit. It isn't news unless them breaking with Trump results in actual action. Anything less is both complacency and status quo
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 225d
If they knew he had a gun, they wouldn't have escalated to beating him.
Once they knew he had a gun, they all assumed he would use it at the first chance to defend himself with deadly force...
I've been saying it for over a year now: a CCW doesn't cut it at a protest, because it's not a visual deterrent and the second it becomes one you just brandished it at a federal agent.
A rifle is out and in your hands as normal carry, it's not brandishing and especially when there's more than one it is a visual deterrent that will prevent beatings, spraying, and other attacks.
Nothing concealed about it, hands on the table.
And in Minnesota if you have a handgun permit, you defacto have a rifle permit. In fact, it's the only permit you can get, CCW/open pistol/rifle, all the same permit.
FatCrab@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 225d
Concealed carry is demonstrably more dangerous in every way for literally everyone. I honestly think it should be illegal to conceal carry, though I am not in favor of gun bans or the like.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 225d
CCW is fine and fills a role...
It's just not effective against state sponsored terrorism, unless shit is so bad you're best shot at surving an encounter with them is to shoot first.
And that's after open carrying with a rifle for visual deterrent results in them shooting first.
There's levels to this shit, we don't have to wing it like it's a brand new thing. Just not be ignorant of human history and how fascists act. None of this is new.
Edit for historical context:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 225d
Member when trump staged a coup in a ridiculously inept attempt to hold on to power? And the republicans were all like “okay now that’s just too far, buddy” for like twenty minutes?
mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 225d
"He should consider withdrawing the ICE agents."
Fuck off already, you useless scumbags! YOU ARE A CO-EQUAL BRANCH OF THE GODDAMN GOVERNMENT! YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO GIVE FANCY, POINTLESS SPEECHES AND BOOTLICK AND BEG FOR THE PRESIDENT TO DO THINGS YOU EXPLICITLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL!
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 225d
Maybe they shouldn't have just voted for more funds for ICE.
Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 225d
To shreds you say
digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 225d
The next step up from slammed ? 😉
TomMasz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 225d
Oh noes, the guy we totally ceded all our power to is doing something unpopular! How could this have happened?
Akh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 225d
Words are only words. Take action
devolution@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 225d
Awwww conservacucks ONLY now care because it was a 2a white guy who died.
The GOP can sit on a spikey cactus and use it as an anal pleasure toy.
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 225d
Time for thoughts and prayers!