Senator Jon Husted can't leave D.C. to testify in public corruption trial in Ohio due to the "Iran war," defense attorneys said. He did find time to return to Ohio to attend a fundraiser

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/sen-husted-cant-testify-in-person-in-corruption-trial-due-to-iran-war-but-did-come-to-ohio-for-fundraiser

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veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 113 pts · 167d (11 replies)

Simple, issue an arrest warrant, right?

henfredemars@infosec.pub · 46 pts · 167d (5 replies)

No, that’s the ruling class. They are not subject to laws.

ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 167d (4 replies)

So, guillotine?

henfredemars@infosec.pub · 38 pts · 167d (2 replies)

Funny thing is, this whole democracy thing was supposed to have been a compromise so we didn’t have royals get their heads chopped off so frequently.

bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 167d (1 reply)

Clearly the carrot has failed and it's time to bring back the stick

Bakkoda@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 165d

Spare the rod spoil the child

veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 167d

I like how you think.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 167d (4 replies)

It’s a federal crime to prevent a congressperson from conducting their duties, madly.

veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 167d (3 replies)

Simple, have them arrested and delivered to the Ohio trial. That way you are not preventing them from conducting their duties but actually helping perform two (obeying the arrest and testifying at the court), so there's no foul.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 167d (2 replies)

As that prevents him from voting in the house expect federal agents to forcibly remove him from custody.

veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 167d (1 reply)

Have him mail his vote. Or hve him attend the voting in cuffs.

Come on, am I expected to do your whole homework? What side are you even on?

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 167d

Votes must be in person. I didn’t make the system. Turns out when you’re a slave-owning traitor you’re sensitive about making yourself above the arm of the law.

newthrowaway20@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 167d (1 reply)

WTF does an ohio senator have to do with the iran war?

pupbiru@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 166d

certainly nothing to do with voting to allow it

deacon@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 167d

Man, I love reporters like this. Not even a comment either way on the quality of this specific reporting, but the first-person, openly adversarial but not hostile, “the people want to know” style of reporting is what we need more of. And it is fast disappearing with the general Bezos-Ization of news in America.

givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 167d

So.....

It's a war again?

hitstun@feddit.online · 21 pts · 167d (2 replies)

We didn't even vote Jon Husted in as Senator. JD Vance won that seat and left it to be Trump's VP. Our governor appointed his lieutenant governor Husted to Vance's seat. Then, he replaced the lieutenant governor with a football coach.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d

Clown ass state. So glad to be gone. Out west my votes actually matter

bcgm3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d

Drainin' that swamp (directly into open seats of government).

decapitae@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 167d

There fascists are almost done pretending they aren't nazis... That's a bad thing.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 166d (2 replies)

I was told it wasn't a war because that would require congressional approval

Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 165d

Special military operation... Like 5 years of it

Burninator05@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 165d

Technically, legally I think that's true. Functionally, Vietnam lasted 20 years, cost billions of dollars, the lives of 58k Americans, and millions of Vietnamese lives but was never a declared war.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 167d

Judge (if they have a spine): He voted down a resolution to limit the Presidents war powers. Clearly he's abdicating his role in the war. See you Monday!

theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 167d

Politician priorities are plain.

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 165d

Ah yes, Schrödinger’s war.
It’s both a war, and a non-war “military operation,” depending upon what’s most convenient for the Republicans.

GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 167d

Judges need to stop with the warnings and just start locking these disingenuous bastards up straight away.

favoredponcho@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 167d
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man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 165d

Uh oh, corruption?? In a state?!?! We better send ICE down there pronto.

Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 167d

Well, now that he's abdicated his congressional responsibilities of holding war powers (along with purse strings), isn't he all done with war involvement? Should have plenty of time

DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com · 4 pts · 166d

Testing. Hannibal Directive.

justalittleguy@lemdro.id · 2 pts · 167d

Y'all already voted to let Trump do whatever he wants, so what are you needed in DC for? Also you have 99 coworkers who can get the job done

jamesrandysghost@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 165d

This is the entire reason they hitched their wagon to fascism. Protection for those in power and persecution for those who are not.