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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) also suggested a novel way to deal with contempt of Congress. She told Fox News that she was prepared to force a vote on Garland’s arrest.

If her legislation is enacted, it would require the House sergeant at arms to arrest Garland

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    5 months ago

    So. if Biden doesn’t get executive priviledge… as a sitting president… does that mean Trump doesn’t get it… as a former president?

    who am I kidding, they don’t care about the hypocrisy.

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      To the fascist, hypocrisy is a feature. It’s a tool that removes restrictions for themselves while it restricts others. It’s a flex; their strength is so great it can’t be bound by internal consistency or mental consonance.

      To the fascist, if hypocrisy grants them more power then it’s a good thing

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    Fifth and Sixth amendments: “Am I a joke to you?”

    …bah who am I kidding, the entire bill of rights is a joke to the pissdrinkers.

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    We’re not going to stop doing the bad things. We’re going to turn the people stopping us from doing bad things into political prisoners.

    But republicans don’t want the courts to be used to attack political opponents.