A New Jersey Democrat stirred up social media on Tuesday afternoon during a fiery speech outside the Treasury Department, in which she said her party would "fight back" and demanded to "shut down the Senate," declaring, "We are at war!"Rep. LaMonica McIver, who represents the district encompassing N...

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Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) sparked controversy with a fiery speech outside the Treasury Department, declaring, “We are at war!” and calling for the Senate to be shut down in response to Elon Musk’s access to federal payment systems.

Her remarks, applauded by some Democrats, drew backlash from Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who likened them to “a call for insurrection.”

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
    156·
    11 hours ago

    Is it really an insurrection if you’re trying to save a government from destruction by outsiders?

    • NateNate60@lemmy.world
      16·
      9 hours ago

      Obviously it is. But not all insurrections are wrong.

      Committing an insurrection because you lost an election is far less laudable than committing insurrection against an increasingly fascist dictatorship.

    • burgersc12@mander.xyzEnglish
      46·
      11 hours ago

      Depends on who you ask. If its someone sane then no, but if it’s someone who is working with the current administration then the answer is yes.

      I am frankly terrified at this insinuation and I think we will see some serious repercussions from this, on one side or the other. This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.

      • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        2 hours ago

        This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.

        The state has done that long before Trump… The US routinely arrests the opposition voices, on thin pretenses.

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
        20·
        9 hours ago

        This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.

        They’re going to do that anyway, with or without an excuse. Trump has openly talked about it.

        • syreus@lemmy.world
          7·
          8 hours ago

          Apparently there are protests planned at every US state capitol building today.

          I really hope you are wrong.

      • futatorius@lemm.ee
        8·
        8 hours ago

        This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.

        It doesn’t matter what the excuse is, it’s always been their end game. The time to organize is now.

      • AngryRobot@lemmy.world
        8·
        8 hours ago

        This feels like it will be used as an excuse by the Republicans to detain or even murder opposition.

        That’s exactly why an insurrection is needed.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
      261·
      11 hours ago

      The Republicans thought the same thing, to be fair. The difference is that we can be 100% confident that they’re pumped full of the most insane propaganda and are astoundingly stupid to believe that their team isn’t the most wild, overt version of everything they claim is evil.