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.”

  • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    4 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.

    • burgersc12@mander.xyzEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      But I am talking about sitting elected officials. Something that hasn’t been done in the US aside from the odd assassination. But I could 100% see them being like “well this is an insurrection and we can kill people for doing that” to every Dem or person that opposed them.

      • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        54 minutes ago

        Not arresting sitting elected reps is what got us here, as they believe, and we’ve proven, they are not bound by laws.

        • burgersc12@mander.xyzEnglish
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          24 minutes ago

          Bit of a difference between arresting someone for breaking the law and arresting someone for their beliefs.

          • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
            1·
            14 minutes ago

            My point still stands. We don’t nor ever have arrested sitting elected reps. And that got us where we are now.